There are two main issues facing law enforcement today that will grow exponentially as the law enforcement field is evolving into the future; have the potential to evolve into more serious problems than expected. Both problems are a simple cause and effect situation; because society has become more complex, crimes committed within society have also become more complex. Thus, the ever-increasing complexity of society and crime has created forms of crime that could not have been imagined twenty years ago. Therefore, the greater the number of potential crimes, the greater the number of potential criminals; the more criminals there are, the more people need to be incarcerated. For this reason, technological crimes and correctional facilities are today and will continue to be major problems burdening law enforcement. The field of law enforcement has evolved tremendously in the United States since the early 17th century, when Boston, Massachusetts began using guards. patrol the streets at night to protect the public; then in 1838, when the Boston General Court passed a law authorizing the city to officially appoint police officers, creating the first organized police force in the United States (Boston Police Department). With this creation, the entire philosophy of policing changed. The police have moved from simply enforcing the law to enforcing the law and preventing crime. It has become more proactive in its approach to law enforcement. Since these humbly simplistic beginnings, law enforcement has morphed not only into community crime prevention, but also cybercrime prevention. Technology, while inherently neither good nor bad, has been the catalyst for a new and completely unprecedented form of crime.... .. middle of article..... .Roy Walmsley of the National Center for Prison Studies has compiled global prison data that demonstrates the enormity of the United States' prison population compared to other developed countries. Data shows that the United States has a prison population of 716 per 100,000 people; larger than China and Russia (Walmsley). In conclusion, due to the ever-changing complexity of society and technology, the list of possible crimes will grow in nature; thus, affecting the number of people incarcerated or placed in a community corrections program. Works Cited Boston Police Department. About: History. and Web. January 9, 2014. Glaze, Lauren E. and Erinn J. Herberman. Bureau of Justice Statistics. December 19, 2013. the web. January 9, 2014. Walmsley, Roy. “World Prison Population List, 10th Edition.” November 21, 2013. International Center for Prison Studies. the canvas. January 9 2014.