GPS technology continues to be a valuable tool for supervising agencies
A recent news story in the Washington Post reports less than 10 percent of the 1,351 defendants released from custody into the DC Pretrial Services Agency’s GPS monitoring program in 2012 were charged...
View ArticleGPS technology isn’t just for enrollees considered “high risk”
GPS monitoring equipment is a viable supervision tool for enrollees with any risk level, which is demonstrated in a recent incident involving a juvenile in Marion County, Indiana. Even though the...
View ArticleGPS technology is extremely effective when agencies respond appropriately
A recent story published in the L.A. Times newspaper highlights the increase in the number of arrest warrants issued since October 2011 due to parolees removing their GPS monitoring device. The story...
View ArticleEquipment testing is important … why?
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times prompted me to think about how agencies test (or don’t test) equipment prior to contract execution. The article chronicled the extensive testing an agency...
View ArticleGeorgia changed sentencing options
After reading the nationwide sentencing revisions documented in a recent here conducted by The Sentencing Project, I want to highlight the changes made in the state of Georgia last year. In 2012,...
View ArticleEvidence shows GPS monitoring technology is a reliable tool
Previously in this space, I focused on the legislative changes which will bring more GPS monitoring to the state of Georgia. Those changes were documented as part of a study on national corrections...
View ArticleMichigan House approve GPS for pretrial defendants
Michigan’s House of Representatives recently passed HB 4197 making it possible for the state to use GPS monitoring technology on a new group of defendants. The legislation passed in Lansing would allow...
View ArticleCA prison situation: more post-release services and supervision needed
A recent op-ed piece by Lois Davis in the Los Angeles Times addresses the need for the state of California to increase its focus on education and job training for inmates. I agree with Davis’...
View Article2013 Training Institute: Intensive training for agents
I’ve written before about the importance of training for an agency’s employees who will implement and operate a GPS monitoring program. A GPS device, no matter its capabilities, is a tool and agents...
View ArticleFed. Probation Reform Act: Supports GPS Monitoring Programs
U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei from New York State is proposing legislation to hold federal probationers accountable for tampering with electronic monitoring devices. Maffei introduced the Federal Probation...
View ArticleAdditional research on reducing recidivism released
In the December 2015 issue of Federal Probation, there was an article presenting the recidivism research the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court recently completed. This study is one of the few...
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