Background: Scotland's Overcrowded Prison System
Scotland's prison system is currently facing a significant crisis due to escalating overcrowding levels. With a prison population of approximately 8,400, authorities are grappling with the challenge of managing...
A state-issued electronic monitoring program offers safety and security for domestic violence victims with just one small box.
“It’s backed by a 24-hour call center; there’s never a time when someone is not monitoring...
IOWA CITY — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has continued a pretrial GPS monitoring pilot program that started in August 2022. The program’s goal was to keep people out of jail pending trials, which has allowed them to...
Bamgbose knew of Roberson’s history heading into their matchup, but the former UFC middleweight says he didn’t notice Roberson’s ankle monitor until post-fight.
Roberson’s ankle monitor was underneath one of his socks.
Migrants with a criminal record in the UK will soon be subject to constant monitoring using biometric smartwatches to keep tabs on their movements up to 5 times per day.
According to a Home...
Two-piece model consists of two pieces of equipment, a personal identification device (PID) which is attached to the ankle and the Portable Monitoring Unit (PMU) which is body approximate device for monitoring attached PID, or the Home...
In a one-piece model configuration, a body-attached device contains the location methodology apparatus, communication device, battery, attaching straps and clips, indicators to the participant, and casing.
One-piece GPS ankle bracelet model configuration in...
Passive Systems:These systems require periodic check-ins via telephone to verify an offender’s presence at the designated location (Crowe 2002). Identity verification may use passwords, wearable devices, or biometrics (e.g., fingerprints, retinal scans). Passive systems are primarily effective...
1. Early Electronic Monitoring in the Late 20th Century
Electronic Monitoring (EM) for non-custodial offenders was first introduced in the early 1980s. By 1987, more than 900 individuals across 21 U.S. states were participating...
More importantly, the origins of law-enforcement electronic monitoring technology have been influenced by changes in the criminal justice system.
In the 1980s, the re-emergence of intermediary sanctions or community sentences in the criminal justice...
