NCJ Number
176261
Date Published
1997
Length
64 pages
Annotation
The use of curfew orders with electronic monitoring of offenders in three areas of England were evaluated with respect to their second year of testing, covering the period July 1996 to June 1997.
Abstract
The use of these orders began in July 1995 in Greater Manchester, Norfolk, and Berkshire. The research examined the rate of use of the order, the characteristics and offending backgrounds of the offenders sentenced, and the immediate outcomes of curfew orders. The research also examined the sentences with which electronic monitoring is competing and the estimated costs of national use of the sentence. Results were similar to the generally positive results of the first year of the testing. The number of offenders tagged increased significantly as new courts were brought into the trials and as sentencers became more accustomed to the availability of curfew orders; the completion rate remained high. Despite these successes, the curfew order with electronic monitoring remained an infrequently used disposition compared to other community sentences. The analysis also suggested that the cost per curfew order was comparable to other community sentences and that if enough offenders were tagged rather than sent to prison, the use of electronic monitoring could produce significant savings. Figures, tables, footnotes, list of other publications from the same organization, and 14 references