NCJ Number
105342
Date Published
1987
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Electronic monitors are new telemetry devices designed to verify that an offender is in a specified location at a specified time.
Abstract
Devices are available that use programmed contact or continuous signaling to a local area monitor. Some require that the offender have a telephone, others do not. This technological option is stimulating a great deal of interest in the literature, from manufacturers entering the market, and from jurisdictions considering using the approach in intensive supervision and house arrest programs. While the concept of electronic monitoring has been discussed in the literature and small experimental efforts have been undertaken since the 1960's, their use in community corrections is relatively recent. The earliest of presently operating programs only began in December of 1984. The subsequent rapid development of equipment and programs raises a need for evaluative research into their overall role in and impact upon corrections, as well as examination of technological issues such telephone line incompatibility and signal interferences. 41 references. (Author abstract modified)