Strengthening domestic violence protection orders with GPS
Domestic violence is more common than most people think. Stalker Alert gives advance notification to victims when the offender is in the vicinity.
View ArticleGPS Jamming – Isn’t that illegal?
I know it may come as a surprise that some of the individuals our customer’s supervise may commit illegal acts while on supervision. Good supervision techniques catch most offender’s illegal...
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 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 Senate passes bill to increase penalty for tampering with GPS devices
Recently the California Senate passed a bill to increase the penalty for sex offenders removing or disabling the GPS tracking device they are required to wear as part of their parole. The bill,...
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 ArticleJournal of Offender Monitoring article authored by STOP employee
Dennis Doffing, national director of service provider sales, has been a guest poster for Utterback’s Utterings. He has also written articles for an industry publication, Journal of Offender Monitoring....
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