The Pros And Cons Of Electronic Monitoring

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You see it more times then you want. Someone gets arrested for drinking and driving, drug dealing or possession, stealing, or even assault. Next thing you know they are out walking the streets like nothing ever happened. This could be a day or two after the incident. You ask yourself why they are out on the street after they did that. Well they get a second chance at fixing their mistake. Then you ask the question, why are the police not doing anything about the habitual offenders? They don’t seem to be doing anything because of funding and overcrowding in jails and prisons.
What can be done about the about the habitual offenders that don’t seem to being taken care of? Electronic monitoring is what can be done. What is an electronic monitoring device you ask? It is either worn on your ankle or your wrist. It has GPS in it to track your where about. According to Anderson, J. (2003) in 2002 over 2 million inmates we in national jails and prisons. He also stated that in that same year by equipping 181 offenders with electronic monitoring devices. They saved $165,000 that year, which comes to about $25 a day that they don’t have to pay to incarcerating an offender.
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Include Some of Burrell, W. D., & Gable, R. S. (2008), history of the electronic monitoring on offenders. They refer to Schwitzgebei et al. (1964)" Transceivers used for place monitoring and "behavioral feedback". "Judge Jack Love sentences three offenders to home detention" Cassidy (1983). Judge Jack Love seen a cartoon of Spiderman in a newspaper. a villain put a bracelet looking device on Spiderman to track his movement. We all know about Martha Stewart's sentencing in 2005 for obstruction of justice, securities fraud, and other lesser