Discuss and explain electronic monitoring.

What will be an ideal response?


Electronic monitoring (EM) is a system by which offenders under house arrest can be monitored for compliance using computerized technology. In modern EM systems, an electronic device worn around the offender’s ankle sends a continuous signal to a receiver attached to the offender’s house phone. If the offender moves beyond 500 feet from his or her house, the transmitter records it and relays the information to a centralized computer. A probation/parole officer is then dispatched to his or her home to investigate whether the offender has absconded or removed or tampered with the device. As of 2004, almost 13,000 offenders were under house arrest, with 90% of them being electronically monitored.

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