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Another prominent call for sex offender GPS tracking

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, a state official in Pennslyvania is making a prominent call for GPS tracking of sex offenders:State Auditor General Jack Wagner, state Sen. Jane Orie and other officials are urging the Legislature to require convicted sex offenders to wear ankle bracelets containing "global positioning system" technology for five years after being released from jail. Mr. Wagner, a former state senator from Beechview, released a report today saying that in June, the state had "lost track of 923, or nearly 10 percent, of the state's approximately 9,800 registered sex offenders."Some related posts on GPS tracking: The inevitability of GPS tracking and cost-saving technocorrections Are microchip implants for offenders inevitable? UK getting serious about GPS through microchip implants A sober (and caffeinated) look at GPS tracking realities The practical challenges of sex offender tracking Are we willing to pay the costs of (effective?) technocorrections like GPS tracking? The devil's in the details of GPS tracking of sex offenders Is GPS tracking a better way? More on the pros and cons of GPS tracking New article examining incapacitation innovationscontinue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 22, 2008 (boomark / email).