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Another example of the inevitability of technocorrections

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article from California, headlined "Technology to track criminals will expand," shows yet again why the smart money, especially in tough economic times, is going to bet on the future of technocorrections.  I think this little article provides a big window into the criminal justice future, and here is how it starts:As the economy tightens the reins on the rest of us, San Bernardino County is shortening its leash even more on a special few.  This is a group almost everyone is glad that someone is watching. It includes child molesters, wife beaters, drunken drivers and gang members. The Board of Supervisors last week voted to expand the county's use of surveillance technology to track criminal offenders who are on probation or serving time on house arrest or weekends in jail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 13, 2008 (boomark / email).