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A closer look at the pros and cons of GPS tracking for abusers

By Douglas A. Berman

As regular readers know, I believe GPS tracking and other forms of technocorrections are certain to be a larger and larger component of the criminal justice future.  I was thus pleased and intrigued to see this new piece in the New York Times, headlined "More States Using GPS to Track Abusers and Stalkers."  Here are a few excerpts:  In Massachusetts, where about one-quarter of restraining orders are violated each year, according to the state?s probation office, a recent law has expanded the use of global positioning devices to include domestic abusers and stalkers who have violated orders of protection.... Twelve other states have passed similar legislation ? most recently, Indiana this week ? and about 5,000 domestic abusers are being tracked nationwide, said George Drake, who oversees Colorado?s Electronic Monitoring Resource Center, which gathers data from equipment vendors...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 09, 2009 (boomark / email).