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Using GPS in California to keep sex offenders away from a county fair

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article highlights an interesting use of GPS technocorrection as a means to keep California sex offenders away from a notable public region: Law enforcement officials will use global positioning system tracking technology to monitor sex offenders at the Tehama County Fair this year, the Tehama County Sheriff's Office announced this morning.... Parole agents will establish an exclusion zone around the perimeter of the fair grounds for the duration of the event.  The Redding GPS Parole Unit and Tehama County Sheriff's Office are teaming up to track and monitor the activities at the fair. A sex offender parolee who enters the fair will set off an alert. Once a notification is received, on-site agents will track the offender's movement and investigate if any law, parole violation or any public safety issues exist and take appropriate action, said Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 17, 2009 (boomark / email).