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MA - GPS tracking devices can't stop crime

Original Article 03/27/2011 By Joe O'Connell For almost a decade, the Massachusetts Probation Service has been keeping an eye on probationers, parolees and sex offenders through its electronic monitoring program. Started as an alternative to keeping offenders in jail, the program, which celebrates its 10th anniversary next month, monitors 1,930 criminals across the state from its Clinton headquarters, which is open around the clock. "The technology is fantastic," Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early said. "It is an effective tool that gives an offender incentive to behave." eAdvocate: "Here they speak about some released sex offenders going on to commit further crimes, but lawmakers continually ignore that, released non sex offenders go on to commit SIX sex crimes to every ONE committed by a released sex offender...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 28, 2011 (boomark / email).