NCJ Number
179506
Date Published
1989
Length
29 pages
Annotation
This document presents an article on the increased use of electronic monitoring of offenders and articles or summaries of articles on other topics of interest to criminal justice professionals.
Abstract
Officials in 33 States were using electronic monitoring devices to supervise nearly 2,300 offenders in 1988 -- almost three times the number using this approach a year earlier, according to a National Institute of Justice survey. The article reports on the 1988 survey, compares the responses with those of the previous year and sketches a picture of the use of electronic monitoring. The document also presents data on jail management software; using the law to improve school order and safety; crime prevention/deterrence; defense (legal)/prosecution; institutional corrections (adult); juvenile justice system; law enforcement; offenses; probation and parole; public involvement; reference and statistics; staff resource development; system policy and planning; and victim services. Figures, references