Electronic Monitoring (Florida)
Problems addressed
Sexual violence
Drug trafficking
Crime and delinquency (multiple types)
Effectiveness

Promising

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Residence / home
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an electronic monitoring strategy for convicted offenders based on radio frequency or a Global Positioning System (GPS) that tracks the offender’s location.
The equipment consists of a tamper-resistant electronic anklet and a tracking device that transfers data directly to the monitoring center.

Impact evaluations

An impact assessment showed that electronic monitoring contributed to a reduction in sexual crimes, crimes against property, and drug trafficking, while improving convict supervision. It also reduced the risk of failure or inaccuracy when locating the offender by 31%, compared to other community-based monitoring strategies. GPS monitoring had fewer failures compared to radio frequency systems [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Bales, W., Mann, K., Blomberg, T., Gaes, G., Barrick, K., Dhungana, K. & McManus, B. (2010). A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Electronic Monitoring. The Florida State University. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/230530.pdf

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