Axis
Prevention of Violence against Women
Problems addressed
Sexual violence
Recidivism

Effectiveness

Effective

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Effective

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Description

Electronic monitoring makes use of different technologies to monitor the location of the convicted person who remains free, but with certain restrictions. Beyond the goal of reducing the number of people in prison, and thus the costs of the prison system, when used specifically for sex offenders, this type of program should primarily seek to have greater control over those on parole and may involve geographic restrictions (for example, maintaining a certain distance from schools, recreational areas, and other areas where children tend to gather). In the case of perpetrators of domestic abuse, electronic monitoring serves the function of monitoring perpetrators, so that they do not approach women with protective measures.

Country of application
  • United States
Evidence

A systematic review evaluated the impact of 33 electronic monitoring programs on offender recidivism [1]. Twelve of these studies evaluated the impact of electronic monitoring on sex offender recidivism specifically. Of these, three presented sufficient information for a meta-analysis to be conducted.
The meta-analysis conducted demonstrated that the Electronic Monitoring of Sex Offenders led to a statistically significant decrease in recidivism compared to control groups that did not have access to electronic monitoring.
Based on this same study, the Crime Reduction Toolkit platform rates the intervention as effective to reduce crime. There are no studies on the topic on the Crime Solutions or Campbell Collaboration platforms.

Bibliography

[1] Belur, J., Thornton, A., Tompson, L., Manning, M., Sidebottom, A., Bowers, K. (2020). A systematic review of the effectiveness of the electronic monitoring of offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice, 68, 101686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101686

Information Source

Evaluated cases

Pretrial GPS Supervision of Intimate Partner Violence Defendants (Western Region, United States)

Axis: Prevention of Violence against Women
Type: Electronic Monitoring of Sex Offenders
Effectiveness:

No Effect

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No Effect
Problem type:
Crime and delinquency (multiple types), Violence against women
Country:
United States
Open

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