Comments on: Using GPS to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/video/2009/01/using-gps-to-supervise-and-assist-criminal-offenders/ Welcome to DC Public Safety.Brief video programs for the public on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neal http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/video/2009/01/using-gps-to-supervise-and-assist-criminal-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 Neal Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:56:17 +0000 http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/video/?p=24#comment-3639 Offender monitoring via GPS does have its limitations but the convenience and benefits of the technology seem to make it worthwhile, at least the governments of developed nations such as the U.S. and counterparts in Europe seem to think so. However, there are some cases, in which it is not appropriate to use GPS monitoring, not because of any flaw in the technology but because of the nature of the crime committed and this is one area of our practices with regard to criminals that should be reviewed more carefully and with greater scrutiny, to ensure we are not compromising the security of the public who have a right to such protections. Offender monitoring via GPS does have its limitations but the convenience and benefits of the technology seem to make it worthwhile, at least the governments of developed nations such as the U.S. and counterparts in Europe seem to think so.

However, there are some cases, in which it is not appropriate to use GPS monitoring, not because of any flaw in the technology but because of the nature of the crime committed and this is one area of our practices with regard to criminals that should be reviewed more carefully and with greater scrutiny, to ensure we are not compromising the security of the public who have a right to such protections.

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