Public-private partnerships in the operation of prisons have existed since long time ago, although the extent of…
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Category: Electronic Monitoring
GPS Technology – A tool for the reintegration of radicalised offenders into society
After a series of high-profile terrorist attacks involving previously incarcerated extremists during the last half-decade, “prison radicalisation”…
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Electronic monitoring: does “home confinement” necessarily mean “RF”?
When the use of electronic offender monitoring systems started in the 80s, the only available technology was…
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Taking electronic monitoring to the next level
Electronic Monitoring (EM) in the criminal justice sector has experienced a tremendous growth over the last decade…
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From a reactive to a preventive approach: what is on the horizon of electronic monitoring technologies?
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of…
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Breaking Prison Walls in Portugal: Early Release of Prisoners Through Electronic Monitoring
Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice is no stranger to the…
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“Clean and Dirty Electronic Monitoring”, Prof. Mike Nellis
Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)?…
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Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve…
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Ten thousand new places to solve the prison system overcrowding
// Interview: Francisco Alberto Caricati Director General of the Penitentiary Department of the State of Paraná, Brazil…
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Criminal justice is increasingly eager to embrace the technological revolution
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite…
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Reducing prison population and recidivism through the use of real-time monitoring technologies
Overcoming the challenges of prison overcrowding has proven to be a difficult task for many jurisdictions around…
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The Future of Training of the Judicial Staff
// Interview: Judge Edgar Taborda Lopes Coordinator of the Training Department of the Centre for Judicial Studies,…
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Romania: Challenges and Paradoxes of the Probation System
// Interview: Mihai Dima Director General of the Romanian Probation System JT: What do you consider to…
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