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10 results foundAuthor: New South Wales. Audit Office Title: Home Detention: Corrective Services, NSW Summary: Home detention is a sentencing option that judges and magistrates can impose on less serious offenders instead of sending them to fulltime imprisonment. Detaining offenders in their homes keeps suitable offenders out of prison and away from hardened criminals. It also helps them to maintain family and community links and get treatment for the problems that led to their offending. Home detention was introduced in NSW in 1997 and has been available in the Sydney metropolitan, Newcastle and Wollongong areas. In 2008-09 the daily average number of offenders on home detention was about 175. This report looks at how well home detention is delivered across NSW by Corrective Services NSW, focusing on the critical areas of access, consistency and cost effectiveness. Details: Sydney: Audit Office of New South Wales, 2010. 44p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 20, 2010 at: http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/performance/2010/home_detention/home_detention.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/performance/2010/home_detention/home_detention.pdf Shelf Number: 119975 Keywords: Alternatives to IncarcerationHome Detention |
Author: Marie, Olivier Title: The Effect of Early Release of Prisoners on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) on Recidivism Summary: This report presents evidence that suggests offenders who receive Home Detention Curfew (HDC) under the current provision, are no more likely to engage in criminal behaviour when released from prison, when compared to offenders with similar characteristics, who are not eligible for HDC. The evidence also points towards the importance of certain factors taken into account when selecting prisoners for HDC. This study used centrally held data on 499,279 discharges from prison between January 2000 and March 2006, with 63,384 discharged receiving HDC. Offender criminal histories and reoffending information were extracted from the Police National Computer to evaluate the effectiveness of HDC in terms of reducing reoffending. Details: London: Ministry of Justice, 2011. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Summary 1/11: Accessed May 9, 2011 at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/research-and-analysis/moj-research/effect-early-release-hdc-recidivism.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/research-and-analysis/moj-research/effect-early-release-hdc-recidivism.pdf Shelf Number: 121661 Keywords: Alternatives to IncarcerationEarly ReleaseHome DetentionPrisoners (U.K.)Recidivism |
Author: DeMichele, Matthew Title: Offender Supervision with Electronic Technology: A Community Corrections Resource, Second Edition Summary: Electronic supervision of offenders evokes many images. Some see it as punitive, whereas others see it as lenient. Some view it as a means to improve supervision, whereas others view it as a way of saving correctional dollars by alleviating jail crowding. Some feel it is best used for offender accountability, although others believe it is better used for treatment compliance and adding structure to offenders’ lives. Some are intrigued by such technological tools, others are baffled by them, and still others question such devices as being one part of an emerging surveillance society. Regardless of these perspectives, there are many misperceptions of what electronic supervision technologies can do, how they work, and what it takes to use them. The most well-known types of electronic supervision technologies are radio-frequency devices used to monitor home confinement orders and global positioning systems (GPS). Although these are the most prevalent types in use, electronic supervision technologies include an assortment of devices such as kiosk reporting, remote alcohol detection, biometric analysis, and eye scanning. This book is intended to provide direction to community corrections agencies regarding electronic supervision in a broad sense, but it is specifically intended to provide direction given the recent push for electronic monitoring of high-risk offenders, especially sex offenders, with GPS. Details: Lexington, KY: American Probation and Parole Association, 2009. 243p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 26, 2011 at: http://www.appa-net.org/eweb/docs/APPA/pubs/OSET_2.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://www.appa-net.org/eweb/docs/APPA/pubs/OSET_2.pdf Shelf Number: 122115 Keywords: Alternatives to IncarcerationCommunity CorrectionsCommunity SupervisionElectronic MonitoringGlobal Positioning Systems (GPS)Home Detention |
Author: New Zealand. Department of Corrections, Policy Development Group, Strategic Analysis Team Title: Maori Offenders and Home Detention: Analysis of a One-Year Cohort Summary: A clear disparity has been identified between Maori and New Zealand European offenders with respect to both “leave to apply” for Home Detention, and approval of applications to the Parole Board. A statistically-based analysis was undertaken to investigate possible reasons for this disparity. This indicated that Maori offenders potentially eligible for Home Detention tended to present with more extensive offending histories, including failure to comply with previous sentences and orders. Such characteristics largely (though not entirely) explained the lower rates with which Maori obtained access to Home Detention. Details: Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Department of Corrections, 2007. 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 26, 2011 at: http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/258862/maori-offenders-and-home-detention-study.pdf Year: 2007 Country: New Zealand URL: http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/258862/maori-offenders-and-home-detention-study.pdf Shelf Number: 116484 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarceration (New Zealand)Home DetentionIndigenous PeoplesRacial Disparities |
Author: Martinovic, Marietta Title: The evolution of home detention based sanctions frameworks in the USA and Australia up to 2013: a comparative case study Summary: Contemporary Home Detention Based Sanctions (HDBS), which utilise electronic monitoring (EM) technology, became first available in the 1980s in the United States of America (USA). While the development and expansion of contemporary HDBS throughout the world has taken place over the last three decades (1982-2013) with varied success, relatively little is known about their comparative rationale, implementation and operation. The employment of comparative historical scholarship in this study of HDBS has allowed the researcher to identify and examine the similarities and differences in the development, operation and outcomes of HDBS over time (last three decades, that is, from 1982 to 2013) and place (the USA and Australia). More broadly, the evolution of the HDBS frameworks in this research has been divided into three ideologically distinguishable phases. The early phase of HDBS in the USA and Australia occurred from 1840s until the 1960s. Following this, the middle phase of HDBS occurred in the USA and Australia from the 1960s to 1970s. It comprised five converging factors. This culminated in a 'correctional disillusion' that led to governments' decisions to introduce the late phase of HDBS, which has been operational over the last three decades (1982-2013). The late phase of HDBS in the USA commenced with the implementation of intermediate sanctions, comprising of HDBS with Radio Frequency (RF) in the 1980s. In the mid-2000s, however, the expansion of sex offender post-release supervision laws and the development of electronically monitored Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology led to utilisation HDBS for serious sex offenders. The last three decades of evaluative research about HDBS with RF have generally indicated problematic operational outcomes as well as significant ethical and political and stakeholder issues and dilemmas. On the other hand, HDBS with GPS have been operationally successful, although studies assessing some of their ethical and overall political and stakeholder issues and dilemmas have been lacking. The late phase of HDBS with RF in Australia also started in the 1980s. HDBS with GPS entered the correctional arena after 2000 in very similar circumstances to the USA. The last three decades of evaluative research of HDBS with RF have generally found that these sanctions have achieved their anticipated operational results, but have encompassed significant ethical and particularly political and stakeholder issues and dilemmas. Research assessing the operational outcomes, ethical and political and stakeholder issues and dilemmas of HDBS with GPS is still inadequate, and it is imperative that such research is conducted in the future. The predicted future trajectory of HDBS in both the USA and Australia is increased sanction application. The future viability and outcomes of HDBS in both nation states are however dependent on whether policy makers and/or correctional administrators, with the support of governments, improve the operation of HDBS by implementing the lessons learnt based on the evidence of best practice. If the jurisdictions within the USA and Australia implement the specific lessons learnt relevant to their own problematic areas of HDBS' operation, the application of these sanctions will become more effective. Details: RMIT University, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, 2013. 344p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed July 9, 2015 at: https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160602 Year: 2013 Country: Australia URL: https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160602 Shelf Number: 135981 Keywords: Alternatives to IncarcerationElectronic MonitoringHome Detention |
Author: DeMichele, Matthew Title: Electronic Supervision Technologies in Colorado: A Report to the Colorado Department of Corrections Summary: This report includes an introduction and five broad parts: (1) the development and capabilities of electronic supervision equipment, (2) research about outcomes associated with electronic supervision, (3) the administration of electronic supervision in Colorado, (4) five best practices, and (5) policy recommendations. Details: Technical Assistance Report to the Colorado Department of Corrections, 2013. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 10, 2016 at: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013A/commsumm.nsf/b4a3962433b52fa787256e5f00670a71/171e1b4ff6cf7ea187257bf3004e01df/$FILE/13JtJud0927AttachE.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013A/commsumm.nsf/b4a3962433b52fa787256e5f00670a71/171e1b4ff6cf7ea187257bf3004e01df/$FILE/13JtJud0927AttachE.pdf Shelf Number: 138169 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarceration Electronic Monitoring Home Detention |
Author: Hucklesby, Anthea Title: Electronic Monitoring in England and Wales Summary: England and Wales was the first European jurisdiction to deploy electronic monitoring (EM) technology in 1989 and its use has since grown both in terms of numbers and modalities. England and Wales remains one of the largest and most enthusiastic users of EM in the world. At the time of writing, EM is used mostly to enforce curfew requirements and is deployed as a condition of bail, a requirement of community and suspended sentence orders and as a form of early release under the Home Detention Curfew scheme. The use of GPS technologies are limited to a few high-risk cases and voluntary schemes run by the police. At the time of the research, pilots of alcohol monitoring and bi-lateral victims monitoring were taking place. There was, also, a government commitment to increasing the use of EM and an expectation that EM's role in criminal justice would expand to encompass different technologies (GPS and alcohol monitoring) and new uses. At the same time, growth and developments had stalled because of a protracted procurement process which had delayed the deployment of new technologies and different ways of working. Consequently, the private sector contractor was operating a legacy system largely using previous contractors' equipment and systems. Consequently, the research was undertaken at a time of uncertainty and optimism about the future of EM in England and Wales. The research formed part of a broader European Commission funded project which was the first empirical comparative study of EM to be conducted. The aim of the project was to compare law, policy and practices in five European jurisdictions focusing particularly on EM's capacity to act as an alternative to custody and to identify best practices to enhance its effectiveness and ensure that EM is used legally, creatively, ethically and humanely (Hucklesby et al, 2016). The research undertaken in England and Wales included an extensive literature review alongside 18 days of observations and 68 interviews with policy-makers, practitioners and managers and operational staff from the EM contractor. The main findings were: - Electronic monitoring (EM) has become a credible tool of criminal justice. - EM has universal appeal with many purposes identified. Chief amongst these was its perceived ability to bring about cost savings by operating as an alternative to prison. - The recent development of EM has been hampered by problems with the procurement process. - Radio frequency and GPS technologies have complimentary and distinct uses. - The use of EM is highly structured, uniform and routinized, reducing the potential for its creative application to enhance its effectiveness. - Private sector involvement in EM is accepted. - EM remains largely disconnected from the wider criminal justice system. - Policies and practices to ensure that EM is applied and used fairly with diverse populations are ineffective. - Only limited data relating to EM are available restricting knowledge and understanding of EM. It is recommended that consideration should be given to: - changing the eligibility criteria for HDC to remove the automatic exclusion of prisoners with a history of recall; - the way in which HDC decisions are presented as the individual responsibility of prison governors; - the legal regulation of GPS technologies for criminal justice purposes to ensure appropriate and proportionate use; - piloting and evaluating new uses of EM such as bi-lateral victims' monitoring; - ways to better tailor the use of curfews to the circumstances of individuals and cases to maximise compliance and completion; - implementing mechanisms to incentivise compliance including structured phased reductions in curfew hours and ending orders earlier than planned; - simplifying procedures to enable amendments to be made to monitoring requirements as a result of changes in individuals' circumstances; - introducing new technologies and ways of working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of EM such as 'plug and play' and biometric identification; - ways to provide general support and advice unrelated to EM to monitored individuals; - developing policies and procedures to ensure staff safety including effective communication of risk information and training; - introducing consistent breach thresholds across EM modalities; - developing mechanisms to improve awareness and appropriate use of EM amongst criminal justice practitioners; - implementing mechanisms to improve joint working and lines of communication between the contractor and criminal justice agencies; - implementing measures to ensure effective and timely data sharing between EM contractors and criminal justice agencies; - introducing measures to ensure fair and consistent treatment of individuals from diverse communities; and - reviewing contract requirements to ensure their workability, manageability and effectiveness for criminal justice agencies and the EM contractors. Details: Leeds, UK: Centre for Criminal Justice Studies University of Leeds, 2016. 77p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 12, 2018 at: http://28uzqb445tcn4c24864ahmel.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2016/06/EMEU-Electronic-monitoring-in-England-and-Wales.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://28uzqb445tcn4c24864ahmel.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2016/06/EMEU-Electronic-monitoring-in-England-and-Wales.pdf Shelf Number: 150838 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarceration Community Supervision Electronic Monitoring Home DetentionOffender Supervision Tagging |
Author: Leonardi, Fabrizio Title: Il braccialetto elettronico nelle misure alternative al carcere: l'esperienza italiana ed europea Summary: In the ordinary sense, imprisonment is considered an inevitable element of modern society, as an instrument of segregation for those who are found guilty of particular crimes. However, the place of punishment is no longer necessarily identified with a building - the prison - which fulfills this function. Prisons are afflicted by overcrowding, which determines inhumane and degrading conditions of life for prisoners, and more and more criminal systems provide for the possibility of serving a sentence, or part of it, in the community, albeit with some restrictions. The place of punishment moves, therefore, to invade the private sphere in what has been called "the prison at home". The execution of criminal convictions is not exempt from the continuous evolution of the technologies that characterize our time. New forms of control are made possible to verify the presence of a person in a specific place or to control his movements on the territory. The use of the so-called 'electronic bracelet' for criminal surveillance activities is foreseen in most of the European legal systems since the nineties of the last century. In Italy this control tool was introduced in 2001, with little success and arousing numerous criticisms due to the high running costs. This research, also conducted through a stay in France and Scotland where judges, prison officers, probation workers and prisoners were interviewed, intends to analyze how to use the electronic bracelet in criminal matters in Europe to get useful information on how to improve the use of this tool in Italy, to increase the use of alternative measures and sanctions to prison maintaining adequate levels of security. Details: Rome: Sapienza, Universita di Roma, 2014. 161p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed July 18, 2018 at: http://padis.uniroma1.it/handle/10805/2626 Year: 2014 Country: Italy URL: http://padis.uniroma1.it/handle/10805/2626 Shelf Number: 150898 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarcerations Community Supervision Electronic Monitoring Home DetentionOffender Supervision Tagging |
Author: Virginia State Crime Commission Title: The Use of Home Electronic Incarceration in Virginia Summary: The Crime Commission formulated its findings with respect to the use of home electronic incarceration based on data obtained from a survey, conducted in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, of regional jail administrators and sheriffs and information provided by House Appropriations Committee Staff and the Department of Corrections. Based on this information, the Commission was able determine the extent to which home electronic incarceration is utilized in the Commonwealth for local as well as state responsible offenders; to compare the cost of home electronic incarceration for local responsible offenders to the cost of traditional confinement in jail; and to review the cost associated with home electronic incarceration for state responsible offenders. In addition, the Commission carefully analyzed a recent Attorney General's opinion which concluded that, under the current statute, inmates assigned to home electronic incarceration are not eligible to receive good time credit. With input from Virginia sheriffs and regional jail administrators, the Commission ultimately, recommended that the Code of Virginia be amended to allow good time credit to be awarded to inmates assigned to home electronic incarceration programs. Details: Richmond: The Commission, 1998. 32p. Source: Internet Resource: House Document No. 66: Accessed October 16, 2018 at: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/1998/HD66/PDF Year: 1998 Country: United States URL: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/1998/HD66/PDF Shelf Number: 152975 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarceration Electronic Monitoring Home DetentionOffender Supervision |
Author: Milne, Sandra Title: The Use of Home Electronic Incarceration in Virginia Summary: The Crime Commission formulated its findings with respect to the use of home electronic incarceration based on data obtained from a survey, conducted in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, of regional jail administrators and sheriffs and information provided by House Appropriations Committee Staff and the Department of Corrections. Based on this information, the Commission was able determine the extent to which home electronic incarceration is utilized in the Commonwealth for local as well as state responsible offenders; to compare the cost of home electronic incarceration for local responsible offenders to the cost of traditional confinement in jail; and to review the cost associated with home electronic incarceration for state responsible offenders. In addition, the Commission carefully analyzed a recent Attorney General's opinion which concluded that, under the current statute, inmates assigned to home electronic incarceration are not eligible to receive good time credit. With input from Virginia sheriffs and regional jail administrators, the Commission ultimately, recommended that the Code of Virginia be amended to allow good time credit to be awarded to inmates assigned to home electronic incarceration programs. Details: Richmond: The Commission, 1998. 32p. Source: Internet Resource: House Document No. 66: Accessed October 16, 2018 at: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/1998/HD66/PDF Year: 1998 Country: United States URL: https://rga.lis.virginia.gov/Published/1998/HD66/PDF Shelf Number: 152975 Keywords: Alternatives to Incarceration Electronic Monitoring Home DetentionOffender Supervision |