P.323
Analítico de Periódico
PADGETT, Kathy G.
Under surveillance : an empirical test of the effectiveness and consequences of electronic monitoring
Criminology & Public Policy, New York, V.5,n.1(Feb. 2006), p.61-92
DIREITO PROCESSUAL PENAL, CRIMINOLOGIA, PREVENÇÃO CRIMINAL, EUA
This study addresses the effectiveness of electronic monitoring (EM) for serious offenders supervised in the community. Using data on 75,661 offenders placed on home confinement in Florida from 1998 to 2002, we find that both radio-frequency and global positioning system monitoring significantly reduce the likelihood of technical violations, reoffending, and absconding for this population of offenders. Additionally, we find that offenders placed on home confinement with EM are significantly more serious than those placed on home confinement without EM, which casts doubt on the anticipated net-widening effect of this particular intermediate sanction.