Search results matching tag 'GPS'

New Research on GPS supervision and also the LSI-R

Eileen Conway — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:56:59 GMT

The good folks at the Oklahoma DOC's Evaluation and Analysis unit have been busy providing us with new research reports, including an analysis of the effect of post-release GPS supervision on recidivism. They have also posted a review of the latest research on the use and validity the LSI-R. Many thanks to their Corrections News and Research blog for bringing these reports to our attention.

New TV Program on GPS Supervision of Offenders--New Video on Reentry for Women Offenders—"DC Public Safety" at http://media.csosa.gov

Len Sipes — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:47:29 GMT

New TV Program on GPS Supervision of Offenders--New Video on Reentry for Women Offenders—"DC Public Safety" at http://media.csosa.gov

Using Technology to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders-New Article and Video Available

Len Sipes — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:39:22 GMT

Dear Colleagues: An article from Government Computer News addresses CSOSA’s technology efforts to supervise and assist offenders. It’s on our web site at www.csosa.gov, second article from the top. A new seven-minute video addressing the same topic is at http://media.csosa.gov. Please see television programs. It’s the first video.Both products principally address SMART and SMART-STAT. SMART is the agency’s data tracking system. SMART-STAT analyizes data to allow executives, middle management and line staff to make the best decisions to protect public safety and provide needed treatment services.SMART-STAT sessions bring all parties to the table (including human resources, budget, and general counsel in addition to supervision operations) with a uniform understanding of the data to make decisions. All levels of the organization from line staff to senior management are held accountable for results.SMART and SMART-STAT and the use of additional CSOSA technologies (GPS tracking, DNA, drug testing, employment, treatment, educational data and more) resulted in the production of the video by SAS, a contractor providing business intelligence software. CSOSA uses SAS software to manage and analyze data. CSOSA does not and cannot endorse any commercial product.Best, Len.Leonard A. Sipes, Jr.
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
633 Indiana Ave. Washington, D.C. 20004
(a federal, executive branch agency)
202-220-5616 (work) 240-882-8274 (cell)
www.csosa.gov; leonard.sipes@csosa.gov
http://media.csosa.gov (radio and television shows for the Internet). Blog at http://media.csosa.gov/blog.

D.C. leads nation in tracking offenders with GPS technology-New Radio Show Available

Len Sipes — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:25:39 GMT

D.C. leads nation in tracking offenders with GPS technology

Current rank: # 23 of 8,946

WASHINGTON -

More than 600 convicted offenders in the District of Columbia are being tracked by federal authorities using GPS satellite technology, more people per capita than any other state or city, officials said.

The technology has been used to solve several violent crimes in the area, including the arrest of a convicted robber for sexually assaulting a teenage girl and kidnapping another in February, officials said.

Those being tracked with bracelets have been released from prison on parole or probation. GPS technology allows the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to track them wherever they go.

Each day, law enforcement agencies in the city plug the dates, time and place of major crimes into a computer system and cross-reference them with the movements of known offenders as provided by GPS tracking.

The ankle bracelets are a condition of release for some convicted criminals, and authorities expect to expand its use to 800 people by the end of the year, said agency spokesman Leonard Sipes.

There are numerous stories of offenders who are being peer-pressured into committing another crime who simply pull up their pants leg to reveal the ankle bracelet, and usually the friends understand, Sipes said.

“It’s a heck of an incentive for an individual to do what is in their best interest, the best interest of their families and the best interest of their community,” he said.

Mapping technology allows COSTA to create images of locations and offender movements. Last month, authorities couldn’t figure out why one sexual offender was hanging out every day at a Metro stop until they placed a Google Earth overlay on the site that revealed he was going to a children’s playground. Authorities remotely searched the offender’s computer and found he was visiting child pornography Web sites, Sipes said.

In domestic violence cases, authorities can warn the victim if the offender enters his or her neighborhood and work to immediately obtain an arrest warrant, Sipes said.

The satellite tracking is also used to make sure offenders meet required appointments, he said. If the offender misses an appointment, CSOSA can limit his movement from a certain part of town to a 12-block area from the person’s house.

Examiner

Press Release

600 Offenders Now on Satellite (GPS) Tracking in Washington, D.C.

800 Offenders on Satellite Tracking Projected by the End of 2008

Radio Program (podcast) on Satellite Tracking Available at http://media.csosa.gov For Immediate Release: April 1, 2008 Contact Len Sipes at 202-220-5616 The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) has 600 offenders on satellite or GPS tracking daily. The terms satellite tracking and global positioning system (GPS) tracking are synonymous. CSOSA is a federal, executive branch agency providing parole and probation services to Washington, D.C. Satellite tracking involves placing a device the size of a cell phone on the ankles of selected offenders. This technology provides Community Supervision Officers (referred to as parole and probation officers elsewhere) with the ability to track an offender’s movements wherever he or she goes. CSOSA places select sex, domestic violence, violent and non-violent offenders on GPS tracking. Offenders are placed on satellite tracking for public safety reasons or as a response to violations of rules or treatment requirements. Categories of offenders on monitoring include (figures approximate): 1. Sex offenders: 50 2. Domestic violence offenders: 50
3. Violent offenders: 4004. Non-violent offenders violating conditions of release: 505. Mental health caseload offenders that are violating conditions of release: 50 Community Supervision Officers track offender movements by reviewing GPS tracks on their computers on a daily basis during work hours. Special conditions can be set restricting offenders from certain sections of the city (i.e., sex offenders from playgrounds or school yards) or confinement at home or placed on a curfew. Special emphasis is placed on offenders having prohibited interactions with victims or witnesses. Satellite tracking is also useful in making sure offenders participate in required treatment programs. GPS tracking can be used to place offenders at crime scenes. CSOSA works daily with the Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to match GPS coordinates with locations of crimes. Mapping technology allows CSOSA to create extremely detailed maps of locations and offender movements to aid in suspect apprehension. Recent examples of the use of satellite tracking to apprehend crime suspects include the arrest of an offender wanted for two sex assaults against minor females in NW Washington, D.C. in February. Please see www.csosa.gov for media coverage. CSOSA expects to have 800 offenders on satellite tracking by the end of calendar year 2008. Demonstration Available A demonstration of GPS technology is available on Wednesday, April 2 at 300 Indiana Ave, NW (CSOSA offices) from 9:30 a.m. to noon. For additional information, contact: Leonard Sipes, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, 202-220-5616 ######

Keeping Research and Practice in Synch - The Case of GPS

Eileen Conway — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:19:43 GMT

I found it interesting that in their newly posted report, Implementation and Early Outcomes for the San Diego High Risk Sex Offender (HRSO) GPS Pilot Program, Susan Turner and Jesse Jannetta (et al.) of UC Irvine's Center for Evidence-Based Corrections make the following observation: "Although 36 states employ GPS for sex offender supervision, research into the effectiveness of GPS as a tool for the supervision of offenders generally and for sex offenders specifically has lagged behind practitioner adoption of the technology." Does this raise an issue of an addressable disconnect between the availability of effectiveness research and practitioner practices, for whatever reasons? (My original post today regarding the report is in our Community Corrections blog.)

More Lessons Learned in Implementing GPS

Eileen Conway — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:52:00 GMT

The Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, at the University of California, Irvine, has just posted the results of the first analysis of implementation and outcomes for GPS monitoring of high risk sex offender parolees in California. In Implementation and Early Outcomes for the San Diego High Risk Sex Offender (HRSO) GPS Pilot Program, the authors report on issues encountered with equipment, data use guidelines, effect on parolee recidivism, etc., useful findings as the pilot is in the process of expanding statewide.

How Effective is GPS in Monitoring Sex Offenders?

CC Pro — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT

A recent report by the New Jersey State Parole Board on Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring of sex offenders chronicles their initial experience with this technology. A pilot program to track sex offenders deemed most likely to re-offend, and who were not incarcerated or under civil commitment was initiated in October 2005. The monitored offenders were required to wear a transmitter on their ankle and carry a small cell-phone sized device anytime they left their residence. Of the 225 sex offenders monitored since 2005, only one individual in the program was implicated in a new sexual offense, and thanks to the monitoring device was apprehended at the scene. Twenty-four left the state.

Are You Considering a Global Positioning System for Community Supervision?

CC Pro — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:08:00 GMT

How valuable would it be to know the successes and challenges other agencies faced in using global positioning systems (GPS) before deciding what would work for yours? Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology for Community Supervision: Lessons Learned affords you such an opportunity. Whether the use of this technology is mandated by legislation, to relieve facility overcrowding, a component of intensive supervision, or for victim protection - this document provides valuable insights concerning GPS hardware components, vendor selection, geographic and environmental factors, and alternative supervision program tools/treatments that will keep agencies from having to "re-invent the wheel."

Washington State Expands Monitoring of High Risk Sex Offenders

CC Pro — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:58:00 GMT

The Washington State Department of Corrections has been tasked by the Governor to craft a plan with local law enforcement agencies to increase the usage of electronic global positioning systems (GPS) to monitor highest risk sex offenders. The Community Corrections Division will have the responsibility of installing the equipment and selecting and managing the offenders to be monitored. This inter-agency initiative is being financed from the state's emergency fund.

States' Usage of GPS with Sex Offenders

CC Pro — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:20:00 GMT

The National Conference of State Legislatures has listed global positioning system (GPS) surveillance of sex offenders as one of the top 10 legislative issues for 2006. Find out which states have passed legislation to incorporate this technology in the supervision of sex offenders and how it is being used.