RT Article
T1 Tagging re-booted!: imagining the potential of victim-oriented electronic monitoring
JF Probation journal
VO 64
IS 3
SP 226
OP 241
A1 Paterson, Craig 1965-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1733608583
AB Electronic monitoring (EM) technologies or ‘tagging’, as the ankle bracelet is known, have been subject to much experimentation across the criminal justice landscape, yet there remains a good deal of conjecture concerning the purpose and subsequent effectiveness of these technologies. This article calls for renewed consideration of both the potential and pitfalls of radio frequency (RF) and global positioning by satellite (GPS) EM technologies and provides a victim-oriented perspective on future developments in EM. The author proposes further interrogation of the penal assumptions that underpin thinking about the use of EM as well as analysis of recent police experimentation with the technology. The article concludes with a call for a clear and strong probation voice in the renewed debates about EM that can guide and support ethical and effective policy and practice.
K1 Electronic monitoring
K1 Policing
K1 Probation
K1 Victimization
K1 Tagging
DO 10.1177/0264550517711278