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Law Enforcement’s and Community Correction’s Use of GPS

Brian Glover is an eight-year veteran of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He patrols the fifth district in northeast D.C. A couple of years ago, he heard something about the local parole and probation authority putting criminal offenders on Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking. MORE

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

11/09/2009

Supervision in Cyberspace

Almost two years ago the article “Supervising the Cyber-offender: Are you ready?” appeared on Corrections.com detailing the need to get ready for the cyber-offender. There have been significant changes since that article appeared reflecting the growing community corrections role in cyberspace. MORE
06/22/2009

Why Government Needs to Participate in Social Media

There are few times in world history when we witness a fundamental shift in how people move through society. Well, we are witnessing major change right now. People posting comments on social media pages are as influential as having a face-to-face conversation with someone we know. MORE
05/04/2009

Cell phones - the new contraband

Quite simply, cell phones are the new contraband. This is not a case of rich kids with expensive gadgets. MORE