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| Probation Officers Using Computer Software to Monitor Sex Offenders |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/29/2003 |
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Don Spurlin, a Sangamon County, Ill., probation officer, proposed that Sugar Grove's Security Software Systems use its Cyber Sentinel software not only to protect children from sexual predators, but also to shield predators from their own impulses. In turn, the company tested the software, and it worked so well that Sangamon County now plans to require the software for offenders in the future. So far, four county sex offenders feature Cyber Sentinel on their computers and if they go to a prohibited site, use sexually explicit language, or employ phrases common to online predators, they will receive an email informing them they may have violated their probation. Similar technologies are being used across the country, but some authorities insist that the new solutions do not replace human contact between law enforcement officials and individuals on probation. |
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