GPS Monitoring/Tracking

Using GPS ankle monitoring to protect the community from people who are accused or convicted of crimes can play an important role in public safety and in the justice system. Here are the key reasons why it’s considered important:

⭐ Enhances Public Safety

• Real-time location tracking helps ensure that individuals comply with court-ordered restrictions, such as staying away from specific people, schools, or neighborhoods.
• Authorities can be alerted immediately if someone enters a prohibited area or tampers with the device.

⚖️ Supports Accountability Without Overusing Jail

• GPS monitoring allows courts to supervise people in the community instead of incarcerating them, which reduces jail overcrowding and taxpayer costs.
• It provides a structured way for people to remain employed, attend treatment, or care for families while still being monitored.

🚨 Helps Manage High-Risk Cases

• Courts can tailor restrictions for domestic violence, stalking, repeat offenders, or gang-related cases, reducing risk to victims and the public.
• Law enforcement can verify or disprove alibis, improving investigations and case accuracy.

📍 Encourages Compliance

• Knowing they are being tracked often deters monitored individuals from violating conditions or reoffending.
• Violations (curfew breaks, boundary breaches, tampering) can be documented immediately and addressed quickly.

💲 Cost-Effective Alternative

• Monitoring is generally far cheaper than incarceration, saving public resources while still maintaining oversight.

🧠 Promotes Rehabilitation & Reintegration

• Individuals can continue school, work, and treatment programs, which reduces the likelihood of future crime when compared to incarceration without support.