GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICES TO CONTROL PROBATIONERS

Abstract

The research on the topic of guidelines for the development of electronic monitoring (EM) device to monitor, track and constrain an offender on probation.

The objectives are: (1) to study problems and obstacles in the use of electronic monitoring (EM) device and (2) to study the guidelines for electronic monitoring (EM) device, using qualitative research and documentary research with a total of 17 key informants were interviewed, in order to know the issues of the study in important details and to cover the content of the study in its entirely.

The results found that:

(1) the offenders on probation were divided into two groups: Prison inmates and those who were ordered to wear electronic monitoring (EM) device on the court order for probation.  A minority of those on probation have violated probation conditions, such as traveling outside the designated area and therefore being remanded to prison.  The problem with using electronic monitoring (EM) device is that the battery charger cable is damaged causing the charger to fail.  The barrier of those who are equipped with electronic monitoring (EM) device is that they are rejected by society, for example: unsuccessful recruiting, due to being seen to be equipped with electronic monitoring (EM) device, no one will be recruited to work. 

(2) Guidelines for the development of electronic monitoring (EM) device, the tracking systems is required to be developed because tracing of an offender on probation depends on a central control center with officers who can track him or her 24 hours a day.  When a violation of probation conditions is discovered, it will immediately alert the offender on probation.  But sometimes the notification is delayed, for example, the offender on probation has been outside the designated area for several days, and the tracking system and the notification has not yet appeared.