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Article: GPS offender tracking & the police officer.(CORRECTIONS TECHNOLOGY)
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- Law Enforcement Technology
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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GPS criminal offender supervision has been around for awhile, but it made national news a few months ago when Martha Stewart donned an electronic monitoring bracelet to track her movements during a five-month house arrest at her 153-acre estate. The monitoring system allows police to track Stewart's movements both at her $16 million estate and during the 48 hours a week she is allowed to leave her home to shop or carry out other approved errands.
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While not every offender will have the prominence of Martha Stewart, recent innovations in technology combined with the U.S. Military's Global Positioning System (GPS) have pushed GPS ...