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The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) was created in 1994 as a component of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) Office of Science and Technology.  NLECTC serves as an "honest broker" offering support, research findings, and technological expertise to help State and local law enforcement and corrections personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently. 

NLECTC has created this electronic newsletter to keep community corrections practitioners informed about technology developments and how technology is being used by the field to enhance mission performance.  We hope that you find this information useful.

The U.K.’s Ministry of Justice recently made a research project entitled Satellite Tracking of Offenders: A Study of the Pilots in England and Wales available on its website.  The study evaluated the satellite tracking pilots that took place between September 2004 and June 2006 in three areas in England and Wales. The results describe the implementation of the pilots, the offenders who were satellite tracked, and experience of criminal justice practitioners involved in the pilot.  Click here to view the summary.

Click here for an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times describing the San Bernardino County Probation Department’s experience with GPS monitoring of offenders.

Corrections officials in New Zealand are not sold on GPS monitoring technology and will use it only on a limited basis due to its limitations.  Click here for an article that appeared in The Dominion Post.

Click here for an article that appeared on Amarillo.com on Potter County’s plans to use electronic monitoring to alleviate crowding at the local detention center.

As a result of last month’s triple homicide committed by two paroled burglars in Connecticut, officials are in the process of fitting all parolees convicted of 1^st and 2^nd degree burglary with GPS tracking devices.  Click here for the article written by the Associated Press.

Oakland County, Michigan is using electronic monitoring to ease jail overcrowding.  Click here for an article that appeared in the Daily Tribune.

The National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center announces the launch of the Electronic Monitoring Resource Center (EMRC).  EMRC was developed in response to the articulated requirement for a central source of quality, authoritative data and technical assistance on establishing, operating and evaluating electronic monitoring programs.  EMRC contains a searchable knowledgebase for all things related to electronic monitoring as well as a discussion forum designed to allow users to interact with their colleagues on common issues. 

EMRC is a secure, password protected environment.  It was designed this way so that users can have a safe place to learn from each other and share information.  As such, access to EMRC is strictly controlled.  Only active, public safety personnel may participate.  To learn more about EMRC and to apply for access please visit: https://emresourcecenter.nlectc.du.edu/
 

The New England Council On Crime And Delinquency’s 68^th Annual Training Institute is scheduled for September 23-16 in New Hampshire.  The theme of this year’s Institute is: “WHAT’S NEW?  TECHNOLOGY For CORRECTIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT And COMMUNITY SUPERVISION ADVANCING OUR KNOWLEDGE”.  Click here for more information about the conference.
 

The National Center for State Courts is presenting its 10^th annual Court Technology Conference on October 2-4 in Tampa, Florida.  Click here for more information.
 

A probationer convicted of copyright infringement has been ordered to switch his computer’s operating system from Linux to Windows so that probation officials can install software which will monitor his computer activities.  Click here for the article that appeared on vnunet.com.

The city of Minneapolis is now making it easier for citizens to provide community impact statements to the courts through online reporting. Prior to this innovation,
citizens had to file reports in person at a police precinct. Click here for the article that appeared in Govtech.com.