Greetings!
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, and we welcome your feedback. |
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Drug and Alcohol Testing |
Proposed legislation in Ohio would mandate that certain repeat drunk driving offenders be monitored with SCRAM technology. Click here for the article that appeared in the Record Courier.
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Click here for an article on advances in ignition interlock technology that appeared in State Legislatures magazine.
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According to the Bellevue Leader, Sarpy County, Nebraska officials are pushing the state to mandate the use of ignition interlock technology for DWI offenders. Click here for the article. |
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Electronic Monitoring |
 The University of California-Irvine's Center for Evidence Based Corrections recently published a Report on the Results of the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation's Two Piece GPS System Field Test.
Click here for the report.
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This report and other valuable documents on electronic monitoring are available on the Electronic Monitoring Resource Center, a free service provided by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Click here for more information.
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The New Jersey State Parole Board recently published a Report on New Jersey's GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders which describes the results of the state's pilot program and provides a recommendation for the future use of this technology. Click here for the report.
_______________________________________ GPS World recently published an article on technologies designed to locate and track individuals in areas where GPS signals are typically denied. Click here for the article.
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According to a posting on www.cnbc.com, Dmatek Ltd said its unit Pro Tech Monitoring Inc. and iSecureTrac Corporation have agreed to settle all disputes related to a lawsuit filed by Pro Tech against iSecureTrac regarding alleged patent infringement by iSecureTrac. Click here for more information.
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An Ohio company, Offendar LLC, has developed a device designed to be carried by citizens which will alarm when a sex offender is in the area. Click here for the article that appeared in the Cincinnati Post. |
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Training |
 The United States Pretrial Services Agency for the Central District of California, will be hosting the first National Symposium on Cybercrime & Expo on February 11-14, 2008 in Long Beach, CA. Please visit http://www.cacpt.uscourts.gov/conf/ for more information.
One of the featured workshops during this symposium will be an Introduction to Field Search. Field Search, developed by NLECTC, is a free computer scanning tool designed for the non-technical probation/parole officer to quickly and easily scan an offender's computer and create a report of their findings. For more information on Field Search and to download your copy please visit: https://www.justnet.org/fieldsearch/
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NLECTC's 9th annual Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference will be held on June 9-11, 2008 in Denver, CO. The conference focuses on the implementation of technology as well as new technologies on the horizon. Workshops are organized in four tracks: Electronic Monitoring, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Information Technology and Management Issues. An exhibit hall will also be set up for attendees to interact with technology vendors. Visit our website at: |
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Information Technology |
 The JFA Institute recently published a report entitled: "Innovations in Probation: Assessing New York City's Automated Reporting System." Click here to view the report.
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New York City's Automated Reporting System also was featured in an article in a recent edition of U.S. News & World Report. Click here for the article.
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The New Jersey State Parole Board recently announced that it will impose a supervision condition on 4,400 sex offenders under parole supervision that will prohibit them from using the Internet to socialize. Click here for the press release.
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Iris scanning technology is growing in popularity as a means to positively identify sex offenders. Click here for the article that appeared in USA Today. |
