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 Community Corrections Technology Newsletter
February, 2008
A program of the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice
In This Issue
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Electronic Monitoring
Training
Information Technology
Quick Links & Contact Info
 
 
Phone: 1-800-416-8086
EMRC
The EMRC is dedicated to providing law enforcement and correctional agencies with assistance in the development and maintenance of electronic monitoring programs.
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 Field Search can be used by agencies as part of an overall strategy to gather computer use information to diagnose, treat, monitor, and manage the sex offender in the community. Field Search is designed specifically to help nontechnical probation and parole officers quickly and efficiently search an offenders' computer and create a detailed report of their findings.

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.
Drug and Alcohol Testing
DUI 

Contra Costa County, California is utilizing a variety of technology solutions to monitor alcohol use of DUI offenders.  Click here for the article that appeared in The Mercury News.

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Click here for a press release from the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program that describes a recent research study on ignition interlock technology that found first-time offenders who had interlock devices were 60% less likely to have a repeat offense than those who did not use interlock devices.
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Click here for an article that appeared in The Metrowest Daily News on the use of the Sobrietor technology by probation officials in Massachusetts.

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A Pennsylvania state senator concerned with the state's drunken driving laws is considering the SCRAM technology as a way to better monitor these offenders.  Click here for the article that appeared online at www.DKA.com.

Electronic Monitoring
 
SatelliteAfter a period of trials, New Zealand corrections officials learn about the limitations of GPS tracking.  Click here for the article that appeared in The Dominion Post.
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A shortage of electronic monitoring equipment is forcing some juvenile defendants in Cook County, Illinois to remain in detention.  Click here for the article that appeared online at www.bnd.com.
Training
 

Conference

 
 

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: http://www.nlectc.org/training/commcorr.html for updates.
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The American Probation and Parole Association is offering a training program on Managing Sex Offenders' Computer Use.  The training will be held in Lubbock, Texas on April 21-22, 2008 and there are slots available.  Click here for more information.

Information Technology
 
DangerNew York State legislators recently introduced the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) which calls for allowing sentencing courts and the state's Parole Board to restrict the online activities of sex offenders.  Click here for the article that appeared on Washingtopost.com.
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Click here for an article that appeared in The Dayton Daily News that describes how gangs are using technology to communicate, and what authorities are doing to keep pace.
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More and more states are checking parole candidates to determine if their DNA matches them to crimes for which they were never prosecuted.  Click here for the article that appeared in USA Today.
Please contact us if we can ever assist you with your technology issues.
 
Sincerely,
 

Joe Russo
National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center
This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2005-IJ-CX-K001; awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.