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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.

In response to the abduction and killing of a 12-year-old Pierce County girl this summer, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has ordered an emergency program to better track the state's most dangerous sex offenders.  Click here for the article that appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

An article appearing on www.Boston.com reports that according to a review by the Connecticut State Judicial Branch, the Rockville Superior Court failed to properly oversee defendants who are under electronic monitoring while out on bond awaiting trial, Click here for the article.

The Stanislaus County Probation Department in California is set to use GPS tracking technology provided by BI to monitor their high risk offenders. Click here for the story that appeared in the Modesto Bee.

Juvenile Probation Officers in Guadalupe County, Texas will begin using GPS technology from SecureAlert to track offenders. Click here for the article that appeared in The Gazette-Enterprise.

A Connecticut probationer supervised with RF electronic monitoring technology has been arrested and accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.   Click here for the story that appeared in The Courant.

The California State Senate passes a bill banning forced RFID implantation to identify and track humans.  If the governor signs SB 362, California would join Wisconsin and North Dakota, imposed bans.  Click here for the article that appeared in Government Technology.

Click here for an article appearing on www.klas-tv.com describing the sex offender GPS tracking program being implemented by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation.

The Sheriff of Dane County, Wisconsin has proposed to quadruple the size of their electronic monitoring program.  Click here for the article that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal.

The National Institute of Justice and the Government Innovators Network are sponsoring a free online seminar on “What XML Can Do For You: A Better Way to Share Criminal Justice Data”.  The event, which will be held on October 9, 2007 from 2:00 – 4:00pm (EDT), will highlight best practices, lessons learned, and the latest implementation projects.  Please click here for more information and how to register.
 

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.

Presentations from the 8th Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference are now available online at: http://www.nlectc.org/training/commcorr2007.html
 

The Police Foundation, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, recently published a guidebook entitled: Mapping for Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Efforts.  This report examines how enhanced collaboration between the law enforcement and corrections communities—specifically, improvement in how data and information are used for planning and management—can improve both public safety as well as the odds for successful reentry.  Click here for the guidebook.

Click here for an article appearing in Government Computer News describes how the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) uses business intelligence to better manage offenders in the community. 
 

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services is using video-conferencing to allow crime victims easier access to participate in parole hearings.  Click here for the article that appeared in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.

The Governor of Connecticut recently announced that $1 million will be allocated for overhauling and improving Connecticut's "Megan's Law" online sex offender registry.  Click here for the article that appeared in Government Technology.