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Date: 2001-12-25
US: Digital Angel und Sexualverbrecher-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- wird das GPS basierte Trackingsystem Digital Angel in einem Pilotprojekt des Orange County in Kalifornien zum Überwachen von Sexualverbrechern auf Bewährung eingesetzt werden. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- O.C. to Track Sex Criminals With GPS December 23, 2001 By STUART PFEIFER, TIMES STAFF WRITER Orange County is taking what some civil libertarians consider troubling steps to keep tabs on released sex offenders, giving them periodic lie detector tests and, starting next year, requiring some to wear wristbands linked to satellite tracking systems. The county will become the first in the state, and one of only a dozen or so nationwide, to track sex offenders on parole and probation with global positioning satellites, which allow officials to pinpoint offenders' locations around the clock. Authorities said the tracking and lie detector tests represent powerful deterrents for offenders and could also tip off police to crimes the probationers might commit. "It is a controversial issue for us. But our primary concern is the protection of the community," said Bill Daniel, director of special operations for the Orange County Probation Department. "It goes against our conscience to just warehouse someone for three years as a sex offender and provide them minimum supervision and send them out to the community without the help they need to prevent them from doing this again," Daniel said. But critics say that probationers--even those convicted of sexual molestation--have the right to visit the market or post office without the government monitoring their every move. "That sounds awfully Big Brotherish to me, to track people wherever they go and whatever they do," said Orange County Deputy Public Defender James Merwin. The use of GPS to track probationers and parolees has not triggered any legal challenges of which the American Civil Liberties Union is aware of, but it has not been without controversy. Authorities in Texas came under attack earlier this year when it was learned that GPS monitoring had failed to prevent the alleged sexual molestation of a 6-year-old boy by a parolee wearing a tracking bracelet. Both misdemeanor and felony sex offenders end up under Probation Department supervision. Currently, there are about 400 convicted sex offenders on probation or parole in Orange County. By taking polygraph tests, offenders are more likely to tell the truth during counseling sessions and therefore can more easily confront and deal with their problems, Daniel said. "To be successful treating sex offenders, we need them to be completely honest," he said. Those whom the Probation Department considers the most likely to commit more sex crimes will end up wearing wristbands equipped with electronic transmitters. If one of those sex offenders nears a school or other location off-limits to them under state law, probation officers could swoop in and detain him, Daniel said. [...] Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Volltext: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la- 000101626dec23.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia%2Dman ual Applied Digital Solutions' Digital Angel Unit Agrees To One Year Pilot Program For Real-time Monitoring of Parolees In Los angeles County California Governors Office of Criminal Justice and Planning and Department of Corrections signed an agreement with Digital Angel Corporation for miniaturized global positioning (GPS) and advanced warning technology system PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Nov 7, 2001 - Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSX) today announced that its Digital Angel subsidiary has signed an agreement with the California Governors Office of Criminal Justice and Planning and the Department of Corrections for a parolee monitoring pilot program. The one-year pilot program, which will employ miniaturized global positioning system (GPS) and advanced warning technologies, will take place Los Angeles County. Using Digital Angels advanced location and monitoring technologies, State authorities will be able to monitor the location of parolees on a real-time basis. The system will help law enforcement officials keep track of parolees to determine if they have violated the terms of their parole. The one-year pilot will enable Digital Angel Corporation to work closely with the Governors Office of Criminal Justice and Planning, the California Department of Corrections, and local authorities in demonstrating the effectiveness of its advanced GPS Security and Location systems. Amro Albanna, an Officer of Digital Angel Corporation and President of the Operation Center based in Riverside, California, said: This monitoring system is a cost-effective community-service program. The system is designed not only to monitor the location of parolees, but also to provide the appropriate authorities with an advanced warning when violations occur. We hope this program will serve as a model for other counties in the state, Mr. Albanna added. [...] Copyright © 2001 Digital Angel Corporation An Applied Digital Solutions Company Volltext: http://www.digitalangel.net/press/pr_2001/pr_11_7_01b.asp -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2001-12-25 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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