The Use Of A Gps Tracking Device On Perpetrators Of Domestic Violence

As well as without the defendants’ knowledge, the tracker installed in the vehicle for 28 days. “The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. vs. Jones to determine whether the police had violated Antoine Jones’ Fourth Amendment rights when they attached a GPS to his car without a warrant and tracked his movements.” (Andrew)

An idea that was followed through was the electric ankle brace, in which people who commit misdometers(eg. cable theft), or are on parole are on house arrest. They cannot leave at certain times and if they do, the ankle brace sends an alerts the police.

To begin with, domestic violence relationships can have a reoccurring cycle of violence. There are four stages within the cycle of violence which the abuser demonstrates repeatedly. The first

sexual offender in North Carolina, who was forced to wear a “satellite-based monitoring (SBM)” tacking device that would track his whereabouts for the rest of his life. Grady argues that subjection to this “SBM” was violated under his Fourth Amendment right.

Sexual violence in the United Stated has become a significant problem over the past decade. Besides being a health problem for the individual, it is a crime that every State punishes in accordance to their laws. In an effort to decrease the incidents of sexual assault, many states and legislators have passed laws geared towards reducing recidivism among convicted sex offenders. As a result, sex offenders living in the United States are subject to different laws, including sex offender registration, community notification, monitoring via a global positioning system (GPS), and loitering and internet restrictions. In addition to these boundaries, sex offenders are subject to civil

The more research I found on this law, I honestly just do not know if this law is detailed enough. For example, Jessica's law stated that a sex offender must reside 2,000 feet from a school or park where children converge. I am slightly irritated by section of the law because honestly who will be watching this person to make sure they do not pass the 2,000 foot mark. I feel if a sex offender really wants to than they will do it under any circumstances. I am just curious to how this will stop them if they do. As of right now there is no set penalty for violating the 2,000 foot rule. Another concern I have is how is a person going to be electronically monitor as sex offender for their lifetime. I am not sure how the criminal justice will make for this arrangement. The law does not define how to measure 2,000 feet, child gatherings and monitoring offenders when they are off

Antoine Jones is an owner of a nightclub in the District of Columbia, and he is suspected of trafficking narcotics. The FBI and Metropolitan Police Department, after using various investigative techniques, obtained a warrant to install an electronic tracking device on the vehicle of Jones’s wife within 10 days and in the District of Columbia. On the 11th day, in a parking lot in Maryland, the government installed the GPS system on the vehicle. They tracked the vehicle’s movements for 28 days. Jones was later convicted in March 2007, and in that trial, the jury found him guilty and the District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Jones appealed to the appellate court, arguing that the use of

Domestic conflict is the largest single cause of violence in America, yet police have traditionally been reluctant to make arrests for such assaults. In the past decade, however, that reluctance has been overcome, with a 70% increase in arrests for minor assaults, heavily concentrated among low-income and minority groups. Spearheading this nationwide crackdown are the 15 states and the District of Columbia which have adopted unprecedented statutes mandating arrest in cases of misdemeanor domestic battery.

Jones filed for an appeal claiming that the warrantless use of a GPS system to monitor his whereabouts constituted an illegal search. In August (2010), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned his conviction stating that the search conducted was unconstitutional and violates Mr. Jones “reasonable expectation of privacy.”

These monitors serve as a two way communication device between offenders and probation or parole officers. With these devices, officers are able to see where the offenders are if they are using GPS devices or they are able to tell whether or not they are home and close to the monitor which is installed at the offender’s home. Offender’s when put on EM, they are given ankle bracelets which give a continuous signal to the monitor which is placed in their home. The monitor goes off and lets the officers know if the offender has left home when they are not supposed to. They are usually set up with times when the offenders should be home and when they are at work, if they are not home when they are allotted to, and then the officers are notified.

In 1979, psychologist Lenore Walker discovered that the majority of abusive relationships follow a similar pattern that cycles itself. This cycle could happen over any period of time but will almost always repeat itself a multitude of times. Lenore Walker’s cycle is not the exact same for all abusive relationships, some are much worse, but many share the same three stages which are tension building, incident, and honeymoon/calm. All three stages are fueled by constant denial from the victim. The cycle of domestic violence is a traumatic psychological sequence that millions of people of many different cultures and nationalities are tragically stuck in.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior or coercive control in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another. (Violence). Most of society’s think domestic violence is when one of the spouses is abusing the other spouse. Domestic violence can occur between anyone who has lived together at one point of time; couples who have never lived together, but have a child together and family member who has live together in the same household. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their class, religion, ethnic background, education, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, or immigration status. The domestic violence can place in different categories, such as; emotional abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and financial abuse. Researcher had discovered tactics that the abusers use to control their victims such as; dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and shifting blame. (Helpguide.org).

Going as far as implanting devices into people to monitor them is a little too much, but by adding a few parts to the already existing bracelet should not really present too many problems. All in all I think this program would help prevent re offenses and help curb the costs of putting people back in jail. According to Pro Tech, a company who is working with law enforcement officers in Oklahoma City, it cost roughly $9 a day to monitor a person via GPS bracelet as opposed to $48 a day to send them back to jail. This is only one reason why we should do this, another being that it may help people become productive members of society again by giving them just enough supervision to know that ok if I mess up I am going back to jail and someone may be watching at any time, and enough freedom to let them lead a semi normal life, and not have to worry about ok am I going to miss the phone call because I went to the store. It can also be used on people who are awaiting trial. If we know where they are at all times, they will be guaranteed to be in court.

The Battered Women Syndrome is a series of characteristics in women who are physically and psychologically abused by an important dominant male in their lives. These women learn helplessness and dependency; sometimes these characteristics originate from childhood. According to Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a woman must experience two cycles, before she can be labeled a “battered woman”. The two cycles are called the “cycle of violence”. This cycle leads to the feeling that the abuse will never stop. It almost becomes natural. Sometimes the relationships will be calm, and the abuser will apologize for what happened. This part is called the “honeymoon cycle”, but at other points in the cycle the tension and

Global Positioning Anklets used in conjunction with other methods such as risk assessments and cognitive behavioral treatment. The use of these anklets acts more of a sanction against the offender and servers to improve cognitive behaviors so that they can become a functioning member of society. The use of these devices and other forms of electronic monitoring are currently a large part of probation. In 2004 over 20% of offenders on probation were on electronic monitoring. (Gable 1) That number has increased over the last ten years. Forms of electronic monitoring are now the go-to item as far as sanctions against offenders.