Tracking Gang Members
Criminal Justice System Benefits From GPS Tracking
Cooperation Means Lower Crime
Source acquired via Sign On San Diego, May 26, 2010, San Diego, California – The California Department of Corrections is looking to crack down on gang violence within the San Diego area. Presently, the department monitors 160 gang members with the help of GPS tracking bracelets. Recently, the Department of Corrections announced that it plans on monitoring 1,000 gang members within the next year.
Gang Members Sign Up
Thus far, 80 additional gang members have been outfitted with GPS ankle bracelets. Department of Corrections spokesperson Matthew Cate told press that monitoring gang members who are not deemed “high-risk” is likely to lead police to those members who are more of a threat. Monitoring gang members has proven helpful in the past, and monitoring a large number of gang members is sure to provide authorities with additional gang-related information.
According to Cate, the state of “California has taken a bold step in focusing its attention on those gang members identified as posing the highest risk…improving supervision of gang members…will help increase public safety.” The state of California has spent a significant amount of money on GPS tracking devices and tracking systems, and the new gang initiative is no exception to the rule. Outfitting 1,000 gang members with GPS tracking bracelets will likely cost the state thousands of dollars, though tracking gang members could be well worth the price.
GPS Helps Reduce Gang Problems
California is known as having one of the largest gang populations within the United States. Prior to the invention of GPS technology, gang members who were released on parole went straight back to their gangs following prison release. Now, thanks to GPS technology, these violent offenders can be tracked while on parole, which will likely lead police to additional gang-related arrests. As soon as tracked parolees enter any known gang area, police will be notified.
If a parolee enters a gang area, the GPS bracelet that a parolee is wearing will begin to vibrate. As soon as a bracelet vibrates, a parolee must then contact authorities in order to explain why they are inside of a gang-related area. Parolees that do not have a valid reason to enter a gang area can be arrested due to parole violation. Thus far, police have already picked up one parolee who visited a gang area – the parolee in question was arrested for gun possession. By keeping a close eye on paroled gang members, police can now make the streets of California a bit safer for all residents.
Tags: Gang Member, gang problems, GPS Technology, parolee, San Diego, Tracking
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