[ REPORT ] gps technology for community supervision

 Introduction
Fueled by high-profile cases, jail and prison overcrowding, and facilitated by the rapid evolution of technology, the use of GPS has become more prevalent at every level of community supervision. Supervision programs using GPS vary widely with regard to scope,objectives, and processes. In many cases, agencies must implement GPS as a result of mandates. Whether a program is being implemented by a city, county, state, or federal agency, there is an expected learning curve and challenges to crafting a successful program. In an effort to address this, Noblis and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) designed a study to identify the kinds of success and challenges that supervision agencies face when using GPS to track clients. This report is the result of interviews with seven community supervision agencies about their experiences using GPS to manage clients. The study also researched
GPS and other location-based tracking technologiesas well as GPS standards and evaluations of GPS programs. It is the intention of this report to provide information to practitioners and other stakeholders at every jurisdictional level that will help them to better understand the use of GPS in community supervision.Program Dimensions There are a number of multi-dimensional factors for consideration when implementing a supervision program involving GPS. The following list, while not necessarily comprehensive for every conceivablecircumstance, is illustrative of many of the dimensions that are involved and addressed in this report.
•      Program Motivation

-     Legislative or Other Mandate

-     Victim Protection

-     Intensive Supervision

-     Jail/Prison Overcrowding

-     Behavioral Sanction

•      GPS Type

-     Active

-     Passive

-     Hybrid

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