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Abstract: 

The criminal justice system manages most convicted sex offenders with some combination of incarceration, community supervision, and specialized treatment. While the likelihood and length of incarceration for sex offenders has increased recently, most of these offenders are at some point released into the community. The monitoring and supervision of this population is particularly important because of the irrefutable harm that sexual victimization can cause and the potentially volatile community responses to the release of sex. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has been working aggressively since 2006 to more closely and efficiently monitor sex offenders through use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)—a technology that remains relatively new for this use. Development Services Group is conducting a process and outcome evaluation of CDCR’s GPS program for monitoring high-risk sex offenders (HRSO) with funding provided by the National Institute of Justice. This article discusses that study.

Keywords: Cal–Parole; Revocation Scheduling Tracking System; RSTS; Offender-Based Information System;OBIS

Affiliations:  1: Development Services Group, Inc..