Electronic Monitoring Fails to Reduce Reoffending Among Girls: Study
A new study shows that the use of the electronic monitoring devices may actually have harmful effects, because in-home detection limits girls’ access to treatment programs. The authors suggest the use of programs that support social support, safety and mental health will be more beneficial.
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Michigan State University report on a study showing that electronic monitoring devices do not significantly reduce recidivism rates among young girls. The new study, described as the first of its kind, reported in Phys Org, concluded that the electronic tethers may be harmful because in-home detection limits girls’ access to treatment programs, reported Phys Org.
“In-home detention with tethers is touted as more cost-effective than institutional incarceration and this type of approach may appear better than detention centers,” said Laura Rubino, a Ph.D. candidate in criminal justice at UC, who co-authored the study. “But it is still a punitive sanction that fails to fully address the risks and needs of girls and their families.” The study appears in Justice Evaluation Journal, a publication of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The tethers were adopted by juvenile courts to reduce youth’s future delinquency and as an alternative to residential placement.
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