Using curfews to change behaviour
Confidence in the use of electronic monitoring for offenders, as an alternative to custody, is growing. So, too, is its geographic spread as more governments examine its potential and conduct pilot schemes to test its capabilities.
A Joint Criminal Justice Inspectorates’ report, published in the UK by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in October last year, concluded that “electronically monitored curfews have the potential to make a powerful contribution to the effective management of sentenced offenders” but they were “a missed opportunity”.
It is a conclusion that G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) welcomes and with which it agrees. It is working with others to implement this recommendation – for example, through an MoJ Steering Group, on which it has a seat, and by taking other actions.
Using curfews to change behaviour
