The Electronic Monitoring Paradigm: A Proposal for Transforming Criminal Justice in the USA

Stuart S. Yeh
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Stuart S. Yeh: Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota, 330 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant Street, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

Laws, 2015, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: This article proposes a change in public policy that promises to greatly reduce major crime in the United States, protect society, eliminate prison overcrowding, and save taxpayer dollars. This policy would employ electronic monitoring (EM) technology in a way that discourages individuals who might otherwise be tempted to commit crimes. The approach is arguably more effective, efficient, humane and ethical than any alternative strategy and potentially could revolutionize law enforcement and the American criminal justice system.

Keywords: crime; policy; corrections; law; electronic monitoring; cost-benefit; criminal justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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