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In Thames Valley the monitoring is run by Group 4 Securicor. |
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For more information about the electronic monitoring kit visit
www.g4s.com
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For current affairs discussion about tagging visit the BBC's 'Life of Crime' site - see Part Two 'electronic tagging'.
Life of Crime was a seven-part series of exclusive features focusing on different aspects of crime which featured electronic tagging in one episode. |
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This website makes community punishment issues easy to understand:
Rethinking Crime & Punishment
Rethinking is campaigning to raise the level of public debate about the use of prison and alternative forms of punishment in the United Kingdom.
www.rethinking.org.uk
- especially 'what are the facts' |
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Tagging (curfew)
This section gives details about the two types of curfews available to use while people are serving their punishment in the community.
Commonly known as electronic tagging, it is a way of restricting liberty - rather like 'house arrest'.
A curfew requires people to stay at an agreed address between one to seven days a week. This will be for between two to 12 hours a day.
Many people who are 'tagged' say it gives them a new sense of structure and discipline.
Being tagged can make it harder for people to commit further crimes. It can help break patterns of offending by making people stay at the agreed address.
The 'tag' is a small electronic device which looks like a watch. It is attached to the wrist or ankle.
The tag is linked to a monitoring machine installed in the place where the offender is living. The machine is linked via a telephone line to a monitoring centre. Staff at the monitoring centre can immediately tell if the curfew is broken. They can return the offender to court or prison if people break their curfew.
Probation staff do not enforce curfews.
In Thames Valley, the monitoring is run by a company called Group 4 Securicor.
There are two types of curfew:
- Home Detention Curfew (HDC)
Imposed by the Prison Governor as part of early release from prison.
Probation staff provide a written report to help the Prison Governor make the decision about release. They closely consider the effect the order will have on the other people living at the same address and on the local community.
A prisoner can be released on HDC for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of 90 days earlier than they normally would be.
- Community Court Curfew
Imposed by the courts on offenders over the age of 16, this is known as a Curfew Order and can be for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of six months.
Probation staff assess people's suitability for this order. They closely consider the effect the order will have on the other people living at the same address and on the local community.
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Related pages:
Information for offenders about tagging is available in Been sentenced |
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