Crime: Thieves, robbers and burglars to be fitted with GPS tags

Yikes!!

"Prolific burglars, robbers and thieves are to be tagged with GPS trackers in a bid to stop them reoffending.

Offenders will be automatically tagged for up to 12 months after being released from prison, under a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pilot.

Gwent, Avon and Somerset, Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Humberside and West Midlands police forces are all taking part.

The MoJ said tracking offenders 24 hours a day would act as a deterrent.

It estimated 250 offenders, who have served a year in prison, will be fitted with the tag in the first six months of the scheme, as part of their licence conditions." BBC News

Tags already exist as a way for convicted offenders to be restricted by curfew and/or location after serving a custodial sentence, or in an instance the court imposes this as a non-custodial sentence. It will be interesting to see how this affects the numbers of re-offending.

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