| In many jurisdictions throughout the country, the location of persons on probation, parole, or pretrial release can be monitored electronically, typically through home-based systems tied into a phone line. This technology helps minimize the use of court or police officers by permitting the monitoring agency to know when the subject wearing a monitoring device is at home or when he or she has left and returned. Related technologies, however, can come into play when used for officer safety/location, especially in correctional facilities. These technologies allow an officer to transmit a call for help to a central location where his or her location can be pinpointed and assistance can be dispatched |
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