The effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring: Evidence from UK administrative data

• In Event: Technology and control in community sanctions

Abstract

Despite the widespread use of Electronic Monitoring (EM) as a Criminal Justice response to offending across the world, there remains comparatively little evidence about its effectiveness (Belur et al., 2020). This study contributes to this evidence gap, drawing on administrative data covering more than 100,000 tagged offenders collected by the Ministry of Justice to construct a quasi-experimental evaluation of EM effectiveness as part of community-based sanctions. As well as assessing impacts on reoffending after a tagging order has ended, this study expands on existing work by considering the effectiveness of EM whilst the tags are being worn, as well as the impacts on compliance with other sanctions.

Author

• Ian Brunton-Smith, University of Surrey