Minority Reports

The LA Times reports the LAPD is tracking people considered ‘gang members’ with GPS equipped ankle bracelets:

“At any given time an agent can track the movements of a parolee. They can also tell where they have been if there is an issue about there location at the time of a crime,” said Roy Chaney, district administrator for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

There is no real voice of opposition in the article (a quick call to the ACLU might have been in order) but there is this gem:

“This is where we are going when it comes to crime prevention and monitoring. This is going to change the way offenders behave,” said George Tita, a professor of criminology at UC Irvine. “I would not be surprised if this has a deterrent effect with gang members.”

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