Electronic Monitoring Reduces Recidivism

A large NIJ-funded study of Florida offenders placed on electronic monitoring found that monitoring significantly reduces the likelihood of failure under community supervision. More than 5 million offenders in the United States are under some form of community supervision. Electronic monitoring may increase over time as states seek less expensive alternatives to imprisonment, which is about six times more costly. Officers and offenders agreed that electronic monitoring negatively affects offenders' relationships with family members and makes it much more difficult to obtain and keep a job.