From a policing perspective, our unit tries to adopt a holistic approach to monitoring an offender. When we're talking about recidivism, we're talking about several things. Most important to me is that I don't want a sex offender to commit another sex offence. If I can use this technology and complement it with supervision strategies, whether that's having a residence for him to live in, employment, family support, programming, having him abstain from alcohol and drugs, or having him attend additional programming, it all comes together.
There are certain times when the GPS EM will have direct leverage. For example, if we have a stalking case, and we don't want the offender to see or make contact with the victim, the bracelet provides a virtual barrier that allows me to intervene before those two come together.
In a roundabout way, I'm not comfortable saying that the bracelet, per se, reduces crime. It simply helps me manage the risk the person may pose to the community.