That's a perfectly fair question. Does electronic monitoring reinforce the thinking of a person who wants to rehabilitate himself and desist from crime? We do have some evidence that electronic monitoring can work in that way. A piece of research we conducted, this time outside the government, suggests that for some offenders, electronic monitoring did act as a kind of break from the lifestyle they were leading. Forcing them to stay at home in closer proximity to caring members of their family and the very fact they had to stay indoors more and be exposed to the views of family members whom they perhaps otherwise took too little notice of helped them to think they had to change their lifestyle and behaviour.
For some offenders, electronic monitoring has created a window of opportunity that has helped them to rethink their involvement in crime. It has been supportive of the rehabilitation programs they might otherwise be going through.
One can't overrate that effect. You can't say that you can create it systematically, but that is how some offenders have experienced electronic monitoring. It has been a check on their behaviour. It has exposed them to beneficial influences within their family. It has made them think twice.