Sex Offender Tracking To Double In NSW
More sex offenders will be monitored in New South Wales communities following a move by the state government to double the capacity of its tracking program. Reported by 9News.
Another 20 GPS anklet devices have been purchased to monitor serious sex offenders after they are released from prison. NSW Corrective Services Minister John Robertson said the anklet devices will allow police to monitor every movement of serious sex offenders living in the community. “Electronic exclusion zones are set up around schools, parks or other locations where an offender could come into contact with children,” Mr Robertson said in a statement. “And an alarm sounded if an offender attempts to enter these areas. If an offender is detected in a place they shouldn’t be they are immediately put back before the courts.”
Since the devices were first introduced in 2007, nine offenders have been put back in jail for failing to comply with their strict bail conditions. Mr Robertson said sex offenders are also subject to random visits, breath tests, urine tests and curfews.”
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