Electronic monitoring bracelets are only crime deterrence tools, they can't 'fix' offenders
- Written by Lacey Schaefer, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
The man arrested after a deadly gun attack in Darwin Tuesday night is reported to have been on parole and wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet.
This leads to the same reaction we see following any high-profile crime. How could such a thing happen?
People may speculate that the criminal justice agencies involved have somehow dropped the ball....