Lets see, is it at all possible to own two computers, or have more than one Internet service provider? Also could someone use a neighbors' computer? Law enforcement keep getting taken in by these companies that want to make money off sex offenders. It would be smarter to put money into PREVENTION programs (i.e., therapy for one, helping folks get jobs, find housing etc. Getting them reestablished after a sentence.), but smart on crime is not on the agenda of law enforcement. Sounds good is their agenda.
11-23-2009 Georgia:
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On 11-19-2009 the State of Georgia Department of Corrections renewed a contract with RemoteCOM to monitor the Internet and computer activities of sex offenders on probation. As part of the new Georgia SB 474 it requires registered sex offenders to submit to computer monitoring and limitations of Internet access.
RemoteCOM is a computer monitoring company that specializes in the monitoring of the computers of offenders that are on parole or probation. CEO/President Robert Rosenbusch writes, "Everything is based on needs, and we have realized there is a tremendous need to keep our children safe as they surf the Internet. We have found that several courts have ruled that denying the sex offender access to the Internet is much like denying them access to a phone, and feel that this is overbearing given today's dependence on computers and computer-related technologies. Therefore they have put the burden on the probation departments to find ways to manage the offender's computer use, to ensure that they do not violate the conditions of their probation. The Georgia Department of Corrections has taken a tremendous step forward in trying to protect their communities and children by providing this type of monitoring."
One of the main focuses of RemoteCOM's services is to keep our children safe online. The second is to provide both technical and human resources to our probation and parole departments as they manage these offenders in our society. It has become apparent over the years that these departments are stretched thin with personnel and they carry a heavy case load. They are extremely limited in the time and resources they have, and would not have time to monitor these individuals' computer data on a daily basis. That is why RemoteCOM provides the assistance of doing the monitoring for them, and provides them with up-to-date alerts when monitors encounter something that may be a part of the offenders' grooming cycle or if they continue with any illegal activity. ..Source..
2 comments:
Well obviously the above poster mised the value in this type of service. The offenders, if they don have more than one computer would be in violation of thier conditions of probation, secondly they are required to take polygraph test every 6 months, not to mention surprise visits. Lastly the very thing that makes this viable is that it would drive these individuals into the open by going to a library, or using a neighbors computer. The types of things that these individuals do online would have a higher probability of being caught if they don't have the privacy of sitting at home and enticing children, or downloading child porn. Remember this is for individuals on probation which is an extension of their prison sentence from early release not to individuals that have completed thier probation successfully. The previous poster should have a broader view of the topic, and realize that just because they are on probation doesnt mean that they are rehabilitated.
Sorry Mr. Anonymous I did not miss the -value- of this restriction, I pointed out the uselessness of this type of restriction. These restrictions FAIL to recognize WHO is committing online crimes, it is people NOT on the registry, and that is why registries are growing, it is NEW OFFENDERS, not repeat offenders.
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