ces include conditional sentences, bail, parole, probation etc. However, for the purpose of this essay, I will focus on electronic monitoring/house arrest and how it was developed and put into use here in Canada. Moreover, I will examine the problems and benefits that have resulted from the development of electronic monitoring/house arrest. I will conclude by providing suggestions on how the electronic monitoring program could be improved!
             WHAT IS ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
             "Electronic Monitoring is a tool to assist Adult Corrections Staff to monitor offenders in their homes. The offender wears a portable transmitter around the ankle which sends out a radio signal that is picked up by a receiver attached to an offenders home telephone"(Pamphlet: Government of Saskatchewan Department of Justice Corrections Division, 1997). Thus, the offender is sentenced to serve his sentence out in his/her own home. The bracelet that the offender wears is monitored twenty four hours a day. However, the offender can receive time away from the home to seek counseling, go to work attend appointments etc. On the contrary, if the offender leaves his/her home without permission, or arrives late from being away from his/her appointments, an alarm will go off.
             The alarm will go off on the beeper that the offender's probation officer or supervision officer is wearing. If this happens after six the alarm will go straight to the police station. At this point either the police or the offenders probation officer will phone the offenders home to see why the alarm went off. If the offender does not answer their phone or provide a reasonable explanation as to why the alarm went off, the police will be dispatched to the offender's home to investigate the situation. In addition, if the bracelet is tampered with or cut off, an alarm will be sent to the police and the probation officer so that the situation can b...