The electronic monitoring of humans found its first commercial applications in the 1980s. Portable transceivers that could … See more

According to Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS), Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM) is currently available in 35 U.S. states.
On 31 March 2021, in England, so-called sobriety tag… See more

The use of electronic monitoring in medical practice, especially as it relates to the tagging of the elderly and people with dementia, has generated controversy and media attention. Elderly people in care homes can … See more

The use of ankle bracelets, or other electronic monitoring devices, have proven to be effective in research studies and possibly deter crime.
Several factors have been identified as necessary t… See more

The electronic monitoring of a person, on whom an electronic tag is fitted, does not physically restrain this person from leaving a certain area, nor does it prevent this person from re-offending — the primary aim of probatio… See more

• Eva Kaili, former Vice President of the European Parliament, was released to house arrest in her Brussels apartment with an electronic ankle bracelet in April 2023, after being detained in Haren Prison for 4 months as … See more

Those subject to electronic monitoring may be given curfews as part of bail conditions, sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in England and Wales (with separate legislation applying in Scotland). Alternativel… See more