2007-06-11 07:38:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
you wear a device on your ankle...and you can only go so far away from your house...sometimes they give you some leeway...for example like between 2pm-3pm...you can go this far from your house...and then you have to show up for parole and such....basically you are grounded to your house. ...guess its better than jail. at least you get to sleep in your own bed.
2007-06-11 07:43:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anna J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
House arrest is an alternative to acutal incarceration. It is used as both a cost savings measuren and to reduce the pressure of over crowded prisons. Generally only low risk offenders are offered house arrest. Essentially you are attached to a GPS device (usually the ankle) which reports your location with in a 5-10 ft radius. A computer is programmed with the area you are allowed to be in at any given time. If you leave that area then a notice usually through email and page is sent to the Parole officer in charge of your case. At this point you had either have permission or an excellent excuse for leaving your area. Many on house arrest are still allowed to work and arrange a schedule with their Parole officer stipulating when and where they work. Also a persons is allowed to go to the store, gas station, pay bills, and run errands provided they get permission from their Parole officer. The being said they are not allowed to say go to the mall, movies and such.
2007-06-11 14:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by levindis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A clunky anklet rigged with a radio transmitter that communicates with a receiver installed in the house. The receiver is programmed with a distance range where the arrestee must stay within, and it uses phone lines to report the arrestees status (home or not home) back to a central monitoring hub.
There are also GPS Tracking devices.
Instead of radio frequencies, anklets can use GPS. If the arrestee were latched to this model, monitors would know, not only if the arrestee is within their boundaries, but also exactly where inside those boundaries they are at any moment, and where exactly they've been in the past. Law enforcement agencies can use this system to program "hot zones" that offenders are not allowed in. Victims can be provided with pagers that automatically notify them if the offender has crossed a boundary.
There are sometimes exceptions to house arrest which include going to the emergency room, doctors appointments, work, and grocery shopping.
In hopes this answers your question...best wishes.
2007-06-11 14:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually you are fitted with an electronic surveillace device with a GPS to track your movements. You are allowed to go to work, to the grocery, do your errands,and doctors appointments. Other than these things, you are to remain in your home for the duration of your home arrest sentence.
2007-06-11 15:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You stay at your house.
Sometimes the court sets conditions where you are allowed to leave to go to work, the store, church and to attend any court ordered programs.
You will be fitted with a electronic monitoring ankle and if you go somewhere you aren't supposed to, you end up in jail.
2007-06-11 14:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by Kenneth C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are confined to your house.
You wear an ankle bracelet that detects when you leave the house and alerts the police.
2007-06-11 14:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋