| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 98 === Issues on the recidivism of paroling sexual offender are deeply concerned by the media and often raise the fearness of citizen. The Department of Justice emphasized that the sexual offenders are to be enforced with an electronic monitor which is an overall technique to strengthen the surveillance of the sexual offenders. In the respect, expectantly, the enforcement can prevent the recidivism efficiently. The main purpose of strengthening monitor using is to rev up the offender’s trustfulness in the communities (Renzema,1992). Though the tracking technique of electronic monitor has only seen in movies, today, it has already attempted and is getting popular in more than 10 different countries and regions worldwide. After these grand debates－the traditional insistence and the innovational groundbreaking, the electronic monitor is now performing without surrounding by high wall with barbed wire, as well as overlooking by the heavy manpower at front.
In a means of quality study, there were five guarded-parolee have selected randomly by this research as a purpose to quest the parole-sexual-offenders’ immanent psychological course or experience monde regarding their subjective consciousnesses, attitudes, feelings and value judgment during the probation span. By way of aiming at the conclusion of interview studies, this research has harnessed the SWOT for launching an analysis on each case with an expectation to clarify the preventive efficacies and other effect factors may caused by electronic monitor. Hopefully, this analysis can establish a useful reference for all related departments.
The final research indicates that:
˙The guarded-parolee’s subjective feelings about the electronic monitor:
The frequency of false report is high; the monitor is uncomfortable and unsecured. There are different feelings about the sizes and the weights of the
monitor, but everyone consented that the smaller size, more masked, the better.
˙The psychological facet analysis of the guarded-parolee’s subjective feelings about the electronic monitor during his probation span:
“Acceptance-Without-Alternative” is a common psychological status hold by the guarded-parolee when they have to face the establishment of the electronic monitor. Most of them have strong feeling about being marked. The guarded-parolee with longer sentence are bearing the system most.
˙The lifestyle and work analysis of guarded-parolee’s subjective feelings about the influence by electronic monitor during his probation span:
In the features of lifestyle, the research found that most of guarded-parolee felt their freedom is being restrained; their work and rest have changed and forced into a regular pattern, their activities were also being restrained, less opportunities for going out, and the importance of the family issue has shrugged off; In the features of work, even though the electronic monitor is bothering their work, nevertheless, in general, it can be minimized, and their works will be sustained and stabilized; In fact, if a person heeds his hidden monitor, it rarely will be noticed by others.
˙The interaction analysis of the guarded-parolee’s subjective feelings about the electronic monitor during his probation span:
A residential stabilization or a high acceptance by family is the essential element for a program to be succeeded. The better relationship between the guarded-parolee’s and the family, the higher acceptance could be; The main reason of the family is being bothered and effected by the electronic monitor are: the visit due to wrong report, embarrassing if known by the kinfolks or the friends, causing family members’ mental depress by wearing long pant at home, unable to make a long-haul journey, most activities are being restrained and the parental and the intimate relationships have effected, etc,; In the respects of socializations and interactions, the interstice of interaction has expanded, the social activities have confined and the inclination of dating for the seniors guarded-parolee is also descended by the electronic monitor; During the probation span, the role of probation officer playing is to make a visit when there is wrong report, to solve problems and provide mental support. As far as the interacting with polices has obtained a positive support, the negative feelings of being marked and the possibility of the pivotal factors is spawned.
˙The restraining program analysis of the guarded-parolee’s subjective feelings about the electronic monitor during his probation span:
If a guarded-parolee who violates the probation regulation, he will be processed through a mode in accordance with traditional protection treatment. In the case of a parole is being cancelled, the made decision is the most critical result of a punishment. Most of guarded-parolees are fully awarded of what are the rules should be abided during the probation span, and most have expressed that the consequences of rule-violated have precautionary informed. They all willing to comply with the rules and avert mistakes; regarding the consequences of the parole canceling, most of them felt it is too critical, but whether to execute a more critical treatment against the rule-violated parolee
can actually prevent offenders’ recidivism, they possess a different opinion
˙The guarded-parolee views differently about electronic monitor:
most of them believe the program, indeed, can refrain from rule violation psychologically and can stabilize their behavior become more controllable, but the opposites doubt the preventive efficacy; In the case of who will be the suitable guarded-parolee, they suggested that the program should focus on the high risk group as one without regular residence, a habitual night criminal, an occasional criminal or an intentional criminal, etc,. The preventive monitor has better effects on those with long-term sentence and those are dreaded by the public authority. They also suggest that the program should apply to other high risk groups, such as violent criminal and recidivist thief, etc,.
There are several improvements and suggests have address by this research, hoping that the electronic monitor policy can, under the hierarchy of the criminal justice, be practiced specifically and being contributed:
˙ Establish a subjective assessment criteria for case selection.
˙ Improve the stability, comfort and other issues of the electronic monitor.
˙ Strengthen the functional integration of all departments in order to facilitate the efficacy of crime prevention.
˙ Accelerate the program executor’s expertise.
˙ Definite the sanctions against the rule-violated punishments.
˙ Due to the confinement of electronic monitor’s function and the applicable electronic monitor scope by the law for applying is very limited, so that the preventive destination of recidivating can not be fulfilled efficiently.
˙ During the electronic monitor span, a set of additional treatment or program should be integrated as part of the general program.
˙ Concerning about the privacy is being offended.
˙ The recommendation of guarded-parolee’s suitability.
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