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Florida Department of Corrections, Secretary Michael D. Crews

Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Global Positioning and Radio Frequency
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Executive Summary Outcomes

This section provides information on how well offenders completed their supervision / monitoring.

  • Table 3A: Placements in FY 2001-02: Outcomes through 1 Year


    • The percent of total revocations for Community Control (32.7%) is substantially higher than the percent for Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (7.1%) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (25.1%).


    • The highest rate of successful completion (23.5%) comes from those placed on Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring.


    • Almost all all (83.4%) of the revocations for Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring are for technical violations.


    • The percent of offenders absconding within one year of placement was greatest for those on Community Control (4.4%).


    • Overall, nearly one-quarter (19.7%) of offenders were still active after one year, with Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring having the highest percent (21.6%).


  • Table 3B: Community Control Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Offense Group


    • Drug offenders are the most likely to be revoked (36.3%) within the first year of placement on Community Control.


    • Few offenders successfully complete their sentence within a year of placement on Community Control (3.1%).


    • 5.3% of violent offenders were changed to Radio Frequency (RF) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS).


  • Table 3C: Community Control Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Type of Offender


    • Sex offenders are more than half as likely to be revoked (16.2%) within one year of placement on Community Control than other offenders (33.3%).


    • Sex offenders are more likely to still be active within one year (29.6%) than other offenders (19.3%).


    • More Sex offenders (14.1%) were changed to Radio Frequency (RF) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (1.7%, 12.4%) than other offenders (1.0%, 1.4%).


  • Table 3D: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Offense Group


    • The lowest successful completion rates within one year were among offenders in the Drugs Group (13.5%).


    • 10.1% of offenders in the Violent Offense Group were changed to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring.


    • More than one quarter (29.5%) of offenders on Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring received a reduced sentence within one year of placement.


  • Table 3E: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Type of Offender


    • 14.0% of sex offenders have been changed from Radio Frequency (RF) to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring, compared to 6.7% of other types of offenders.


    • More sex offenders (22.8%) than other offender types (16.3%) were still active on Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring within one year.


  • Table 3F: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Offense Group


    • Property offender were more likely to be revoked (34.8%) than any other group within one year of placement on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring.


    • More violent offenders (26.8%) than other offender types were still active on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) within one year of placement on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring.


  • Table 3G: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 2001-02, Outcomes through 1 Year by Type of Offender


    • The common outcome for sex offenders after one year is still active (33.2%).


    • There is a smaller percentage of revocations for sex offenders (19.8%) than for other offenders (27.5%), however, the majority of all revocations are for technical violations.


  • Table 3H: Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years


    • The revocation percent was much lower for Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (12.3%) than for Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (26.3%) or Community Control (41.6%).


    • A higher percentage successfully completed Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (26.5%) within 2 years of placement than completed Community Control (5.3%) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (13.2%).


    • The rate of absconding after 2 years was lowest for Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (0.3%), compared to Community Control (2.6%) and Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (1.6%).


  • Table 3I: Community Control Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years


    • Offenders whose primary offense was in the violent offense group had an overall lower revocation rate (33.4%) compared to the total (41.8%).


    • Violent offenders were more likely to be placed on Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (2.0%) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (3.8%) than any other offense group.


  • Table 3J: Community Control Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years by Type of Offender


    • The most common outcome among sex offenders on Community Control was reduced sentence (45.0%).


    • The most common outcome among other offenders was revocation (42.2%), mostly for technical violations (32.1%).


    • Sex offenders on Community Control were revoked less than half as many times as other offenders for new felonies or misdemeanors.


  • Table 3K: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years by Offense Group


    • 11.2% of violent offenders were changed to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring compared to 5.5% of all other offense groups.


    • Drug offenders were less likely to abscond than violent or property offenders.


  • Table 3L: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years by Type of Offender


    • Sex offenders had a lower revocation rate (9.2%) than other offenders (12.9%).


    • 13.8% of sex offenders were changed to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring compared to 6.5% of other offenders.


  • Table M: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years by Offense Group


    • Drug offenders were more likely to be revoked (35.4%) than violent offenders (24.5%) within two years of placement on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring.


    • More property offenders (15.5%) than other offender types successfully completed on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring within two years of placement.


  • Table 3N: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 2000-01, Outcomes through 2 Years by Type of Offender
    • The most common outcome for sex offenders after two years is reduced sentence (38.9%).


    • There is a smaller percentage of revocations for sex offenders (23.4%) than for other offenders (28.3%), however, the majority of all revocations are for technical violations.


    • Only one sex offender absconded within two years of placement.


  • Table 3O: Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years
    • The revocation percent was lower for Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (13.3%) than for Community Control (44.0%) and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) (30.8%).


    • A higher percentage successfully completed Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (25.2%) within 3 years of placement than completed Community Control (5.9%) or Global Positioning (11.5%).


  • Table 3P: Community Control Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years by Offense Group


    • Offenders whose primary offense was in the violent offense group had an overall lower revocation rate (36.2%) compared to the total (44.3%).


    • Violent offenders were more likely to be placed on Radio Frequency (RF) monitoring (1.6%) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring (4.1%) than any other offense group.


  • Table 3Q: Community Control Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years by Type of Offender


    • The most common outcome among sex offenders on Community Control was reduced sentence (46.3%).


    • The most common outcome among other offenders was revocation (44.9%), mostly for technical violations (33.0%).


    • Sex offenders on Community Control were revoked about half as many times as other offenders for new felonies or misdemeanors.


  • Table 3R: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years


    • Offenders whose primary offense was in the drugs offense group had an overall higher reduced sentence rate (38.3%) compared to the total (34.2%).


    • Property offenders were more likely to abscond and drug offenders were more likely to be revoked than other types of offenders.


  • Table 3S: Radio Frequency (RF) Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years by Type of Offender


    • Sex offenders had a lower revocation rate (6.3%) than other offenders (14.4%).


    • 31.9% of sex offenders were changed to Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) monitoring compared to 4.7% of other offenders.


  • Table 3T: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years


    • Violent offenders were more likely to have a reduced sentence (40.4%) than the total for all offenders (39.2%) within 3 years of placement.


  • Table 3U: Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Placements in FY 1999-00, Outcomes through 3 Years by Type of Offender


    • Sex offenders had a lower revocation rate (22.9%) than other offenders (37.7%).


    • Sex offenders were more likely to have reduced sentences (43.6%) compared to other offenders (34.9%) within 3 years of placement.


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