These are difficult to copy when police departments need to circulate them. Digitized photos would be far more useful to local law enforcement in critical situations. Those unable to accommodate digital technology would continue to receive printed photos. The use of electronic monitoring devices will be expanded by the Division of Parole to assist in supervising high-risk offenders. Currently, the law only requires notification to the victims or survivors of specified violent crimes.
Crime victims deserve better.
I will establish a computer system that is automatic and notifies all registered victims of crimes when an offender is released from the custody of the prison system. It is preparing a database for the Internet that will include the inmate's name, crime and commitment information, as well as their parole release dates. The system will go into operation this autumn. The Division of Parole will develop and implement a protocol to provide victims with the name and telephone numbers of the offender's parole officer. This contact with victims will allow parole officers to make better judgments in deciding what conditions should be placed upon the parolee's activities.