The Final Conference of the E-Monitoring Project, entitled “Electronic Monitoring: Present and Future Challenges”, took place on May 9th at the auditorium of the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho, Braga. The event brought together dozens of researchers, professionals, and students to reflect on the current state and future directions of electronic monitoring within criminal…
What is the current state of electronic monitoring, at national and international level? How can its development be anticipated in light of the growth of artificial intelligence systems? What ethical, social and political challenges emerge from its expansion in scope and range? What are the social, family, economic and penal impacts of serving sentences and measures under electronic monitoring? These are some of the questions under discussion.
An article by the research team of the E-Monitoring project was published in the latest edition of Sombras&Luzes, the magazine of the portuguese Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services. The article reflects on measures and penalties under radiofrequency technology, with special emphasis on the coercive measure in electronic surveillance (Obligation to Remain in Housing) based…
In an era marked by the construction of an increasingly digital and technological justice for children, the use of electronic monitoring within child justice systems is a controversial issue. This article examines the projected (non)futures of electronic monitoring in Portugal by exploring the perspectives of relevant stakeholders involved in the child justice system. Our data show that both opposing and supportive perspectives are anchored on four key axes – education, control, environments and conditions, and stigma – that underpin stakeholders’ perceptions of the different challenges, principles and goals that underpin the child justice.
In this chapter, we critically consider electronic monitoring’s potential to constitute a holistic response for (re)integration, (re)settlement, and reducing reoffending.
In recent years, offenders’ supervision has emerged as a new facet of the penal landscape in most Western countries, growing in scale, reach and scope.
Rafaela Granja holds a PhD in Sociology (2015) from the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho.
Andreia Pimentel holds a Master’s degree in Crime, Difference, and Inequality from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho (2022).
Bárbara Seco is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Crime, Difference and Inequality from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho.
Sara Rosado holds a degree in Social Sciences with a specialization in Social Psychology from Universidade Aberta, obtained in 2023.
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