Quote Originally Posted by slapout9
...There may be some good intelligence collected if it is shared with the Police and not just kept inside the Probation department. GPS is a fantastic tool for LE but I don't think it is really going to do much for them in this case....
The GTF I worked with included a couple of guys from Probation - but the real intel potential was never explored or exploited, beyond selecting individuals for random parole searches. The parole searches themselves offered opportunities, but they were carried out clumsily with no intel collection conducted beyond the obvious aspects of parole violation. In this case, GPS provides an additional layer, and could provide some very interesting data for analysis. But I agree with you - unless the analysts and investigators in Nashville are really doing something seriously different, and they've broken through the traditional turf barriers, the additional info won't provide a substantial advantage beyond the deterrent value on the individual tagged.