Study on after-care system for probanden over smartphone

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Criminal law
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: ONAGI Akihiro 北海道大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60274685)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 刑法 / 刑事政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Way of aftercare to promote the social reintegration of inmates, it has become an important issue of criminal policy. In this study, by possession and using of a smartphone to probationers and parolees, as well as to develop a system that electronic monitored by the outgoing signal, I aim to improve the quality of communication with the volunteer probation officers, the prevention of recidivism and the smoothly rehabilitation as the aftercare. I reached to the conclusion that utilizing the smartphone as such criminal policy implementation tool should now be seriously considered.

Free Research Field

刑事法学