Smartphone Applications for Community Supervision

By Osbourne, M., Camello, M., Planty, M., & Russo, J. 

This technology brief is the fourth document in a four-part series (Figure 1) on technologies to support the monitoring and supervision of individuals on pretrial release, probation, and parole (i.e., community supervision). The goal of this series is to offer foundational insights from use cases, examine the challenges of community supervision, highlight example products, and discuss the future of select technologies and their implications for community supervision. This brief focuses on the use of smartphone applications (apps) for individuals on community supervision.  

Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International., 2023. 19p.