Bülow William
Department of Philosophy and History, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Teknikringen 78B, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden,
Sci Eng Ethics. 2014 Jun;20(2):505-18. doi: 10.1007/s11948-013-9462-3. Epub 2013 Aug 24.
This paper considers electronic monitoring (EM) a promising alternative to imprisonment as a criminal sanction for a series of criminal offenses. However, little has been said about EM from an ethical perspective. To evaluate EM from an ethical perspective, six initial ethical challenges are addressed and discussed. It is argued that since EM is developing as a technology and a punitive means, it is urgent to discuss its ethical implications and incorporate moral values into its design and development.
