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FL - Sex Offender Tracking Company Loses Bid

Original Article 02/03/2011 By Peter Linton-Smith PASCO COUNTY - There are nearly 3,000 sex offenders walking the streets of Florida and their every move is tracked by Pro Tech, a company based in Pasco County. Pro Tech designs and builds sophisticated tracking devices. It attaches those devices to the ankles of sex offenders. ?We see in one minute intervals everywhere the offender is going,? explained Pro Tech?s President Steve Chapin. ?We can determine the offender?s behavior,? he said. - No you can't determine their behavior. Pro Tech has been tracking sex offenders for 14 years, but it recently lost a bid to renew that contract. A Colorado based company under cut Pro Tech?s bid and won the contract. Now some lawmakers say the effort to save money may be dangerous...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).