Monday, October 30, 2006

Company's software can keep tabs on low-risk offenders online / Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct 2006

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ANASTASIA USTINOVA
"In 32 years as a probation officer, Steve Swan has faced a growing caseload that brought with it a mountain of paperwork. Last year, Swan found money in the county's probation department budget to hire a consultant, Colin Mason, to help him break from the old-fashioned way of doing things. A program developed by Mason's company, Circle7Software, allows Swan to keep in touch with low-risk offenders online as he received reports and fees from them."