Tagging criminals that might re-offend.

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Sorry for another UK- related post, you can assume this applies to your country of residence in your answer.

London mayor has decided to tag 100 criminals convicted of knife related crimes upon release from prison. The tags will be a GPS tracker, feeding information to the police of their whereabouts, and should any criminal reports arise, their details will be flagged up if it’s a match.

The people who will be tagged are criminals who are thought to be potential re-offenders, and this is an attempt to reduce knife crime in the capital.

This will begin on the 18th February this year, and at the moment it’s only a pilot scheme.

What do you think of this idea?