The familiar stranger: anxiety, comfort, and play in public places
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Behavior wizard: a method for matching target behaviors with solutions
PERSUASIVE'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Persuasive Technology
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Electronic monitoring of offenders is being increasingly used as an alternative to incarceration. Although surveillance and the threat of punishment can temporarily suppress criminal behavior, this strategy has not reduced long-term re-offending. An alternative use of monitoring technology would reward prosocial behavior on a variable schedule. Miniature and inexpensive Bluetooth or WiFi-enabled transceivers can electronically enrich designated environments in order to encourage offenders to attend classes, arrive promptly at work, or make appropriate decisions at critical choice-points in a crime-prone neighborhood. Within the criminal justice system, only small, incremental changes can be expected.