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New technology cracking the cycle of crime
Lancashire Police say their use of new GPS tracking technology to track their most prolific offenders has helped them cut costs and the crime rate.
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- Matt O'Donoghue, ITV News
Exclusive: The criminals who say sat nav-style technology is transforming their lives for the better
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Two offenders who admit they've committed thousands of burglaries have volunteered to have a tag monitored by a GPS system.
The force is one of the first in the country to use it and claims the new method is saving police time and money.
Matt O'Donoghue has this exclusive report:
New technology cracking the cycle of crime
Lancashire Police say their use of new GPS tracking technology to track their most prolific of offenders has helped them cut their bills and their crime rate.
The tracking bracelets have helped some of their worst criminals go straight and slashed more than £800,000 from the policing bill.
The tags enable police to monitor where people are and where they have been:
Watch below Inspector Joanne Keay of Lancashire Police explain how the force is using GPS technology.