GPS Technology: An Effective Tool to Monitor High-Risk Domestic Violence Offenders

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Thursday, March 5, 2009
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST

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The life of Cindy Bischof will never be forgotten thanks to her brother Michael. Although Cindy had two orders of protection against her ex-boyfriend, he tracked her down at work and murdered her outside of her office. Michael Bischof has turned the tragic loss of his sister Cindy into a campaign to improve the effectiveness of orders of protection through GPS monitoring of dangerous offenders. Join us as Diane Rosenfeld of Harvard Law School and Michael Bischof share their efforts to promote legislation authorizing states to use GPS monitoring to track violent domestic violence offenders.

Leading the discussion:

Diane Rosenfeld is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School and former Senior Counsel for the Violence Against Women Office (now Office on Violence Against Women) at the US Department of Justice. She is involved in the national effort to promote the use of GPS monitoring of high-risk domestic violence offenders.

Michael Bischof is the founder of the Cindy Bischof Memorial Foundation, established in memory of his beloved sister, Cindy. He has been a national advocate for better protection of domestic violence victims through new laws authorizing GPS, and led the effort in Illinois that resulted in the Cindy Bischof Domestic Violence Surveillance Act.

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