JSOC Law For Preventing Repeat Sexual Or Violent Crimes Takes Effect

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by Namo Vananupong

BANGKOK (NNT) - The bill aimed at preventing repeat criminal offenses relating to sexual or violent crimes, known as the JSOC bill, has taken effect. There are currently 17,807 inmates who fall under the stipulations of the new law.

 

Justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin held a press conference announcing the enforcement of the JSOC law. He said the new law is of great importance to fostering safety within society.

 

By making use of surveillance and monitoring of persons who previously committed a sexual or violent crime, the law will become one of the tools for crime prevention. Mr. Somsak added that society will feel less threatened by dangerous persons. There are two major measures employed by this law.

 

These include medical undertakings to treat the crime perpetrators while they are in prison and surveillance of these individuals after they have completed their sentence.

 

JSOC is the abbreviation for Justice Safety Observation Ad hoc Center, which was set up by the Ministry of Justice to monitor certain inmates after their release.

 

The justice minister explained that those under surveillance will have an EM bracelet attached to them for a maximum of 10 years. The person may be detained immediately by police officers or certain other officials if they exhibit risky behavior.

 

Detention may last no more than 48 hours although the person may be entered into a probation period. The court may be asked to approve an emergency detention period lasting no more than 7 additional days. 3 years of additional prison term may be considered for some perpetrators instead of placing them under surveillance.

 

Mr. Somsak said the target groups for the JSOC law include individuals who committed sexual crimes, bodily harm, kidnapping, or detention of others.

 

Information from the Department of Corrections indicates there are 17,807 inmates who fall under the stipulations of the JSOC law. 5,683 are jailed for sexual crimes, 12,068 are serving time for crimes relating to bodily harm and 56 are in prison for the detention of others.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230124092049863

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2023-01-24

 

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[HuskerDo2]

Another stunningly stupid idea. Firstly, they won't be able to watch these people everywhere they go. Are they going to assign 3 police each day to follow them in 8 hour shifts? This makes no sense.

 

For people who have been convicted of sexual crimes, the punishment should be they are neutered so there is no desire to commit such a crime in the future.

[Peabody]

To be applied retroactively?

 

[kingstonkid]

While I think there are flaws in this plan I think it is a better way of solving the over crowding in prisons than the systems set up in California and NYC ie cashless bail .

Thine advantage is that in theory instead of cops going out trying to find out if somchai was in the area and where he went much like Google they will know where he goes and when.  That is if course until somchai figures out how to hack the system.

[bangon04]

Remind us..... who owns the company making and supplying the bracelets??  Do they have any Covid bracelets left in stock?

 

Wait for the annual R Pardon for the sex offenders..........

[Dazkkk]

How about this law CHCO.  

CUT HIS COCK OFF. 

 

Works in 100% of cases where perverted men are involved and no need for stupid wrist bands. ????

Edited January 24, 2023 by Dazkkk