ABSTRACT
As this volume documents, electronic monitoring (EM) has evolved in different ways around the world. In Canada, the evolution of this form of offender monitoring has been relatively gradual. The technology has moved from the correctional sphere to the domain of sentencing without attracting controversy among criminal justice professionals or the general public. In this respect, Canada has yet to experience some of the heated debates about the utility of this form of technological monitoring. As well, the federal nature of the country has meant that EM is currently employed very differently across the country.
