By John HaysPresident, National Association of Service Providers (NASP) Yesterday, I had the privilege of representing the National Association of Service Providers (NASP) during a national webinar hosted on the American Probation and Parole Association's (APPA) educational platform. Speaking to probation, parole, and community corrections professionals from across the country, we discussed one of the most important issues facing our profession: Matching Monitoring Technologi

For years, the same conversation kept happening. At conferences. During industry meetings. In discussions between service providers, supervising agencies, technology partners, and manufacturers. The question was always the same: Why doesn't our industry have a national association? The electronic monitoring industry has become a critical component of the criminal justice system. Every day, providers work alongside courts, probation departments, sheriff's offices, treatment co