0 an electronic device that is fastened around the ankle of a person who has committed a crime, so that the police know where that person is:
He was locked away for joyriding and currently wears an electronic ankle tag to make sure he stays out of further trouble.
Official figures reveal that almost 2,000 offenders a year escape monitoring by tampering with ankle tags or tearing them off.
He had been fitted with an ankle tag, which he had removed and dumped in a park in North Manchester.
Under the scheme, persistent criminals will be fitted with special electronic ankle tags and monitored 24 hours a day.
