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Ministry of Justice Lithuania. GPS Offender Monitoring: Advantages and Benefits. Agenda. SecureAlert & euromicron Electronic Offender Monitoring & Financial Benefits GPS Monitoring vs RF house arrest Monitoring Service based on ReliaTrack System
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Ministry of JusticeLithuania GPS Offender Monitoring: Advantages and Benefits
Agenda • SecureAlert & euromicron • Electronic Offender Monitoring & Financial Benefits • GPS Monitoring vs RF house arrest • Monitoring Service based on ReliaTrack System • Scalability of supervision within one system,Alcohol Monitoring as add-on
SecureAlert & euromicron: Overview Who We Are • A publicly-held U.S. Corporation that has been providingGPS Offender Monitoring Solutions since 2006 • All development, manufacturing and service are located in Utah • Exclusively focused on Offender Management Solutions – to over 600 agencies - direct, subsidiaries and distributors • euromicron as the exclusive partner for almost all European countries What We Do • Provide cost-effective monitoring for both non-violent and high-risk adults and juvenile offenders • Help increase officer productivity; streamline offender monitoring workflow; meet budgetary constraints How We Do It • Utilizing the ReliaTrack GPS device combined with our live, intervention Monitoring Center and intuitive, web-based software • Providing 24/7 customer support via our corporate Help Desk
Whom we are serving today • USA: 22.000 offenders engagedto case management or electronicGPS monitoring (almost 5.000) inFlorida, Mississippi, Minnesota,Wisconsin, Kentucky • Brasil (Rio Grande do Sul): 200offenders on GPS monitoring, upto 800 to be ordered; Pernambucoand Santa Caterina will follow • Bahamas: 500 offenders on GPSmonitoring, up to 2000 to be ordered • Alaska: 450 devices for GPSmonitoring under negotiation • Canada: pilot project • Middle America: 2000 devices forGPS monitoring under negotiation
Electronic Monitoring,Financial Benefits* • Costs of prison are about 6 times higher than costs of EM • Electronic Monitoring (EM) reduces offenders risk of failure by 31% • In addition, GPS monitoring results in 6% fewer supervision failuresvs house arrest based on RF technology • Offenders can pay for EM • Agents report that EM goals and objectives were being met, i.e. • Alternative to imprisonment • reduce recidivism • protect public and victims of crime • compliance to terms and conditions of supervision (absconding, violations of court imposed conditions of supervision, re-offending) • Recidivism significantly reduced by EM, especially if online voice communication with offender (direct intervention) can be used • Statewide 24h / 7d Monitoring Center has significantly reduced the number of minor alerts (and costs) to be handled by officers * Study of Florida State University (January 2010), 6 additional studies (1990 until 2006), field study Germany (2002 until 2010)
GPS versus RF Monitoring* • House Arrest (RF Monitoring) only indicates “digital” information(offender at house / not at house) • Information lost if offender left house arrest zone without permission(no GPS tracking) • No inclusion zone / exclusion zone capabilities • Usage of RF versus GPS (Florida State): * Study of Florida State University (January 2010), 6 additional studies (1990 until 2006), field experience Utah County (2. quarter 2010)
ReliaTrack • Single-unit device • Real-time tracking and alarm notification • SMS communication of alarms when data channel not available • On-board two/three-way voice communication • Enhanced GPS technology • Assisted GPS (A-GPS) • High immunity to jamming • Automated cross-carrier cellular technology • Monitoring levels: passive, active, intervention • Siren and audio/vibration alerts • Waterproof • European CE-Certification • Reliability of 99,7% ReliaTrack provides the means for your agency to track, locate AND communicate with offenders in real-time
SecureCuff & Standard Strap • SecureCuff • Unique to SecureAlert (patent-pending) • Specifically for high-risk offenders • Encased, hardened stainless-steel bands (extreme cut-resistance) • Embedded fiber-optic strand (tamper alarm immediately generated when compromised) • Installed utilizing security screws that require specialty torque driver/bit (provided by SecureAlert) • hypoallergenic • Standard Strap • soft and flexible plastic band, tri-braided stainless steel cabling • all other features like SecureCuff
HomeAware Beacon (Cellular) • Working in conjunction with our ReliaTrack Solution • in-house monitoring based on RF technology • cellular in conjunction with ankle bracelet,so no land line required • no external power required • Tamper-resistant • easy set-up • approx. 200+ days battery life • multiple use scenarios • one beacon for multiple devices • multiple beacons for one device
ReliaTrack Software • Web-based • Google Maps™ mapping interface • Real-time and historical offender tracking information • Ability to view tracking of multiple offenders • Satellite, hybrid, standard, street-level mapping views • Simple interface for creating, editing, scheduling inclusion/exclusion zones • Single-event Crime Scene Correlation • Offender information and case management storage • Customizable reports The ReliaTrack Software was designed with the user in mind and allows your staff to view the real-time location of offenders – anytime, anywhere Inclusion zone and Scheduling Editor
Conclusion • GPS Offender Monitoring: • saves money of community: prison costs are 6 times higher than EM costs according to Florida study • effective option: offender can pay by himself for the solution • is supports reintegration as alternative to Non-Imprisonment • ensures safe community and reliability • Add-on: Solution for Alcohol Monitoring & Home Arrest