DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS
Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury to women in the U.S. with a 60% chance of a victim being assaulted by their attacker even after law enforcement is involved. This data is a sobering reminder of an all too familiar scenario for law enforcement: domestic violence offenders are released from custody and immediately return to attack their victims with tragic consequences. Protection orders have the best of intentions, however, an offender may still spend too much time in locations close to the victim, and officers need to know when this is happening.
To reduce the risk of repeated violence against domestic violence victims, law enforcement agencies have implemented structured electronic monitoring programs to effectively track defendants, offenders and/or victims. Electronic monitoring programs in the form of GPS tethers and GPS ankle bracelets for offenders or defendants, combined with small personal tracking devices for the victim, have proven to be an invaluable asset in the success of domestic violence offender monitoring.
Law enforcement has found electronic monitoring to be an invaluable tool in helping ensure the safety of domestic violence victims; however, not all electronic monitoring solutions are the same. Omnilink's domestic violence monitoring solution gives officers the ability to monitor an offender's movements in relation to those of his or her victim, regardless if they are indoors or outdoors. With a combination of a one-piece offender monitoring device, a small device the victim carries and Omnilink's mobile exclusion zones monitoring technology, officers can monitor the proximity of offenders to their victims. If an offender gets too close to a victim's house, place of work , or gets too close to the victim's mobile exclusion zone, officers and the victim are notified.
The Omnilink electronic monitoring solution for domestic violence includes:
- Mobile exclusion zones relating the offender's monitoring device and the device carried by the victim
- Historical data that officials can analyze to identify offenders who are in the vicinity of their victim too often
- Notification for law enforcement when the offender enters a restricted location
- Dual GPS and cellular technology that tracks outdoors and indoors
The Device
- A single-piece ankle bracelet worn by the defendant or offender and a small personal tracking device carried by the victim
- Active GPS and assisted GPS data triangulation providing indoor and outdoor tracking
The Service
- 24/7 monitoring center staffed with Omnilink Certified Professionals
- Remote diagnostics
- Ongoing technical support
- Detailed documentation for system use in domestic violence cases
The Software: FocalPoint™
- Defendant/offender and victim monitoring and tracking data from any Internet access point
- Tracking of proximity to restricted locations
- Instant alerts for zone violations, amperage drops or other non-compliant behaviors
- Automatic increase in tracking frequency when a defendant leaves an inclusion zone or enters an exclusion zone
