DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of injury to women in the U.S. and those that are abused face a 60% chance of repeat assault by their attacker. Law enforcement agencies and the courts strive to help ensure the safety of the victims of domestic violence through supervised release programs and protection orders. However, these approaches can be more easily circumvented by an offender, resulting in additional harm to their victim.
Electronic monitoring programs focused on correlating location data from GPS ankle bracelets worn by offenders and small personal tracking devices for the victim provide an added level of proactive protection to help ensure that victims and their attacker never come in contact. Current GPS technology can be used to create mobile and stationary exclusion zones around a victim or locations, such as their home or work, to provide the victim with a warning if their attacker approaches on of these areas.
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
