TRUANT STUDENTS
According to the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, decades of research have identified a clear link between truancy, adult criminality, and incarceration. With 80% of incarcerated adults having never completed high school, controlling truancy is imperative to minimizing the potential for future criminal offenses.
To combat the problem of truancy and reduce the likelihood of future criminal offenses, family courts and truancy officers have begun to implement structured electronic monitoring programs to help ensure students are in school at the appropriate times. Electronic monitoring programs in the form of GPS tethers and GPS ankle bracelets have proven to be an invaluable asset in helping control truancy.
The use of GPS monitoring units tied to sophisticated tracking and mapping software helps ensure that student are at specific locations (home, school, work, etc.) at specific times. While electronic monitoring is an effective means of reducing truancy, not all electronic monitoring solutions are the same. Only Omnilink provides a tracking solution that leverages dual GPS and cellular tracking to provide officials with unparalleled level of visibility into a problematic truant's activities.
The Device
- A single-piece ankle bracelet
- Active GPS and assisted GPS tracking 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 tracking truants
The Software: FocalPoint™
- Monitoring and tracking location data for the truant from any Internet access point
- Tracking a truant student's proximity to criminal associates, victims or restricted locations
- Instant alerts for zone violations, amperage drops or other non-compliant behaviors
- Automatic increase in tracking frequency when an offender leaves an inclusion zone or enters an exclusion zone
