BluTag® Active monitors offenders using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology by providing supervising officers with immediate notifications containing near real-time data. This allows supervising officers to quickly take appropriate action related to the notification.
BluTag® Active is similar in size to a computer mouse and weighs only six ounces. An offender can easily cover the device with a pants leg making it inconspicuous, which reduces vandalism of the equipment and allows for easier re-integration within the community. BluTag® Active is an effective monitoring device for adult offenders and juveniles who require more intensive supervision because supervising officers receive notifications containing near real-time data. Some legal classifications of offenders monitored by BluTag® Active include gang member, habitual parolee, pre-trial defendant, probationer and sex offender.
VeriTracks®: Offender Tracking Application
VeriTracks® is the patented, 100 percent Internet-based tracking application that receives, stores and distributes monitoring data transmitted by BluTag® Active. Supervising officers access VeriTracks® 24/7 using any computer with a high-speed Internet connection. An issue of active GPS monitoring is the amount of data a supervising officer receives. While logged into VeriTracks®, supervising officers select what notifications they want to receive and how they will receive them. They can change these preferences at any time to help them better manage their caseload and resources.
Benefits and Features
When offenders are monitored with BluTag® Active, supervising officers have access to near real-time data 24/7. Benefits and features include:
• In the absence of GPS program violations monitoring data transmits once every 10 minutes.
• Supervising officers receive notification on tamper and zone violations with near real-time data via fax, email, page or text message, whichever is their preference.
• Supervising officers can “ping” the BluTag® Active device assigned to a specific offender to determine his or her current location.
• A secondary motion detection system allows offender location verification in the absence of GPS signals.
• Data transmits from BluTag® Active to VeriTracks®, our Internet-based tracking application, using Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology.
