Why Should Monitoring Services be Outsourced to a Service Provider?
Although G4S can supply electronic monitoring technology alone, many customers choose to contract G4S to carry out monitoring services. This covers some or all of the following activities:
- Establishing and running the monitoring center 24/7
- Maintaining electronic monitoring systems and system redundancy
- Inputting participant curfew details
- Installation and recovery of equipment
- Responding to telephone inquiries from participants and justice authorities
- Initial telephone response to recorded violations
- Investigating and reporting violations
- Reporting confirmed violations to various justice authorities
- Witness services for courts
- Equipment management
- Commissioning academic research and organizing seminars for stakeholders
- Producing information leaflets and other publicity information for stakeholders
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with various justice authorities and other stakeholders
- Full accountability
- Low risk
- Greater accountability
- Lower costs
- Faster, trouble free implementation
- Offer incentives for the program to grow
