Offender Electronic Monitoring Program Compliance Assessment and Program Revision

Abstract

An electronic monitoring device and system uses a wearable monitoring device in conjunction with an associated smartphone's location services to track a person's location. Cameras or biometric sensors associated with the smartphone allow incremental responses to apparent violations by requiring the wearer to check-in using a photograph, biometric data, GPS location, and other relevant information. The system optimizes compliance by tracking KPIs and using predictive analytics to adjust compliance programs as they apply to client throughout the system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for monitoring a tracked person, the system comprising:
 a monitoring computer;   a memory comprising a compliance program specifying a schedule of check-in events for a tracked person; and   a mobile client device associated with the tracked person, comprising a positioning system configured to sense a location of the mobile client device, and communicatively coupled, by way of a communications network, to the monitoring computer,   the mobile client device configured to:
 present, in accordance with the schedule of check-in events of the compliance program, requests for check-in by the tracked person; and 
 send, to the monitoring computer by way of the communications network, 
   tracking data comprising: location information, equipment information, and check-in information, the location information indicative of a location of the mobile client device determined based on a location of the mobile client device sensed by the positioning system, the equipment information indicative of a condition of the mobile client device, and the check-in information indicative of check-in events performed using the mobile client device,   the monitoring computer configured to:
 determine, based on the tracking data, violation data for the tracked person, the violation data comprising indication of one or more location-related violations for the tracked person, one or more equipment-related violation for the tracked person, or one or more check-in-related violation for the tracked person; 
 aggregate the violation data associated with the tracked person with additional violation data associated with a plurality of other tracked persons to generate aggregated violation data; 
 determine, based on the aggregated violation data, behavioral patterns; 
 determine, based on the behavioral patterns determined, a behavior model; 
 determine, based on the violation data, a number of violations associated with the tracked person, 
 determine whether the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies a violation threshold; 
 in response to determining that the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies the violation threshold, revise, based on the behavior model, the compliance program to generate a revised compliance program that includes a modified schedule of check-in events; and 
 notify, by way of the mobile client device, the tracked person of check-in related events in accordance with the modified schedule of check-in events of the revised compliance program. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring computer is further configured to:
 determine, based on the location information from the mobile client device and location violation parameters defined by the compliance program, whether a location-related violation has occurred and whether the location-related violation has been corrected in a predetermined amount of time;   send, to the mobile client device in response to determining that a location-related violation has occurred, warning information for the location-related violation, wherein the mobile client device is configured to present, in response to receiving the warning information, a warning for the location-related violation; and   record, in response to determining that the location-related violation has not been corrected in a predetermined amount of time, a record of the location-related violation in violation data associated with the tracker person.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the location violation parameters defined by the compliance program comprise geo-fencing zones indicating at least one of a permitted zone or a restricted zone, and wherein determining that a location-related violation has occurred comprises determining that a location of the mobile client device is inside or outside of the geo-fencing zones. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the location violation parameters defined by the compliance program comprise a threshold victim distance, and wherein determining that a location-related violation has occurred comprises determining that a location of the mobile client device is within the threshold victim distance of a location of a victim. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring computer is further configured to:
 determine, based on the equipment information received from the mobile client device and equipment violation parameters defined by the compliance program, whether an equipment-related violation has occurred; and   record, in response to determining that an equipment-related violation has occurred, a record of the location-related violation in the violation data associated with the tracked person.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the equipment-related information comprises at least one of band status, band battery level, or phone battery level, and wherein determining that an equipment-related violation has occurred comprises determining that at least one of a band tamper violation, a band battery violation, or a phone battery violation has occurred. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring computer is further configured to:
 determine, based on the check-in information received from the mobile client device and check-in violation parameters defined by the compliance program, whether a check-in-related violation has occurred;   record, in response to determining that a check-in-related violation has occurred, a record of the check-in-related violation in the violation data associated with the tracker person; and   report the location-related violation, the equipment-related violation, or the check-in-related violation to a supervisor device for presentation to the supervisor of the tracked person.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein determining that a check-in-related violation has occurred comprises determining that the tracked person has failed to respond within a predetermined amount of time to a check-in request provided by way of the mobile client device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein a check-in comprises at least one of a photo check-in, a video check-in, a voice check-in, or a biometric check-in by way of the mobile client device, and wherein determining that a check-in-related violation has occurred comprises determining that the tracked person has failed to respond by way of a photo check-in, a video check-in, a voice check-in, or a biometric check-in by way of the mobile client device in response to a check-in request provided by way of the mobile client device. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile client device comprises a smartphone. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile client device further comprises a wearable device paired with the smartphone. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the client device comprises a wearable device comprising cellular capabilities and the location sensor comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile client device configured to:
 receive from the monitoring system, by way of the communications network, geo-fencing parameters indicating permitted or restricted locations for the tracked person;   determine, based on a location of the mobile client device sensed by the positioning system, a current location of the mobile client device;   compare the current location of the mobile client device to the permitted locations or the restricted locations for the tracked person to determine whether the current location of the mobile client device corresponds to the permitted or restricted locations for the tracked person specified by the geo-fencing parameters; and   in response to determining that the current location of the mobile client device corresponds to the restricted locations for the tracked person or does not correspond the permitted locations for the tracked person, send, to the monitoring system by way of the communications network, an indication of a location violation.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile client device is configured to:
 receive, from the monitoring system by way of the communications network, second geo-fencing parameters for the tracked person indicating second permitted or restricted locations for the tracked person;   store, in the memory, the second geo-fencing parameters for the tracked person;   determine, based on a second location of the mobile client device sensed by the positioning system, a second current location of the mobile client device;   compare the second current location of the mobile client device to the second permitted locations or the second restricted locations for the tracked person to determine whether the second current location of the mobile client device corresponds to the second permitted or restricted locations for the tracked person specified by the second geo-fencing parameters; and   in response to determining that the second current location of the mobile client device corresponds to the second restricted locations for the tracked person or does not correspond the second permitted locations for the tracked person, send, to the monitoring system by way of the communications network, an indication of a second location violation.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein determining that the second current location of the mobile client device corresponds to the second restricted locations for the tracked person or does not correspond the second permitted locations for the tracked person comprises determining that location of the mobile client device, including the second current location of the mobile client device, has corresponded to the second restricted locations for the tracked person for at least a threshold amount of time or determining that location of the mobile client device, including the second current location of the mobile client device, has not corresponded to the second permitted locations for the tracked person for at least a threshold amount of time. 
     
     
         16 . A method for monitoring a tracked person, the method comprising:
 presenting, by a mobile client device associated with a tracked person and in accordance with a schedule of check-in events for the tracked person specified by a compliance program, requests for check-in by the tracked person, the mobile client device comprising a positioning system configured to sense a location of the mobile client device, and the mobile client device communicatively coupled to the monitoring computer by way of a communications network;   sending, by the mobile client device to the monitoring computer by way of the communications network, tracking data comprising: location information, equipment information, and check-in information, the location information indicative of a location of the mobile client device determined based on a location of the mobile client device sensed by the positioning system, the equipment information indicative of a condition of the mobile client device, and the check-in information indicative of check-in events performed using the mobile client device,   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the tracking data, violation data for the tracked person, the violation data comprising indication of one or more location-related violations for the tracked person, one or more equipment-related violation for the tracked person, or one or more check-in-related violation for the tracked person;   aggregating, by the monitoring computer, the violation data associated with the tracked person with additional violation data associated with a plurality of other tracked persons to generate aggregated violation data;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the aggregated violation data, behavioral patterns;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the behavioral patterns determined, a behavior model;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the violation data, a number of violations associated with the tracked person,   determining, by the monitoring computer whether the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies a violation threshold;   in response to determining that the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies the violation threshold, revising, by the monitoring computer based on the behavior model, the compliance program to generate a revised compliance program that includes a modified schedule of check-in events; and   notifying, by way of the mobile client device, the tracked person of check-in related events in accordance with the modified schedule of check-in events of the revised compliance program.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to cause the following operations for monitoring a tracked person:
 presenting, by a mobile client device associated with a tracked person and in accordance with a schedule of check-in events for the tracked person specified by a compliance program, requests for check-in by the tracked person, the mobile client device comprising a positioning system configured to sense a location of the mobile client device, and the mobile client device communicatively coupled to the monitoring computer by way of a communications network;   sending, by the mobile client device to the monitoring computer by way of the communications network, tracking data comprising: location information, equipment information, and check-in information, the location information indicative of a location of the mobile client device determined based on a location of the mobile client device sensed by the positioning system, the equipment information indicative of a condition of the mobile client device, and the check-in information indicative of check-in events performed using the mobile client device,   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the tracking data, violation data for the tracked person, the violation data comprising indication of one or more location-related violations for the tracked person, one or more equipment-related violation for the tracked person, or one or more check-in-related violation for the tracked person;   aggregating, by the monitoring computer, the violation data associated with the tracked person with additional violation data associated with a plurality of other tracked persons to generate aggregated violation data;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the aggregated violation data, behavioral patterns;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the behavioral patterns determined, a behavior model;   determining, by the monitoring computer based on the violation data, a number of violations associated with the tracked person,   determining, by the monitoring computer whether the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies a violation threshold;   in response to determining that the number of violations associated with the tracked person satisfies the violation threshold, revising, by the monitoring computer based on the behavior model, the compliance program to generate a revised compliance program that includes a modified schedule of check-in events; and   notifying, by way of the mobile client device, the tracked person of check-in related events in accordance with the modified schedule of check-in events of the revised compliance program.