Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions 3rd Edition

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions 3rd Edition

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions is a strategy report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments on the use of RF and GPS tracking solutions in the criminal justice systems in Europe, North America and South America. This report provides you with 70 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions 3rd Edition

Electronic monitoring (EM) programmes was first introduced in the US in the early 1980s. Today,EM is an established alternative to detention across Europe and North America and in someLatin American countries. EM can be used in various stages of the criminal justice system,including at pre-trial, at sentencing and following a period of incarceration. There are twodominant technologies used for electronic monitoring – Radio Frequency (RF) and GPS. RFtechnology was the first technology to be used, enabling agencies to remotely monitor ifoffenders sentenced to home curfew complied with the rules of the programme. RF-basedsystems are today the most common type of solution in most European countries. In the US,Brazil and other countries in Latin America, GPS-based solutions are more common.

A number of private companies are involved in the EM market, including developing, supplyingand installing equipment, providing monitoring services as well as other supporting services. InNorth America, Latin America and in some European jurisdictions, private sector companies areresponsible for most parts of the EM programme. In the majority of European countries, privatecompanies mainly supply equipment and software while public authorities are responsible forinstallation, field services, monitoring and enforcement. Leading providers of EM equipment and services include US-based BI Inc. (GEO Group), Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring, Sentinel Offender Services, SCRAM Systems, Securus Technologies, Shadowtrack and Track Group; UK-based Buddi; Israel-based SuperCom; Poland-based Enigma (COMP); Switzerland-based Geosatis; and Brazil-based Spacecom and Synergye.

The average daily caseload of monitored individuals in Europe, North America and Latin America amounted to about 64,000, 518,000 and 130,000 respectively during 2023. Berg Insight estimates that the number of daily users will grow to 94,000 in Europe, 680,000 in North America and 239,000 in Latin America by 2028. The market value in 2023 reached US$ 226 million in Europe, US$ 1.3 billion in North America and US$ 76 million in Latin America. The total market value in the three regions combined is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 7.2 percent from US$_1.6 billion in 2023 to US$ 2.3 billion in 2028.