Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions 2nd edition

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions 2nd 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 2nd 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 and public authorities are involved in the provisioning of EM,including supplying and installing equipment, providing monitoring as well as undertakingenforcement. In North America, Latin America and in some European jurisdictions, private sectorcompanies are highly involved. In most European countries, private companies mainly supplyequipment and software while public authorities are responsible for installation, monitoring andenforcement. Leading providers of EM equipment and services include US-based BI Inc. (GEOGroup), Sentinel Offender Services, SCRAM Systems, Securus Technologies, Shadowtrack andTrack Group; UK-based Buddi and G4S (Allied Universal); Israel-based Attenti (Allied Universal)and SuperCom; and Brazil-based Spacecom and Synergye.

The average daily caseload of monitored individuals in Europe, North America and Latin America amounted to about 50,000, 371,000 and 96,000 respectively during 2021. Berg Insight estimates that the number of daily users will grow to 77,000 in Europe, 821,000 in North America and 184,000 in Latin America by 2026. The market value in 2021 reached US$ 947 million in North America, US$ 224 million in Europe and US$ 75 million in Latin America. The total market value in the three regions combined is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent from US$ 1.2 billion in 2021 to US$ 2.1 billion in 2026.