Protecting Parole Officers

According to the American Probation and Parole Association, two-thirds of convicted criminals are under the supervision of a parole or probation officer in the United States.

Parole officers provide a valuable service to the community and are often required to have good people skills and a sense of critical thinking as situations often arise where they are put in high risk working environments.

High risk work environments left unchecked can be costly to an organization. Unnecessary costs and claims relating to sickness absence, decreased performance and compensation claims can be reduced by implementing a lone mobile worker safety solution such as GuardianMPS.

Many Parole officers will rely on calling a supervisor or coworker alerting them to the risks involved in a visit. The effectiveness of that type of safety measure is based in large part on the availability of supervisors and coworkers, who are often handling their own caseloads and responsibilities.

A user logs an activity before a visit estimating how long it will take to complete, and logs out when done. If there is an overrun on the activity Guardian MPS ‘pings’ them and if there is no reply, a ‘listen live’ feature activates and a respondent dials discreetly into the smartphone to evaluate the situation. The emergency services are immediately dispatched if the situation escalates..