Remote virtual supervision system
An apparatus and method that enables a case officer to remotely monitor probationers. The remote supervision server receives GPS data/time-date data/text/audio/video reporting periodically from the parolees and probationers and the GPS data/time-date data/text/audio/video reporting is analyzed. The remote supervision server will send an alert to the case officer if a suspicious behavior is detected. If no suspicious behavior is detected, the remote supervision server will store the analysis result and send a notification to the case officer. The case officer can then check the audio/video reporting and the analysis result later. The remote supervision server also calculates the likelihood of recidivism for each post-release supervised client, parolee or probationer and advises the officer of such risk in order of greatest risk to lowest risk.
1. A method for calculating possibility of recidivism comprising the steps of:
receiving, by a data communication controller, information for a probationer from third agencies;
receiving, by the data communication controller, a report from the probationer;
analyzing, by an analyzer, the report from the probationer to produce an analysis result;
calculating a possibility of recidivism for the probationer based on the analysis result and the information from the third agencies;
sending an alert to a case officer assigned to the probationer if a high possibility of recidivism is calculated;
comparing the possibility of recidivism with any past analysis result if the possibility of recidivism does not indicate high possibility of recidivism;
sending the alert to the case officer if a discrepancy between the possibility of recidivism and a past analysis result is calculated by the analyzer;
sending a notification to the case officer if no discrepancy between the possibility of recidivism and past analysis results is discovered by the analyzer; and
storing the analysis result in the storage.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving the report from the probationer is repeated periodically.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
sending an alert to the case officer assigned to the probationer if the report is not received at a scheduled regular interval.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third agencies comprise law enforcement agency, school, and social service agency.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information for the probationer from the third agencies comprises at least one of following: past criminal records, employment status, school enrollment, housing status, participation status in training or rehabilitation programs, and substance use.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the report from the probationer comprises multi-media data.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a communication device, an access request,
retrieving the information for the probationer and the analysis result from the data communication controller, and
displaying, the information for the probationer and the analysis result to the case officer.