Cost Effective Monitoring That Ensures Public Safety & Offender Compliance

Location Monitoring in Bossier, Natchitoches, Shreveport, Alexandria & Monroe, LA

EM Systems utilizes location monitoring technologies with industry best security measures that ensure the highest level of public safety and offender accountability. We currently provide location monitoring services in Bossier, Natchitoches, Alexandria, Northern Louisiana, Central Louisiana, and East Texas, with headquarters in Shreveport, LA. The services we provide, and the technologies that we recommend, are tailored to each agency's needs and the underlying population being monitored, including:

Court Ordered Location Monitoring

EM Systems has extensive experience working with judges, district attorneys, law enforcement, and program administrators to tailor location monitoring services and reporting requirements to satisfy each agency's needs. Court ordered monitoring often utilizes our Buddi Smart Tag ankle monitor, the safest, most reliable, and most secure GPS device on the market.

Domestic Violence

For domestic violence cases, the Buddi Smart Tag ankle monitor provides industry leading safety measures that protects victims and holds offenders accountable. The victim can also sign up for the Buddi Clip , which creates a "mobile" geo-zone around the victim, allowing victims to receive an early warning notification if they are in close proximity to the offender when traveling outside of an established exclusion zone.

Juvenile Monitoring

For juvenile monitoring, in addition to using the Buddi Smart Tag ankle monitor, we also offer V-Check, an app based video check-in technology that allows for high levels of supervision and accountability, without the need for wearing an ankle monitor.

Bondsman Ordered

We provide electronic monitoring services to bondsmen to help (i) mitigate their risk for large bonds and / or higher-risk offenders, and (ii) satisfy court ordered requirements for clients required to wear a GPS monitor.

Home Incarceration Programs

According to the Bureau of Prisons, recent home incarceration programs had lower than 1% recidivism rate when coupled with appropriate electronic monitoring. These programs allow low-risk inmates to be monitored at home at a fraction of the cost of being detained at jail, freeing up space in overcrowded jails and saving taxpayer dollars. Utilizing the Buddi Smart Tag technology and advanced back-end monitoring systems, we are able to provide the highest level of security for home incarceration programs.

Pre-trial Monitoring Programs

It's common for correction facilities in the areas we service to have pre-trial detainees represent 50% or more of the total inmate population. Similar to home incarceration programs, pre-trial monitoring programs allow lower risk inmates awaiting trial to be monitored electronically for a fraction of the cost of occupying space in jail. We work with agencies to create pre-trial monitoring programs from scratch. We also work with agencies to take over and / or enhance pre-trial monitoring programs that they already have in place.

Probation Monitoring

We offer a range of electronic monitoring services for probation monitoring. The Buddi Smart Tag , V-Check, and AB Kiosk, technologies can be utilized based on the needs of the agency and the risk profile of the individuals being monitored.

As part of the electronic monitoring services we provide, EM Systems is responsible for supplying, installing, removing, and maintaining all location monitoring equipment.

EM Systems is also responsible for all location monitoring and reporting, ensuring that offenders are abiding by the terms of the program and that violations are being handled as directed by the District Attorney's Office / Judges / Law Enforcement Agency overseeing the program.

Learn More About Our Industry-Leading Location Monitoring Technologies

At EM Systems, we are constantly evaluating new technologies, allowing us to bring best in class location monitoring technologies to all of the agencies we service

Buddi Smart Tag Ankle Monitor

The Buddi Smart Tag is the safest, most reliable GPS device on the market, with best in class security measures, including:

  • Strap Cut Prevention: The Buddi Smart Tag comes with a kevlar and steel infused strap that prevents strap cuts and is one of the most secure GPS devices on the market. By addressing the critical "strap cut" issue so prevalent in adult and juvenile offenders, it ensures higher levels of public safety and offender accountability. It also significantly reduces the number of officer response hours attempting to locate offenders who have absconded.
  • Unmatched Combination of Comfort, Compact Design, and Security: While the kevlar and steel infused strap ensures a high level of security, the strap has a soft silicon outer skin that makes it one of the most compact, lightweight, and comfortable electronic monitoring devices on the market.
  • Industry Leading Battery Life: The Buddi Smart Tag has a 5 day battery life that minimizes battery charge risk. A home beacon is integrated into the charging dock, switching the device to RF technology at home. This extends battery life to industry leading levels of 5 days or more and improves location accuracy for curfew / house arrest.
  • Wireless Charging: The Buddi Smart Tag's innovative design gives individuals significantly more freedom, allowing for an on-body charger to be clipped onto the device to charge wherever the individual goes.
  • Device Can Be Fully Immersed In Water: The Buddi Smart Tag is fully waterproof to IP68 standards, carrying the highest degree of protection against liquid, dust, and solids. Not only does this allow for taking showers or baths without an issue, but it allows for prosocial activities and exercise that involve water, like swimming in a lake or pool, that support overall mental and physical wellbeing - without compromising the integrity of the gps device.
  • Fewer Comm Less Events:The Buddi Smart Tag offers better location monitoring coverage and fewer comm loss events due to integrated location monitoring utilizing RF, GPS, GSM, & Wi-Fi technologies AND dual roaming SIMs compatible with 2G, 3G, 4G & LTE on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Use Cases:

The Buddi Smart Tag ankle monitor is widely used for court ordered location monitoring, domestic violence cases, juvenile monitoring (when strap cutting is a concern), bondsman ordered monitoring, home incarceration programs, pre-trial monitoring, and probation monitoring.

Buddi Smart Clip

For Domestic Violence cases, the Buddi Smart Clip creates additional safety and protection for victims.

  • Mobile Zone Enhances Safety for the Victim: The Buddi Clip is a small clip that a victim can carry that creates a "mobile" geo-zone around a victim and works in conjunction with the offender's tracking device, the Buddi Smart Tag, to provide a reliable, early warning notification to the victim when they are in close proximity to the offender. The mobile zone moves with the Buddi Clip and an alert is generated

Use Cases:

The The Buddi Clip is most commonly used in Domestic Violence and Sex Offense cases to give additional safety, protection, and peace of mind to victims. It can also be utilized in any case where a victim is involved and is seeking additional protection.

V-Check

V-Check is a new location monitoring and video check-in application that allows for high levels of supervision and accountability, without the need for wearing an ankle monitor.

  • Accountability and Compliance, Without an Ankle Monitor: V-Check is a cell phone based video check-in application that allows supervision agencies to quickly and easily enroll participants in a continuous GPS monitoring program remotely and maintain high levels of compliance, without ankle-bracelet based supervision. Video check-ins can be scheduled, random, or on-demand and geo-fence parameters can be established for curfew.

Use Cases:

V-Check is a great monitoring tool for juvenile supervision when wearing an ankle monitor is not necessary. V-Check is also effective as a graduated sanction between wearing an ankle monitor and no electronic monitoring.

For a full product description of V-Check and its complete list of benefits and features, learn more here.

AB Kiosk System is a fully automated pretrial and probation monitoring kiosk that replaces the need for in-person check-ins. By assigning low-risk participants to a Kiosk, you can maintain a similar level of accountability as in-person check-ins while significantly bringing down case loads.

Agencies that have utilized the AB Kiosk System have cut their case loads in half at a fraction of the price of hiring additional staff

Use Cases:

The AB Kiosk is an effective monitoring and check in tool for pre-trial monitoring, probation monitoring, and work release programs.

For a full product description of the AB Kiosk and its complete list of benefits and features, learn more here.