Electronic security patrol compliance systems and methods for institutional facility

摘要

Electronic systems for verifying completion of security patrols include primary and secondary identifier elements distributed along a predetermined route of the security patrol. A portable electronic device is configured to confirm an officer's presence at each of the primary and secondary identifier element locations. The primary identifier element is machine readable while the secondary identifier element requires operator input to confirm the location.

主权项

1. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person's presence at the designated location; and at least one secondary identification element at the designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility, the secondary identification element configured to present an identifier for the person to confirm using the at least one portable, processor-based log device.