General operational and educational information for corrections professionals. Not legal, medical, or compliance advice, and not a certification of compliance with any law or standard. Policies and standards vary by agency and jurisdiction; follow your facility's policy and your own legal, medical, and professional advisors. The library is reviewed and updated monthly; see the changelog.
Observation in a facility has levels, and where a facility sits on the pyramid, not how many cameras it owns, determines whether it actually sees risk in time.
Coverage is installed. This is where most facilities are, and where recording is mistaken for watching.
A control room glances at some feeds. Better, but attention is finite and most feeds go unseen.
Every feed is watched continuously, so developing risk can be surfaced at all hours.
Detection is calibrated to the facility so alerts are meaningful and staff still trust them, defeating alert fatigue.
A trained person acts on prioritized alerts, and every event leaves a reviewable record. This is where safety actually happens.
The apex is the goal; the base is where most facilities live. Virtual Patrol™ moves a facility up the pyramid, without buying a single new camera.
