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Important information for offenders
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ABOUT ELECTRONIC MONITORING AS
WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY?
PART OF YOUR SENTENCE/ORDER
You can leave without permission
ONLY:
The Court or the New Zealand Parole Board has
1. to seek urgent medical or dental treatment; or
imposed electronic monitoring as part of your
If you leave the
2. to avoid or minimise a serious risk of death or
sentence/order. This requires you to wear a tracker
address in an
injury to you or any other person (such as fire,
on your ankle 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. A
emergency you
earthquake, flood or violence).
monitoring unit will be placed at your home address.
MUST contact your
Probation Officer
Should you need to leave the address in an
Your Probation Officer will visit you to complete a
as soon as possible.
emergency, you may do so but you MUST contact
full sentence/order induction which will explain the
your Probation Officer as soon as possible to advise
details of your sentence/order and provide you with
them of the emergency. This information will be
further information.
explained to you by your Probation Officer at your
The conditions of your sentence/order will determine
sentence/order induction.
when you MUST remain at your home address. If you
require an absence to leave your address during your
curfew, you MUST speak with your Probation Officer
ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED
and get this approved.
BOUNDARY
The boundary is the area in which you MUST remain
during your curfew. This has been defined by your
My Probation Officer is:
Probation Officer. If you have any questions about
your boundary, please discuss with your Probation
Officer.
My Probation Officer’s contact details are:
The after hours contact number for urgent requests is: 0800 555 677
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ELECTRONIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT
CHARGING YOUR TRACKER
If you have a GPS tracker you will be required to
charge this for 2 hours every day. The cordless
charger enables you to charge your tracker without
being tethered to a power socket and will allow you
to carry out most normal activities in your home
You need to charge environment while charging.
your GPS tracker
for two (2)
hours every day.
To charge your tracker unplug the cordless charger
from the power lead and attach it to the base of the
GPS Tracker
RF Tracker
tracker.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO
FULLY CHARGE?
To fully charge a low tracker battery will take
GPS
Monitoring
approximately 2 hours. The “Power” light on the
Unit
RF
charger turns from red to green when the battery
Monitoring Unit
is fully charged. The tracker vibrates when being
connected to, and disconnected from, the charger.
The tracker will also vibrate when the tracker’s
battery levels are low indicating that you need to
immediately charge your tracker.
WHAT IF THE TRACKER OR
MONITORING UNIT IS DAMAGED?
Any damage must be immediately reported to your
Probation Officer. You must provide all information
about how the unit got damaged. If the damage is
Regular wall mounted charger
Cordless charger
intentional, you will be pursued through the courts
for reparation.
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TAKING CARE OF
WHO ARE THE FIELD OFFICERS?
YOUR ELECTRONIC
A person from the monitoring company who will
install, maintain and check the monitoring equipment
MONITORING
and respond to any alerts. The Department contracts
3M to provide and manage the monitoring equipment
EQUIPMENT:
and the Monitoring Centre. 3M staff carry out all
electronic monitoring field services including
installing and servicing your electronic monitoring
equipment and responding to alerts. Field Officers will
Having a shower or a
wear a 3M/FIRST Security identification at all times
bath while wearing your
and will be in a FIRST Security uniform.
tracker is OK.
WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT YOUR
DO NOT:
SENTENCE/ORDER
• have the cordless battery attached to the tracker
when bathing or showering
All queries should be directed to your Probation
• let the cordless charger get wet (GPS only)
Officer in the first instance. Should you have any
questions about your sentence/order contact your
• move the monitoring unit
Probation Officer.
• open any of the equipment
If you require
urgent/emergency assistance after
• unplug the monitoring unit
5pm on weekdays or on the weekend contact the
• cover the monitoring unit
Corrections Services team on
0800 555 677.
• let the monitoring unit get wet
• paint or otherwise modify any of the equipment
HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
• expose the equipment to heat or cold
ELECTRONIC MONITORING?
• damage the equipment in any way
• www.corrections.govt.nz search: Electronic
• tamper with the equipment in any way
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• leave the address when the cordless charger is
• Community Probation Service Centres or
attached to your tracker.
• Prison Remand Units.
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ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Important information for offenders
JAN 2015
