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Switching from Guard Tour to GUARDIAN RFID

GUARDIAN RFID is more powerful, more capable and more competent than Guard Tour
Correctional facilities are switching to GUARDIAN RFID due to guard tour systems uncovering faults with reporting, collaboration, and automation.

Every day, correctional officers are swamped with seemingly millions of tasks. Their plates are full, to say the least. The last thing they need to worry about is whether or not their inmate tracking system is working. To ensure proper documentation and cell check compliance, staff need a system that is reliable, accurate, and efficient. Unfortunately, many agencies are realizing that their guard tour systems are not up to par with their unique facility needs.

You need to move beyond wands, QR codes, and barcodes to truly get the data needed to deliver real-time insights and awareness. In this blog, we will cover an alternative method to manage and execute your responsibilities faster and more accurately than ever. 

How is GUARDIAN RFID’s Data Collection More Superior?

With guard tour systems, data capture is sub-par. The data that is being collected typically lacks detail or is simply not useful. Clicking a button to document the time of a check is only so helpful. This leaves corrections officers needing to adopt yet another tool to add the necessary comments, that is if they even remember to after their rounds are completed.

GUARDIAN RFID, conversely, takes data collection to the next level, allowing you to accurately and efficiently document your rounds. Scanning a tag, documenting which inmates are where, indicating who has what supply item, reporting which inmates accepted or declined meals, or took their medication, and pretty much whatever else you’d need to document, all within a matter of seconds. 

This is supported via SPARTAN using Hard Tags, voice-to-text, GUARDIAN RFID’s patented WordBlocks, and integrated imaging and video - all at the point of responsibility. GUARDIAN RFID auto-collects offender-level data and always tags logs with the inmate’s name, booking number, and housing assignment. Integration with your jail management system makes this possible - including sharing mugshots for visual reference.

How Easy Is It to Use a SPARTAN?

We’re all used to using a smartphone; it has become second nature for us. In just a matter of seconds, you can pull up pretty much any information you want. So, why can’t it be that easy to document your rounds and pull up past data? Well, it can be. 

GUARDIAN RFID’s SPARTAN is a very similar concept. The SPARTAN is as easy to use as the smartphones we all use in our personal lives. Since it runs Android, it’s already a known concept for most - making it easily adaptable. This GUARDIAN RFID mobile device was purposefully designed to deliver a simple, powerful, user experience that every staff member fully embraces on day one.

The SPARTAN was purposefully designed to have the battery life, durability, and ease of use for officers to thrive while managing a correctional environment.

Does GUARDIAN RFID Integrate with our Enterprise Software?

Affirmative. 

GUARDIAN RFID has a deep integration portfolio of completed interfaces with jail and records management systems throughout the U.S. Integrating GUARDIAN RFID with your jail management system (JMS) results in easier, faster, and more specific data collection. 

Interfacing these systems enables GUARDIAN RFID to naturally extend the capabilities of your JMS, delivering superior automation that saves time and money.

How are GUARDIAN RFID Hard Tags Better than iButtons?

GUARDIAN RFID Hard Tags are far more durable. Hard Tags are contactless, so they won’t be hit or struck repeatedly like iButtons can be with Wands or Probes. Hard Tags are literally bulletproof with a lifetime guarantee. 

These tools are also multi-functional. 

They support inmate movements, razor passes, meal offerings, headcounts, and more. GUARDIAN RFID helps to automate your security rounds (security checks/cell checks) with Mobile Command. And Hard Tags -- when scanned -- auto-identify inmate(s) associated with the Hard Tag based on cell assignment data from your jail management system. 

An iButton in a guard tour system requires physical contact with a proprietary device (e.g. Wand.) Guard tour and iButton-based solutions offer limited functionality, limited data collection, and insightful reporting tools.

How can GUARDIAN RFID Improve Reporting?

If you’re disappointed in your guard tour system’s reporting due to limited access and useless reporting, you’re not alone. Many facilities struggle to receive insightful reporting with their existing guard tour systems. 

Great reporting starts with great data collection. This is data that’s precise, thorough, and accurate. Your data should be shared quickly and effortlessly, and populate in reports instantly.

GUARDIAN RFID Cloud-based reporting helps staff securely and quickly connect to data resorts, all while providing valuable insights into your operational performance, from anywhere, on any device, in real-time, and without additional cost or hassle.

Making the switch from guard tour systems to GUARDIAN RFID is the first step in improving data collection and management within your facility. The efficiency, effectiveness, and accuracy of this technology relieves correctional officers of one less headache. 

Instead of juggling multiple data collection methods or spending hours upon hours sorting through years of paperwork, all the information and tools you need are right in the palm of your hand.