With more than 3,500+ agencies in its network and about 60% of registered sex offender records, OffenderWatch is using advanced analytics to harness the power of data and unlock essential insights into offender management. One way OffenderWatch is providing this insight and resource management benefits to federal, state and local law enforcement is through its new tool FOCUS.
Using predictive analytics, FOCUS allows agencies to better utilize resources on registered sex offenders who need the most oversight. By using FOCUS as part of a comprehensive sex offender management policy, agencies and states are able to efficiently allocate time and resources to those offenders who need it most.
FOCUS uses complex predictive analytics to analyze over 100 different risk factors found in the OffenderWatch record, as well as other state, federal and commercial data sources, to assign a score to a registered offender. With the scoring system, agencies can develop more proactive strategies and technical tools to support and reinforce their monitoring strategy. The FOCUS score appears on each offender's record and is seamlessly integrated into the search functionality of OffenderWatch so that agencies can see all of the truly high risk offenders with a click of a search button.
