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Maintaining equipment and an armory at full readiness in a correctional setting can be quite expensive. The direct costs are obvious, but lurking behind those are many indirect costs administrators might have yet to consider. We can break costs down into three categories:
1. Material Costs:
The larger your inventory of equipment, firearms, LTLs, PPE, and other gear, the more manual management is required. For example, inspections and servicing both take time. So, too, does managing those service schedules and tracking equipment use.
2. Personnel Costs:
While costs from equipment quickly add up, personnel-related costs tend to stack up the most. Consider all the management tasks an equipment manager, armory manager, or other assigned officer must perform.
3. Regulatory Costs:
Like law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice organizations, correctional facilities are often mandated to track firearms and tactical gear purchased through Federal grants. Error-prone, manual tracking exposes agencies to too many regulatory violations and fines.
So what does a smart equipment management system actually do to make life easier for your staff?
Check out this guide to find out ten ways smart equipment management systems benefit correctional facilities and some of the most popular use cases.