 With the use of electronic ankle-mounted transmitters and home-based receivers that provide automatic alerts, the parole officers in the Electronic Monitoring Unit help ensure these offenders remain under home confinement at all times, except in cases where their conditions of supervision allow them outside at specific times for work, education or related activities.The Electronic Monitoring Response Team responds to off-hours emergencies, and follow-up with parolees on the monitoring program to ensure compliance with program rules and to address equipment issues.Parole officers assigned to the Homeland Security Task Force serve in this unit part time, in addition to their normal supervision duties.