Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of electronic surveillance, which employs data gathering devices that continuously collect and relay data (such as images and sounds) to a processor, which analyzes and compares the analyzed data to data samples stored in a catalog, interpreting the data in real time, and if a closely correlated data sample is identified by the program, and if that correlation has a feedback command associated with it in the feedback command catalog, then the program will issue a feedback command to at least one of a specific combination of data feedback devices, and/or may inform users using electronic methods. The present invention is used to track and provide feedback with various quality and safety measures for various activities in diverse environments, such as prisoner management, elder or children's care, or compliance in health care or in the food industry including hand washing behavior.