SCRAM Ankle Bracelet Checks Offenders for Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol monitoring of offenders goes high tech in East Texas. Judges in this part of the country are starting to order that offenders wear the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM) ankle bracelet, which monitors for alcohol consumption.
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The courts in Houston, Dallas and other cities in the East Texas areas are ordering the SCRAM ankle bracelet in cases where alcohol was a contributing factor. The alcohol bracelet is being used for conditions of parole, suspended sentences and a reduction in bail.
The SCRAM alcohol bracelet uses transdermal analysis to test perspiration for levels of alcohol secreted through the skin. The findings are then sent through a telephone modem to a computer lab in Colorado, which monitors the systems.
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The alcohol bracelet has been found to be tamperproof though many offenders have tried unsuccessfully to disable or diffuse the readings. The SCRAM bracelet also checks for this type of behavior and reports its findings to the alcohol monitoring center.
The SCRAM alcohol bracelet is part of an overall program for judges to insure treatment, supervision and accountability within the court system.
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