Case Studies

•  Contra Costa County, CA
  Sheriffs' Departments

  Contra Costa County, located in the San Francisco/Oakland area, is home to over 1 million residents and one of the largest Sheriff’s offices in the nation. Contra Costa also has the distinction of being the first Sheriff’s Office to leverage the dual continuous alcohol monitoring (CAM) and house arrest functionality of SCRAMx® (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) to take a firm stance on tackling its DUI problem. Since June 2010, the Sheriff’s Office has been using SCRAMx as a replacement for its previous use of BI’s TAD® and Sobrietor® products.

• State DOC Programs
  Jail Overcrowding, Cost, and Re-Entry

  How three different state DOCs are using SCRAM as an incarceration alternative—while successfully reducing overcrowding and costs, and enhancing re-entry and public safety.

• South Dakota
  24/7 Sobriety Project

  This expanded case study provides an in depth profile of South Dakota's highly successful statewide 24/7 Sobriety Project, and how SCRAM is an integral component.

• Self-Sustaining SCRAM Programs
  Offender-Pay Model

  Three examples of successful self-sustaining SCRAM programs that show how the offender-pay model was structured to accomplish a fair and effective program.

• Denver, CO
  Major Metropolitan

  How the City and County of Denver is using SCRAM in its Electronic Monitoring (EM) program to curb alcohol consumption from first-time DUI offenders to repeat DUI offenders, domestic situations, and other alcohol-related crimes.

• Marion County, IN
  Jail Alternative

  How the nation's 12th largest city is using SCRAM to combat jail overcrowding, and also using graduated sanctions for compliance/non-compliance.

• Montana, DOC
  Probation/Community Re-entry

  How SCRAM is helping offenders successfully transition back into the community after intensive inpatient treatment, as well as helping local probation officers better manage their caseloads in a very rural area.

• City of North Las Vegas, NV
  Growing Municipality

  How the third-fastest growing large city in the country is leveraging SCRAM to deal with its extensive alcohol problem—both as a sanction and an assessment tool.

• Lackawanna County, PA
  DUI Court

  How one of our earliest adopters and strongest advocates is incorporating SCRAM as an integral component in its DUI Court—and achieving impressive results.

• Ellis County, TX
  Treatment

  How this Dallas-area county is using SCRAM, in conjunction with individualized treatment programs, to significantly reduce recidivism.

• City of Greeley, CO
  Underage Drinking Problem

  How the Municipal Court in this college town is getting tough on underage drinking by working hand-in-hand with university officials using a program that includes SCRAM.