User Manual

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Introduction
Many federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies prohibit individuals on probation or parole
from consuming alcohol, and require frequent testing to ensure that these individuals remain alcohol-
free. Officials might also require individuals to participate in an alcohol monitoring program as a
condition of a court-ordered release in lieu of pretrial detention or post-sentence incarceration.
Alcohol Monitoring Systems, LLC was established in 1998 by individuals interested in developing a
remote alcohol detection system for the corrections market that did not require client intervention, and
would be as accurate and reliable as evidential breath alcohol test equipment.
This system is called SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring). The heart of the
SCRAM system is the SCRAM Bracelet, which is attached to the client’s ankle and uses a fuel cell
detector to sense and measure ethanol concentration through the skin. Continuous monitoring
eliminates the client’s ability to manipulate their drinking patterns to avoid detection. The system
time stamps and stores all readings and any tamper indications and sends this information to a Central
Monitoring Station at designated or random time intervals without client involvement.
Although several different remote alcohol monitoring devices are on the market, few have the
advantages and benefits of the SCRAM system, which include:
• Collects alcohol readings 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of the location or activity of
the client.
• Detects alcohol concentrations to as low as .020%, and is as accurate and reliable as evidential
breath alcohol test equipment.
• Enables the program officer to determine when, where, and how often the client is to be tested.
• Requires little client participation, and enables clients to maintain normal daily routines such as
work, counseling, community service, family obligations, and recreation.
• Contains tamper-detection components.
• Does not generate false readings for diabetic clients.
• Contains safeguards that guard against false positives.