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A Deeper Look at Disparity and How to Overcome It with Analytics

Community corrections departments are adopting and applying evidence-based practices (EBP) into their day-to-day supervision tasks and experiencing positive results. But with a lack of data and analytics, how can departments know if all clients are being treated equally? The SCRAM Nexus® software platform provides powerful analytics allowing supervision officers to measure potential disparity and examine if implicit bias is affecting outcomes.

Category: Evidence-Based Practices
Product: SCRAM Nexus

Detecting Ingested Alcohol: TAC vs. BrAC

Common methods of testing a person’s level of ingested alcohol include Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC). But alcohol concentration can also be measured transdermally—meaning “through the skin”. The SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring® (SCRAM CAM®) bracelet is based on the science of transdermal testing and can measure the wearer’s Transdermal Alcohol Concentration (TAC) via perspiration.

Category: Drunk & Impaired Driving, Alcohol Monitoring
Product: SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring

Supporting Domestic Violence Caseloads with Technology

Domestic violence is a persistent issue across the country—one that has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 10 million people per year are physically abused by an intimate partner. Technology can play a critical role in safely monitoring perpetrators of domestic abuse and providing their victims with a sense of control.

Category: Community Supervision, Location Monitoring
Product: SCRAM Ally, SCRAM GPS

SCRAM Systems Website Receives Recognition

Recently, the SCRAM Systems website underwent a redesign to modernize and solidify our message. With the help of CodeGeek, a custom website design and development company in Fort Collins, Colorado, our new website confidently portrays our mission: Solutions that Make a Difference.

Category: Company News

Save Time and Improve Client Compliance with Automated Electronic Monitoring Notifications

For clients under community supervision, one common point of noncompliance revolves around proper electronic monitoring device upkeep—making it the officer’s job to constantly stay in contact with clients. But with SCRAM TouchPoint®, clients are automatically sent routine EM device notifications directly to their smartphone, helping increase client compliance and removing the need for officers to intervene.

Category: Community Supervision, Location Monitoring
Product: SCRAM TouchPoint

The Case for Expanding Sobriety Tags to Pretrial, Bail, & Licence

Recently, the use of “sobriety tags”—or SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring® (SCRAM CAM®) devices—have launched across England and Wales to monitor individuals convicted of alcohol-related crimes. These individuals can be ordered to an Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement (AAMR), which is a sentencing power that requires the offender to wear a tag, and can be imposed as both a punitive and rehabilitative requirement.

Category: International, Community Supervision
Product: SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring

Remote Check-Ins: Saving Officer Time and Streamlining Client Monitoring

Community corrections departments across the country are harnessing the power of technology to streamline day-to-day tasks and client engagement. Probation and parole officers are using mobile technology, for example, to monitor and check-in with their clients. The SCRAM TouchPoint® remote check-in feature can not only save time for officers but help increase client compliance.

Category: Community Supervision, Location Monitoring
Product: SCRAM TouchPoint

Alcohol Testing Technologies: SCRAM CAM® vs. EtG

Alcohol-involved clients need more than a one-size-fits all solution when it comes to supporting their sobriety. With so many different technologies available, it’s important that courts and agencies understand all the facts when determining which alcohol testing method to assign to each individual client. Read on to learn the differences between EtG testing and continuous alcohol monitoring technology.

Category: Drunk & Impaired Driving, Alcohol Monitoring
Product: SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring

Improve Client Communication with Secure, Text-Like Messaging

Text messaging is the most used method of communication among smartphone users—in fact, 97% of users text at least once a day. What if community corrections departments could leverage this increasingly popular method of communication in their daily client interactions? With the SCRAM TouchPoint® mobile app, officers can enhance client engagement by harnessing the ease and popularity of text messaging.

Category: Location Monitoring, Community Supervision
Product: SCRAM TouchPoint