How is SCRAM currently being used?
Agencies throughout the country are using SCRAM as a comprehensive offender-classification tool, beginning with the initial evaluation and identification of potential repeat DUI offenders. SCRAM enables agencies to quickly identify and intervene with offenders who need additional treatment and abstinence monitoring, while simultaneously identifying low-risk subjects who are in compliance with their probation or treatment requirements. SCRAM is being applied to parolees, probationers, and as a tool to transition felony DUI offenders from incarceration to the community. SCRAM is also used on Drug Court clients. Even though those offenders are in a Drug Court program for nonviolent drug offenses, once drug testing begins, Drug Court offenders frequently turn to alcohol as their drug of choice. It’s legal to purchase and difficult to catch in the body. Domestic Violence and Family Courts are also implementing SCRAM Programs, since alcohol is universally acknowledged as a significant trigge
