To understand how SCRAM works, you need to view it in its entirety as a total program. To learn how each component fits into the complete SCRAM program, travel clockwise around the diagram below and click on the SCRAM Bracelet, SCRAM Modem, and SCRAMNET.
SCRAM II Bracelet
- Samples insensible perspiration every 30 minutes
- Features industry-leading, anti-tamper technology using five sensors
- Automatically collects, stores, and transfers all data to the SCRAM Modem
- Transmits on pre-determined schedule (at least 1x/day)
- Uses a wireless radio-frequency (RF) signal
- Date- and time-stamps readings for easy reporting and analysis
SCRAM Modem
- Plugs into a telephone LAN line at the offender’s home or office
- Uploads all available data from the SCRAM bracelet
- Stores and sends alcohol readings,tamper alerts, and diagnostic data to SCRAMNET
- Downloads monitoring and reporting schedules from SCRAMNET to the SCRAM bracelet
3. SCRAMNET
- Web-based application managed by AMS where offender data is stored, collected, and analyzed
- Can be accessed around-the-clock from any location using a standard and secure web browser
- Flags and graphically depicts incidents of:
- Drinking events
- Tamper detection
- Removal attempts
- Equipment malfunctions
- Allows easy customization of testing, synchronization, and reporting schedules for each offender
- Provides customized reports and graphs that best suit information needs and individual cases
- Ranges from a profile of a single event to a comprehensive view of behavior over time
- Helps reduce workload through exception-based reporting
- Allows the cost-effective monitoring and management of numerous offenders simultaneously
- Expertly-trained AMS Customer Support Managers (CSMs) analyze and interpret the data
- Report violations to the local AMS Service Provider or court
