September 25, 2008

PROBATION ASSOCIATION OF NEW

JERSEY (PANJ)

Separate alcohol from the offender. . .

and your job will get much easier.

David ConnonMid-Atlantic Region Manager

Dick IrrerDirector, Northern Region

Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc.

SCRAM VIDEO

Corporate office located in Littleton, CO

Company founded in 1997

7 years and $20+ million in R&D

Privately funded

Product introduction in March 2003

100+ employees

Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS)

AMS Reputation in the IndustryCAM Market Leadership

Largest provider of electronic alcohol monitoring

Strong relationships with national special interest groups:

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Institutes of Health (NIH) American Probation & Parole Association (APPA) National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)

Alcohol – A Difficult Problem for the Criminal Justice System

Legal SubstanceSocially AcceptableAvailable Almost Anywhere

Driving While Intoxicated (33%)Domestic Violence (75%)Other Criminal Behavior(36%) $184,700,000,000/alcohol abuse

*Nationally – 12,998 DUI Fatalities in 2007

*New Jersey – 724 DUI Fatalities in 2007

Alcohol : A Difficult Problem for the Criminal Justice System

**New Jersey Domestic Violence Incidents, 35,589, January – June 2007

* NHTSA DWI Fatality Statistics** 2007 NJ Uniform Crime Report

**New Jersey DWI Arrests – 13,359January – June 2007

Alcohol – A Difficult Problem for the Criminal Justice System

Some People simply should not drink alcohol

Separating Alcohol from the OffenderWhy is it so Difficult?

Rapid Metabolism (Absorption/Elimination)Need for Consistency

Need for AccuracyPositive Identification

Incident ReportingManpower Intensive

Alcohol – A Difficult Problem for the Criminal Justice System

Alcohol Testing Technologies

Personal Breath Testers

Urine Testing

Remote Breath Testers

Vehicle Ignition Interlock

ALL ARE POINT-IN-TIME MEASUREMENTS

Alcohol metabolizes quickly Offenders can drink around random

breathalyzer tests

Breathalyzer Test

7 AM

Offender StartsDrinking

6 PM

Breathalyzer Test5 PM

Offender Peaks0.095

Offender is Sober6 AM

Breathalyzer Test

7 AM

Unless you're lucky, random point-in-time testing will miss most drinking events

Why random testing does not work

Continuous offender accountability

Automated 24 x 7 testing

Comprehensive next-day reporting

Court-supported technology

What Is needed?

Alcohol metabolizes quickly CAM monitors an offender’s alcohol

consumption continuously, 24x7!

CAM Testing Methods

Offender Peaks0.095

Entire drinking event is recorded

Offender StartsDrinking

6 PM

Offender is Sober6 AM

The Role of Continuous Alcohol Monitoring

Assess Identify/Direct Offenders to treatment and

supervisionDetect

Improve Supervision/Intervention Separate Compliant from Noncompliant Offenders

Deter Offender Accountability – Stay Sober or Else Enhance Public Safety

Separate Alcohol From the Offender

AssessDetectDeter

At The Core: Responsibility & Accountability

Shift Responsibility/Accountability to Offender

24 x7 Testing vs. Point in Time Testing

Cannot Drink Around 24x7 Testing

Awareness of Testing Increases Successes

Long-Term Abstinence Increases Success Rates

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SCRAM – Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor

Worn on the ankle 24/7

Goes where the offender goes

Tests for alcohol every 30 minutes

Uses transdermal technology to measure alcohol as it evaporates through the skin

Automatically collects, stores, and transfers all data to the SCRAM modem

on a predetermined schedule

SCRAM System Components

SCRAM ankle bracelet Secured to offenders leg

SCRAM modem Plugs into an analog telephone line Stores alcohol readings, tamper alerts, and diagnostic

data Sends all data to SCRAMNET

SCRAMNET Web-based application managed by AMS where offender

data is collected, stored, and analyzed

The SCRAM System

What Does SCRAM Detect?

Alcohol

Tampers/Obstructions

Environmental Interferrants

Non-compliant offender: SCRAM Detected the Consumption of Alcohol

SCRAM GRAPHS

                                                                                      

Non-compliant Offender - Obstruction

SCRAM GRAPHS

SCRAM GRAPHS

Environmental Interferant Detected

Transdermal Alcohol Testing

A percentage of alcohol is excreted unchanged wherever water is removed from the body – breath, urine, perspiration, and

saliva

•Unaltered alcohol excretion permits an accurate measurement using both breath and

insensible skin perspiration

Transdermal Testing

Used as a screening device to determine whether a small, moderate, or large amount of alcohol has been consumed

Does not produce a specific BAC reading Recent studies conclude that transdermal alcohol

readings correlate with BAC readings Transdermal testing has a time delay in the

absorption, peak, and elimination of alcohol

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Transdermal Alcohol Content (TAC)

Absorption and Elimination Rates

SCRAM Research

NHTSA “Evaluating Transdermal Alcohol Measuring Devices”

University of Colorado Health Sciences “Validity of Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring: Fixed and Self-

Regulated Dosing” (Sakai JT (2006) Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 30:1, 26-33)

Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF)

Other Studies National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center

(NLECTC)- NW in Alaska Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, LA Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC)

DUI Offenses Domestic Violence Family Court Underage Drinking

SCRAM Usage in the Criminal Justice System

Prison OvercrowdingCondition of BailProbation/ParoleSanction/Sentence

AMS-Supported Court Hearings

SCRAM technology is upheld in court hearings and challenges across the country

50 evidentiary hearings in 19 States 19 hearings resulted in Frye/Daubert rulings 18 of 19 courts determined that evidence was

admissible

Program Efficiency

14,888 1,226 50

100% 8.2% .0033%of non-compliant

offendersof non-compliant

offendersof non-compliant

offenders

SCRAM TODAY*

155,151,236 tests performed

73,533 offenders monitored

SCRAM programs in 46 states

Over 1650 courts and agencies using SCRAM

* As of August 31, 2008

SCRAM Program ObjectivesEnsure participants maintain sobriety

Increase accountability of participants through continuous monitoring

Provide alternatives to court system

Reduce recidivism by addressing root cause of the problem and modifying behavior Decrease impact of DUI and alcohol-related cases on the system

Provide evidence-based program statistics

SCRAM Program Summary Proven Product & Technology

Peer ReviewedCourt ValidatedNational Acceptance

Addresses Root Cause of Alcohol ProblemAssesses the offender’s alcohol problemPlaces compliance responsibility on the offenderProvides for rapid intervention upon violationProvides constant awareness – deterrence

Successful Program ImplementationsAcross a broad spectrum of criminal-justice applications

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