With every single test our bracelet takes, we are able to capture a great deal of data about an individual. Multiple that by 48 times a day and 200,000 monitored offenders, and we’ve amassed a huge database of information that, when analyzed, provides the most comprehensive insight ever into the trends and patterns of DUI and other alcohol-involved offender behavior.
- We know that it is very common for hard core drunk drivers to “test” our system the first week they wear it with a small drinking event. Many programs wait for this test and utilize it to enforce expectations as well as identify those who may struggle the most with the enforced sobriety.
- We know that violations occur pretty evenly throughout the average monitoring period. There is no particular period of time where relapse is more likely. Triggers are triggers, and they don’t follow a schedule.
- But we also know that the likelihood that an alcohol-dependent offender will violate decreases over time, stabilizing at around the 150 day mark. This shows that the longer a client is on SCRAMx without a violation, the better their chance of not having a violation at all.
- We know that we see more women in family courts than any other type of court where SCRAMx is used. Just over 37% of our family court clients are women; 20% overall across all courts are women. That breakdown has remained consistent despite reports of an increase nationwide in the rate of drunk driving arrests for women.
- We know that violations increase 27% between Thanksgiving and January 2nd every year. This underscores how difficult the normal challenges of the holiday season are for alcohol dependent individuals.
Visit often, our 200K Insight Series will continue to provide information on behavioral patterns, as we identify them, that could prove valuable for many facets of the corrections, treatment, and monitoring industry.
