User's Manual

Business Guidelines – Processes and Procedures
Version: 2.3 9 10/15/2009
Business Guidelines – Processes and Procedures
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“Drive thy business or…”
“…it will drive thee.”
Benjamin Franklin
The SCRAM Program provides you with a cost-effective sentencing alternative for the
court when dealing with high-risk, alcohol-dependent offenders. Throughout the country,
SCRAM Programs effectively serve as:
• A condition of bond and probation
• An alternative to incarceration
• A sanction and monitoring tool for early prison-release programs
Hundreds of agencies across the country have implemented SCRAM Programs to help
manage the huge costs and risks associated with alcohol offenders. All SCRAM
Programs include the conditions that offenders agree to continuous alcohol monitoring
during the pretrial and post-sentencing stages, supervision in the community, and
participation in treatment programs aimed at tackling their alcohol abuse issues.
For example, high-risk, alcohol-dependent offenders, who in all likelihood, would be
sentenced to county jail or the department of corrections, are allowed to serve an
electronically monitored period of incarceration in their home. With SCRAM, these
offenders can re-integrate into the community, support their families, obtain and maintain
employment, have access to alcohol treatment programs, and be responsible for the cost
of the monitoring program.
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A number of guidelines are unique to a government agency or a private service provider. A “Government
Agency Only” or “Service Provider Only” identifier will be included, as needed.