Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM) and SCRAM Services
SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring): Moon Security Services is an
authorized SCRAM service provider offering community-based SCRAM services to the
criminal justice system with programs in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
While blood and breath tests only measure sobriety at a specific point in time,
SCRAM samples the offender's sweat every thirty minutes. This gives you complete
24/7 coverage, rather than just a snapshot look at when your offenders are on their
best behavior.
Cost-Effective, Automated Testing
Transdermal testing has a low cost per test, so multiple tests can be administered
for the same cost as one blood or breath test. Using SCRAM also costs significantly
less than incarceration.
- Offers a low cost per test
- Costs significantly less than incarceration
- Requires no labor after installation or appointments to administer tests other than
occasional maintenance on the equipment
- Is physically non-invasive and minimally disruptive on the offender's daily activities
Court Acceptance
Continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring technology (the basis of SCRAM) has been
accepted in evidentiary hearings across the country, with most resulting in favorable
Frye or Daubert rulings.
AMS has an excellent track record of defending SCRAM in numerous court cases, and
the vast majority of judges hearing cases involving SCRAM have recognized that the
device is accurate, reliable, and generally accepted.
SCRAM / EHM Reference Guide
Download Reference Guide (PDF)
| SCRAM / EHM Order
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- Defendant or Probationer ordered - Pretrial or Post-Sentencing - to SCRAM / EHM
Program for:
- DUI
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile
- Family Court / Child Visitation
- Other crimes in which alcohol is a contributing factor
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| SCRAM / EHM Directive
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- Judge signs court order or referral directive as provided by Moon Security Services,
Inc. (Moon), including start date and length of monitoring
- Directive emailed or faxed to Moon.
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| SCRAM / EHM Installation
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- Defendant must contact Moon for appointment within 24 hours of receiving directive/referral
- Defendant reports for Installation process at specified Moon location
- Defendant must provide Moon with all pertinent court documentation
- Moon notifies Court of Installation or Failure to Enroll
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| SCRAM / EHM Monitoring and Reporting
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- Defendant must abide by terms outlined in the SCRAM / EHM Participant Agreement
- Defendant can be monitored for:
- Continuous alcohol monitoring (CAM) only
- Both CAM and EM (house arrest / curfew / RF based) - each bracelet is dual-technology
capable.
- CAM non-compliance violations will be reported within 24 hours of the confirmation,
and includes:
- Alcohol confirmed consumption
- Attempts to Tamper with or circumvent the technology
- Failure to download data as directed by terms of the court and the SCRAM Program
- EM noncompliance will be reported by standard or priority notification as specified
by the Court or Agency:
- Includes violation of EM schedule parameters
- EHM real time GPS monitoring
- EHM non-compliance violations will be reported by standard or priority notification
as specified by the Court
- Moon will provide regular status reports per Court or Agency-preferred frequency.
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| Court Support
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- A Moon representative is available to appear in Court at a fee to the Defendant
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| Program Completion
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- Moon must receive Court notification of removal, unless otherwise stated on the court
order
- SCRAM / EHM Program is deemed successfully completed when Defendant:
- Completes SCRAM / EHM monitoring period without violation
- Has returned all equipment, cords and chargers in good condition and is removed
by a Moon staff member
- Has paid all SCRAM / GPS fees in full, at which time Moon issues a report of completion
to the Court
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| Cost
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- Specific price lists for SCRAM / EHM Program fees are provided by Moon on a Court-by-Court
basis
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| Contact Information
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- Sara McDaniel, Court Liaison, Spokane Division, Moon Security Services, Inc.
- Direct: 509.624-8345, ext. 3
- Toll-free: 888.262.1371, ext. 3
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