Violent alcohol crime trackers have recorded a 97 percent success rate, figures reveal.
The electronic ‘sober tags’, which detect alcohol in sweat, will trigger a remote alert if the drinker violates the terms of his probation.
A total of 3,121 offenders have been tracked with tags since a Welsh pilot program was extended to England 12 months ago, with 3,027 still sober.
The electronic ‘sober tags’, which detect alcohol in sweat, will trigger a remote alert if the drinker violates the terms of his probation. A stock image used above
Violators of the alcohol ban could face jail or fines. Crime Prevention and Policy Minister Kit Malthouse said: ‘We are increasing the use of this innovative technology because it is working.’
Alcohol accounts for 39% of all violent crimes.
The Department of Justice has announced that the use of sobriety cards will be expanded later this year as part of a £183 million scheme.
They are now available for the judge to impose as part of a community judgment.
From the summer, the devices will also be used in the UK to track offenders who are released from prison.
Alcohol accounts for 39% of all violent crime in the UK, and the economic and social costs of drink-related harm are estimated at around £21.5 billion a year.
About a fifth of offenders monitored by the Probation Service have an alcohol problem.
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