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South London scheme tackling binge drinkers who commit minor crimes to be rolled out across capital and could eventually operate nationwide A scheme targeting binge drinkers who commit minor crimes by fitting them with ankle tags that monitor alcohol consumption could be extended nationwide after a small-scale pilot was hailed as a success. The trial run, which saw 111 offenders in four south London boroughs fitted with the so-called sobriety tags, saw just over 90% of them reach the mandated 120-day period without drinking, according to the office of the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson. The mayor’s office said this was significantly better than the compliance rate for traditional community orders. The scheme will now be extended throughout the capital, with proposals for it to eventually operate nationwide. The year-long test was the first in which offenders were compulsorily fitted with the tags, which measure alcohol levels in perspiration and transmit the readings to a base station at the person’s home. If alcohol is detected or the tag is tampered with, it sends an alert to probation officers. Repeated breaches can bring prison sentences. Northamptonshire police previously ran a voluntary scheme with the same tags, made by an American company whose […]
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