Criminals could be forced to wear U.S.-style sobriety bracelets in bid to crackdown on alcohol-related crime

Drink-drivers and other criminals could be forced to wear  U.S.-style ‘sobriety bracelets’  in a crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime proposed by Britain’s top policeman.

Scotland Yard is in talks with the Home Office about forcing convicted offenders to wear a detection tag which monitors whether they have consumed alcohol.

The proposals, unveiled yesterday by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, could also be used to combat other alcohol-related offences such as domestic violence.    Read Here