These lively and stimulating ideas for use in and out of class reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects.

6-1:  Identify the various types of intermediate sanctions and their placement within the continuum of sanctions.

1.Role-playing:  In groups of 4-6, create 3-5 scenarios in which an offender is sentenced to an intermediate sanction or to prison. The judge should give rationale for the sentence, and the offender should discuss with his or her lawyer why the sentence is fair or not fair.
2.Writing:  Imagine you have recently been released from prison and are now mandated to home detention. In 800-1000 words, discuss how you feel about this change in sentence, including how your prison sentence affected you, and the benefits and challenges of home detention.

            6-2:  Analyze the various means of ensuring compliance by substance abusers and sex offenders.

1.Practicum:  Imagine you are part of a local Department of Justice administration. In groups of 3-5, outline 5-7 action points you can take to notify the community that a sex offender is returning from prison, engage their assistance in monitoring, and ensure the offender’s safety is not at risk.
2.Writing:  Imagine you are a community supervision officer who must routinely visit and drug test recently released offenders. In 800-1000 words, describe ideal tactics for engaging supervision while maintaining positive relationships with those under your supervision.

6-3:  Compare the various ways intermediate sanctions are used in a variety of states around the nation.

1.Practicum:  In groups of 3-5, design a potential intermediate sanction program for your state. Incorporate aspects from Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and other strategies described in the chapter.
2.Writing:  In 500-800 words, write an Op-Ed to your local newspaper arguing either for or against diverting non-violent offenders from prison using intermediate sanctions.