Alternatives to prison and incarceration are explored in this volume. The contributors discuss intensive probation supervision, electronic monitoring, home confinement, shock incarceration, day reporting centres, the use of fines, split sentencing and the controversial issues surrounding alternative punishments. In conclusion, they look at the future of intermediate sanctions considering the many questions posed by criminal justice professionals and students.Alternatives to prison and incarceration are explored in this volume. The contributors discuss intensive probation supervision, electronic monitoring, home confinement, shock incarceration, day reporting centres, the use of fines, split sentencing and the controversial issues surrounding alternative punishments. In conclusion, they look at the future of intermediate sanctions considering the many questions posed by criminal justice professionals and students.Introduction - Joan Petersilia, Arthur J Lurigio and James M Byrne The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions PART ONE: INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION The Emergence of Intensive Probation Supervision Programs in the United States - Arthur J Lurigio and Joan Petersilia Intensive Supervision Programs for Drug Offenders - Joan Petersilia, Susan Turner and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes PART TWO: HOME CONFINEMENT AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING Home Confinement Programs - Marc Renzema Development, Implementation and Impact Electronically Monitored Home Confinement - Terry L Baumer and Robert I Mendelsohn Does it Work? Electronic Monitoring of Drug Offenders in California - Ronald K Watts and Daniel Glaser Emerging Technofallacies in the Electronic Monitoring Movement - Ronald P Corbett, Jnr and Gary T Marx PART THREE: SHOCK INCARCERATION Boot Camp Prisons for Young Offenders - Doris Layton MacKenzie and Dale G Parent