Inventorying and Analyzing Possible Solutions

A review of the people, places, or situations that affect the offender's current circumstances is the start of a process to develop options. An offender needs to learn how to think about alternatives, particularly those that allow the offender to make different decisions. For example, if an offender identifies that they continue to commit burglaries with a particular friend, then it is important for the offender to realize that association with this individual tends to result in the same outcome. The offender can then outline different plans such as different set of friends, different ways to resist the urge to commit a burglary, and so on. The goal is to have the offender identify the "triggers" and then outline the options to that trigger.

Analyzing solutions

Staff and offenders should attempt to examine the potential outcomes and effects of these solutions. Offenders need to see the benefits of changing their behavior while staff should attempt to ensure that the outcome is desirable to both the offender and the community. This will teach offenders to look ahead and it begins to move offenders away from instant gratification that is associated with many crimes.