Educational Programming

Anoka County Community Corrections provides educational programming for a number of non-residential programs that help adult offenders achieve healthy and responsible lives. Some classes meet online. Contact your probation officer for questions.

DWI / Driving with Care Education Programs

Designed to provide educational programming to Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offenders. The programs describe the legal, social, and physical consequences of alcohol use.

  • LEVEL 1 (8-hour) DWI Program - View the court-approved Level 1 (8-hour) Referral List.
  • LEVEL 1 (12-hour, 6 week) Driving with Care Program - View the court-approved Level 1 (12-hour) Referral List.
  • LEVEL 2 (16-hour) DWI Program - View the court-approved Level 2 (16 hour) Referral List.


MADD Panel - Victim Impact Panel

A two-hour panel presentation regarding the impact on victims of drinking and driving. View the court-approved Victim Impact Panel Referral List.

Cognitive Behavioral Programs

$120 Fee ~ To enroll for a program, contact your probation officer. For general questions, call 763-324-4867.

Decision Points

Decision Points is a cognitive-behavioral intervention which includes skill training. It is open ended and allows for continuous enrollment of new participants. The focus of the program is to teach two concepts and four steps to increase participants’ ability to stay out of trouble. Decision Points combines aspects of cognitive skills training and cognitive restructuring. Decision Points teaches new attitudes and beliefs as a set of thinking skills. Participants must complete all five lessons and show proficiency in all skills to successfully complete the course. Males only.

    • Community Groups meet Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 PM for Males only at Rum River Campus Building 10.
    • Workhouse Groups meet Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 PM for Males only. (Clients sentenced to the Workhouse may be eligible to participate. There is no fee for those participating at the Workhouse.)
    • Out-of-county referrals not accepted.

Driving With Care

Twelve week group program designed to help offenders change their behaviors around drinking or drug use and driving. Cognitively-based group that focuses on concrete strategies for making productive changes. Driving With Care is not designed to replace chemical dependency treatment or 12-step groups. Instead, it is a cognitive-behavioral group that uses a different approach to supplement treatment or 12-step groups. The group is appropriate for clients with alcohol or drug related driving issues.

    • Driving With Care groups meet Mondays OR Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00 PM based on availability. All groups are held on Zoom.

Moving On: A Program for At-Risk Women

A gender specific, strength based, closed-ended program that draws on evidence-based treatment models. Provides women with alternatives to criminal activity by helping them identify and utilize personal and community based resources. Moving On is organized around four main themes: encouraging personal responsibility and enhancing motivation for change; expanding connections and building healthy relationships; skill enhancement, development and maintenance; relaxation and stress management. The goals of Moving On include:

        1. A safe place to explore hopes for the future.
        2. A supportive environment to create a vision of success.
        3. Introducing strategies and skills that assist in moving women forward and helping them manage unpleasant feelings like anger, guilt, and sadness.
        4. Exploring ways to avoid the criminal justice system in the future.
    • Moving On groups meet Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM for Women only at Rum River Campus Building 14. 
    • Referrals are required to participate. Referrals come from Anoka County Social Services, Corrections, or the Court. Out-of-county referrals are not accepted. 

Theft Intervention Class

Online options: