BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND CORRECTIONS - CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL

• NCJ Number: 31850
• Author(s): J COSTELLO
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 105 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-006-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CRITICAL DESCRIPTION OF THIRTEEN PROGRAMS INVOLVING RESEARCH IN THE APPLICATION OF OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURES TO YOUTHFUL AND ADULT OFFENDER POPULATIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS.

Abstract

AN INTRODUCTORY REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PROFESSIONS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE UTILIZED THESE PROCEDURES SYSTEMATICALLY. THE FINAL PAGES SUMMARIE THE AUTHOR'S POSITIVE CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE USE OF SUCH PROCEDURES IN CORRECTIONS. A SEVEN-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)