CHANGING INMATE BEHAVIOR

• NCJ Number: 3241
• Author(s): J C WATKINS
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 18 pages
• Sale Source: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESENTED AT THE INTERAGENCY WORKSHOP OF THE INST OF CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONS AND THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Annotation

ADDRESS BY DRAPER CORRECTION WARDEN WHO PROPOSES THAT THE DEHUMANIZATION OF INMATES AND THEIR CONSEQUENT ANGER CAN BE CHANNELED INTO CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDES.

Abstract

THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROCESS TAKES PLACE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN AUTHORITY FIGURE. THE PLAN INVOLVED USES THE UNTAPPED RESOURCE OF THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AS A POTENTIAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE AGENT. PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS TRAIN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE.