NCJ Number
61931
Date Published
Unknown
Length
40 pages
Annotation
IN BOOKLET 15 OF THIS 17-PART SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, TECHNIQUES IN GRAPHING INMATE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING THE USE OF THE 'ONE SHOT' METHOD IN GROUP EVALUATION, ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THIS SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION ON BEHAVIOR EVALUATION, GRAPHING, AND RELATED CALCULATIONS IN ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE FORM; FILL-IN QUESTIONS AND MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMSOLVING ARE INCLUDED, WITH ANSWERS PROVIDED. THE USER SHOULD START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOKLET, WORK STRAIGHT THROUGH, WRITE ANSWERS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS AS DIRECTED, AND CHECK COMPLETED WORK. IN ORDER TO EVALUATE CORRECTIONAL PLAN EFFECTIVENESS, COUNTING OR ESTIMATING BEHAVIOR BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND PLOTTING RESULTS ON A GRAPH MAY BE USEFUL. THE ONE-SHOT METHOD IS USED WHEN THE BEHAVIOR CAN OCCUR ONLY ONCE DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD; THE METHOD IS USED WITH 'ONE-SHOT BEHAVIOR;' EITHER A PERSON PERFORMS THE BEHAVIOR OR DOES NOT. THE TIME PERIOD MAY BE A YEAR, A MONTH, A WEEK, OR A DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING ONE'S BED BEFORE GOING TO WORK IS A ONE-SHOT BEHAVIOR FOR EACH DAY. THE ONE-SHOT BEHAVIOR EVALUATION FOR A GROUP, HOWEVER, IS NOT ALL OR NOTHING. EACH TIME, A PERCENT OF THE GROUP WILL PERFORM THE BEHAVIOR. THAT PERCENT OF THE GROUP IS GENERALLY PLOTTED ON A REGULAR GRAPH, AS OPPOSED TO THE CUMULATIVE GRAPH USED FOR INDIVIDUALS. IF 5 MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF 10 ARE FOUND TO PERFORM THE BEHAVIOR, 50 PERCENT WOULD BE INDICATED ON THE GRAPH. AVERAGE DAILY PERCENTAGE ALSO CAN BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATA. SKETCHES, GRAPHS, AND PROBLEMS, ARE INCLUDED IN THE TEXT. (LWM)