NCJ Number
8634
Date Published
1972
Length
77 pages
Annotation
STATUS OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS, FOLLOW-UP STUDIES TO MEASURE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN ALABAMA'S DRAPER CORRECTIONS CENTER.
Abstract
THE REHABILITATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL EXPERIMENTAL CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS IN THE DRAPER CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ELMORE, ALABAMA. THIS REPORT COVERS ACTIVITIES BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST, 1972. A TOKEN ECONOMY, OR OPERANT CONDITIONING PROGRAM, WAS COMMENCED DURING THIS PERIOD IN THE INSTITUTION FARM AND IN A SPECIAL LIVING UNIT. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR INMATES, A TRAINING PROGRAM TO ACQUAINT CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WITH BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES, AND POSTRELEASE STUDIES OF INMATES WHO PARTICIPATED IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS AND AN EARLIER VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT. A LIST OF THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLISHED MATERIALS AND PAPERS IS INCLUDED.