NCJ Number
61926
Date Published
Unknown
Length
34 pages
Annotation
IN BOOKLET TEN OF THIS 17-PART, SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, TECHNIQUES IN COUNTING BEHAVIORS, GRAPHING RESULTS, AND CALCULATION OF DAILY AND HOURLY RATES ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION ON BEHAVIOR EVALUATION AND GRAPHING AND RELATED CALCULATIONS IN ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE FORM; FILL-IN QUESTIONS AND MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING ARE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT, WITH ANSWERS PROVIDED. THE USER STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOKLET, WRITES ANSWERS, SOLVES PROBLEMS AS DIRECTED, AND CHECKS COMPLETED WORK. SUGGESTIONS FOR CORRECTIONAL PLAN EFFECTIVENESS INCLUDE COUNTING BEHAVIOR BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; DEVELOPING A CONTINUOUS RECORDING METHOD FOR PLOTTING AN INDIVIDUAL INMATE'S BEHAVIOR ON THE GRAPH; AND FIGURING PLOTTING AN HOURLY RATE FOR EACH DAY. HOURLY RATES ARE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE NUMBER OF BEHAVIORS BY THE NUMBER OF HOURS OBSERVED. THE HOURLY RATE PER DAY, USUALLY CALLED THE DAILY RATE, IS THAT FIGURE WHICH SHOULD BE USED FOR PLOTTING ON THE GRAPH, AND WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE DAYS AND WEEKS OBSERVED. IT IS OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE TIME, IN HOURS, INTO THE NUMBER OF BEHAVIORS. EXAMPLES OF DECIMAL OPERATIONS IN FIGURING DAILY RATES ARE INCLUDED, AS ARE GRAPHS, MATHEMATICAL EXAMPLES, AND PROBLEMS. (LWM)