HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM DOING THINGS YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO DO - PART 2

• NCJ Number: 61936
• Author(s): B C PENNINGTON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Sale Source: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: AVAILABLE IN 17 VOLUME SET ONLY. SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKLET IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS - BOOKLET SEVEN

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IN BOOKLET SEVEN OF THIS 17-PART, SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF PUNISHMENT AND TIMEOUT TECHNIQUES ARE DISCUSSED AND USE OF THE EXTINCTION TECHNIQUE IS HIGHLIGHTED.

Abstract

THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE FORM; FILL-IN AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT AND ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED. USERS SHOULD START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOKLET, WORK STRAIGHT THROUGH, WRITE ANSWERS AS DIRECTED, AND CHECK COMPLETED WORK. INSTITUTIONS THAT USE PUNISHMENT AND TIMEOUT AS THE PRIMARY OR ONLY MEANS OF CONTROL ARE LIKELY TO HAVE MORE RIOTS, ESCAPES, AND INMATE FIGHTING THAN DO INSTITUTIONS THAT USE REINFORCEMENT AS THE PRIMARY METHOD. HOWEVER, AN INSTITUTION USING PUNISHMENT AND TIMEOUT CORRECTLY, AND ALSO EMPLOYING ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIORS REINFORCEMENT, IS LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE RIOTS. A THIRD WAY TO STOP UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR IS THE EXTINCTION TECHNIQUE. TO EXTINGUISH A BEHAVIOR, THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER DOES NOT USE PUNISHMENT OR TIMEOUT AND DOES NOT REINFORCE THE UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR BUT ONLY THE DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR WHICH IS NOT REINFORCED WILL EVENTUALLY STOP. EXTINCTION HAS VERY FEW NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS AND IS RELATIVELY PERMANENT. THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DECREASE A NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR IS TO REINFORCE A COMPETING ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR WHICH IS DESIRABLE. SKETCHES ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT. (LWM)