BEHAVIOUR MODIFIACTION IN CUSTODY Flashcards
EASY TO IMPLEMENT
no specialist professionals
cheap administration of procedure
Basset and Blanchard- inconsistency, positive effects lost, lack of training
ETHICAL ISSUES
Moya- dehumanising and manipulating
obligatory 4 all prisoners
involves w/drawal of privileges in form of tokens- ethically questionable, contact w/loved ones
INDIV TAILORED PROGRAMMES MOST EFFECTIVE
Field- youths placed in special programme where rewards more frequent and immediate showed positive results
must suit
practical ?
PASSIVE TOKEN ECONOMY
only deals w/surface beh, encourages superficial learning. AM, RJ more active, reflection on cause of their beh, given more resp. issue of playing along- recidivism
LITTLE REHABILITATIVE VALUE
Blackburn
studies show a short term effect but may not be maintained after release
law abiding beh not always reinf on outside, rewards 4 breaking law more powerful- status