APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND THE POLICE - SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR EVALUATION AND TRAINING

• NCJ Number: 13365
• Author(s): P T HARIG; J D BURCHARD
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 26 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEF OUTLINE OF MAIN FEATURES OF METHOD FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATING TRAINING PROGRAMS, WITH AN EXAMPLE OF ITS APPLICATION TO THE TRAINING OF JUVENILE OFFICERS.

Abstract

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS INVOLVES THE PRECISE DEFINITION OF GOALS IN MEASURABLE TERMS, CLEAR SPECIFICATION OF BASE RATES, DEFINITION AND APPLICATION OF INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WHICH ARE OPERATIONALLY DEFINED, AND DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE INTERVENTION CONDITION ON THE TARGET BEHAVIOR.