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.
EXPERIMENTAL MANPOWER LABORATORY FOR CORRECTIONS, PHASE 3 PROGRESS REPORT
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.
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