Behavioral Reinforcement in Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment: Integrating an Evidence- Based Innovation
Author: William M. Burdon.; Michael L. Prendergast.
Source: Volume 04, Number 03, May/June 2004 , pp.33-38(6)
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Abstract:
The present study investigates the dynamics of behavioral reinforcement in prison-based substance abuse programs. The authors find that reinforcement is often punitive and negative and based on subjective measures. As a result, behavioral correction tends to be ineffective, which has negative implications on outcomes.Keywords: best practices
Affiliations:
1: University of California, Los Angeles; 2: University of California, Los Angeles.