Prison as Punishment: A Behavior-Analytic Evaluation of Incarceration

Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 243 - 256
Published: Nov 9, 2016
Abstract
The USA currently imprisons over 2.2 million people (Glaze and Kaeble, 2014). Of those, about 70 % will be rearrested within 3 years of release (Durose, Cooper, & Synder, 2014). If prison is viewed as a large-scale intervention, it lacks empirical support of effectiveness. The present paper reviews criminological data related to incarceration and evaluates components of imprisonment in light of behavior-analytic research on punishment. These...
Paper Details
Title
Prison as Punishment: A Behavior-Analytic Evaluation of Incarceration
Published Date
Nov 9, 2016
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
243 - 256
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