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Social and Political Challenges to Behavioral Programs with Delinquents and Criminals

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Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency

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Considerable attention has been focused on social and political challenges to behavior therapy or behavior modification (Atthowe, 1973; Goldiamond, 1978; Jason, 1977; Liberman, 1979; Norley, 1977; Reppucci, 1973; Reppucci & Saunders, 1974; Rozynko, Swift, Swift & Boggs, 1973; Wray, 1980).1 Much of this focus has been on social and political forces within family, group, community, and institutional settings that pose resistances and constraints on the administration of traditional behavior modification programs. For example, in declaring optimism for the future of behavior therapy, Liberman (1979) warned that

we should pay some attention to the problems we face in applying our knowledge, and to the limitations that hamper or impair our work, and slow our progress. These limiting factors lie primarily outside the domain of behavior therapy. It is often not behavioral technology as such, but rather political and social issues that make or break an innovative program. (p.370)

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Burchard, J.D. (1987). Social and Political Challenges to Behavioral Programs with Delinquents and Criminals. In: Morris, E.K., Braukmann, C.J. (eds) Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0903-1_22

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