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Neurohormonal Bases of Varying Tendencies to Learn Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

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Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency

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The value of applied behavior conditioning procedures for the day-to-day management of troublesome behavior by delinquents and criminals in institutional settings (e.g., training schools), in semiinstitutional settings (e.g., group homes), and even in individual family settings has been well established (see Braukmann & Fixsen, 1975; Wood & Flynn, 1978). Nevertheless, nearly all of the most rigorously designed follow-up studies of these programs have concluded that they do not reduce recidivism, at least beyond the first few months following program completion/release (for reviews see Blakely Davidson, 1984; Davidson & Seidman, 1974; Redner, Snellman, & Davidson, 1983).

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Ellis, L. (1987). Neurohormonal Bases of Varying Tendencies to Learn Delinquent and Criminal Behavior. 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_19

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