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Effective Use of Rewards & Sanctions in Criminal Justice

US$190 Regular Price

-US$25 GIFR Member Price


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CE Credits: 3.5 Credits
Length: 3.5 Hours
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NBCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: Corrections
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
This workshop reviews the scientific principles of operant conditioning and contingency management for enhancing rehabilitation outcomes and reducing criminal recidivism, illicit substance use, and other infractions among persons charged with criminal offenses. Participants will learn about common errors in behavior modification programs that can reduce their effectiveness, learn to avoid potential side effects that can make outcomes worse, and identify practical and low-cost strategies for intervening effectively with persons in community-based correctional programs. At the end of this training attendees will understand the basic techniques and essential parameters of operant conditioning for increasing desirable behaviors and reducing undesirable behaviors; be able to design effective positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and sanctioning regimens; and avoid potential side effects and pitfalls of behavioral techniques, such as learned helplessness, habituation, and complacency. Presented by one of the leading correctional scholars in North America, this comprehensive training is eligible for 3.5 valuable Continuing Education credits.
Trainer Biography
Douglas B. Marlowe, JD, PhD, is a Senior Scientific Consultant for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), and a Senior Science & Policy Advisor for Alcohol Monitoring Systems. Previously, he was the Chief of Science, Law & Policy for NADCP, the Director of Law & Ethics Research at the Treatment Research Institute, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. A lawyer and clinical psychologist, Dr. Marlowe focuses on the impact of coercion in substance use disorder treatment, the effects of drug courts and other rehabilitation programs for persons with substance use disorders involved in the justice system, and behavioral treatments for persons with substance use disorders and criminal involvement. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and has received proficiency certification in the treatment of psychoactive substance use disorders from the APA College of Professional Psychology. Dr. Marlowe has published over 175 articles, monographs, books, and book chapters on topics of correctional rehabilitation, forensic psychology, and treatment of substance use disorders.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Understand the basic techniques and essential parameters of operant conditioning for increasing desirable behaviors and reducing undesirable behaviors in criminal justice populations
  • Learn to design effective positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and sanctioning regimens for persons involved in the criminal justice system
  • Learn to avoid potential side effects and pitfalls of these techniques, such as learned helplessness, habituation, and complacency
  • Understand when to select incentives, sanctions, or treatment adjustments in response to participants’ achievements or infractions in community corrections
  • Learn to design sequential program phases that shape adaptive behavior and avoid overburdening participants

1 Sponsorship: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education trainings. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider, ACEP No. 6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc (provider #1371) is also approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].
3 Commercial Supports: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

Note 1: The CPA's approval of an individual, group, or organization as a CE Sponsor or Provider is restricted to the activities described in the approved application or annual report form. The CPA's approval does not extend to any other CE activity the Sponsor or Provider might offer. In granting its approval, the CPA assumes no legal or financial obligations to Sponsors, Providers, or to those individuals who might participate in a Sponsor or Provider's CE activities or programs. Further, responsibility for the content, provision, and delivery of any CE activity approved by the CPA remains that of the CE Sponsor or Provider. The CPA disclaims all legal liability associated with the content, provision, and delivery of the approved CE activity.

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