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Download full textStuart, Richard B. – 1970
The technique of behavioral contracting is recommended as a highly effective, readily applied technique for use in efforts to strengthen the control of family and school over the behavior of delinquents. A behavioral contract is a means of scheduling the exchange of positive reinforcements among two or more persons. The use of behavioral contracts…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior
Peer reviewedStephens, Thomas M. – Review of Educational Research, 1973
Studies reviewed in this report suggest that an instructional approach -- namely, direct reinforcement, contingency contracting, and social modeling -- has great promise for rehabilitating juvenile delinquents. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research
