Alternative Programming to Traditional Criminal Justice Sentencing That Provides First-Time

question 21

Short Answer

Alternative programming to traditional criminal justice sentencing that provides first-time offenders with a chance to have their charges dismissed if they successfully complete a treatment program is known as _____.

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Definitions:

Operant

A term used in the science of behavior to describe an action or behavior that operates on the environment to produce consequences.

Classical

Pertaining to the first significant period or highest standard within any discipline; in psychology, often refers to conditions or experiments that form the basis of behaviorism, such as classical conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for developing the concept of the conditioned reflex through experiments with dogs, leading to the foundation of classical conditioning in behaviorism.

Law of Effect

A principle suggesting that responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, while responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely.