Sanctions Falling Under the Corrections Umbrella Include Fines, Community Service

question 38

Essay

Sanctions falling under the corrections umbrella include fines, community service, drug and alcohol treatment, probation, home confinement, and intensive probation supervision. Provide a detailed description of one of the noted sanctions which includes a contemporary example.

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Definitions:

Variable Reinforcement

A reinforcement strategy in which rewards are given out at unpredictable intervals or after an unpredictable number of responses, enhancing the persistence of the behavior.

Baseline Data

Initial data collected before an intervention or treatment to compare against future data, helping to assess progress or effectiveness.

Antecedents

Refer to events or conditions that occur before a behavior, influencing its occurrence.

Sporadically

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.