In 2009, a Report Entitled a Roadmap to Strengthening Public

question 19

Multiple Choice

In 2009, a report entitled A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety recommended a number of changes within the correctional system, including __________________.

• A) the elimination of statutory release and the movement toward earned parole for inmates
• B) the mandatory minimum of 25 years for theft over $5 000
• C) the removal of mandatory minimum sentences
• D) the elimination of life sentences
• E) the cutback of paid sick days for correctional service workers

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

The phenomenon where the rate of response varies according to a change in reinforcement conditions for one of two or more behaviors.

Sensory Preconditioning

A learning process where two neutral stimuli are paired together before one of them is paired with an unconditioned stimulus, affecting response to the second stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Experimental Chamber

A controlled environment designed to study the behavior or physiological responses of subjects under varied conditions.