Abstract
Capitalizing on the negative reactions many inmates have toward group therapy, several psychologists at the National Training School for Boys in Washington, D.C., established mandatory attendance in a special therapy group for anyone repeatedly committed to segregation. The object was to decrease the number of commitments to the segregation unit and thereby increase the amount of time the inmate was exposed to correc tional treatment. Favorable results are reported. A discussion of the rationale includes an outline of the specific steps employed in utilizing this "aversive" model for behavior modification.
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