The authors argue that the Probation Service could benefit greatly by adopting behaviour modification as a basic working method. They believe that its underlying psychological assumptions are more tenable than those of methods currently espoused by the Service, and that, in practice, the approach has already proved successful in tackling many problems commonly encountered in probation case work. They report that where behavioural programmes have been implemented within the Probation Service, the results have been both stimulating and highly encouraging.
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