James N Olson
Biographic Data
| ID | 93540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James N Olson |
| GIVEN NAMES | James N |
| FAMILY NAME | Olson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSON J N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9264-5196 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The prison reform paradox persists
OBJECTIVE: For those who value both retributive justice and community safety, criminal justice reform poses a fundamental tension. Public preferences for severe punishment often exceed the formal sentence imposed, and this extralegal suffering is associated with higher recidivism, making communities less safe. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that framing rehabilitation as serving retributive justice goals, rather than reducing recidivism, would gener…
Who deserves access to basic human rights? Incarceration, illegal acts, and inferences about deservingness
Examines deservingness of rights, moral judgements, dehumanization, and moral disengagement strategies following exposure to conditions varying time in prison or release following a felony
Using Drugs or Non-Drugs Alternatives to Alter Mental States in the Online, Virtual Era
Background: In the 1970s a body of literature was generated advocating the alternatives approach for drug misuse prevention and rehabilitation which encouraged healthy nonchemical behaviors leading to reinforcing moods. Although this behaviorally oriented approach was overshadowed with the popularity of cognitive therapy in the 1980s, many of the recommended alternative behaviors remain embedded in cognitive approaches for drug misuse prevention …
Attitudes toward Psychotropic Medications
Attitudes and beliefs towards psychotropic medication were evaluated among psychiatric outpatients, patients receiving buprenorphine treatment for substance abuse, and a group who reported never having used psychotropic medications (non-users). The Drug Attitude Inventory scale and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire General were used to assess attitudes and beliefs of 49 participants. Non-users exhibited more negative attitudes and beliefs…
Advances In Experimental Social Psychology
Beyond point and level systems
Many residential treatment facilities and child inpatient units in the United States have been structured by way of motivational programming such as the point and/or level systems. On the surface, they appear to be a straightforward contingency management tool that is based on social learning theory and operant principles. In this article, the authors argue that the assumptions upon which point and level systems are based do not hold up to close …
Breaking and entering
Contains research & new analysis.
Group Effects on Decision-Making by Burglars
30 active burglars were observed and interviewed extensively over a period of 16 months. They were asked to evaluate sites they had previously burglarized and those burglarized by others, as to their perceived vulnerability to burglary. Burglars who evaluated sites singly rated the sites more vulnerable than those same burglars when evaluating the sites in the presence of their usual co-offenders—showing a trend toward more cautious decision-maki…
More on Gender Differences and the Origin of Language
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More on Gender Differences and the Origin of Language
Breaking and entering
Contains research & new analysis.
Group Effects on Decision-Making by Burglars
30 active burglars were observed and interviewed extensively over a period of 16 months. They were asked to evaluate sites they had previously burglarized and those burglarized by others, as to their perceived vulnerability to burglary. Burglars who evaluated sites singly rated the sites more vulnerable than those same burglars when evaluating the sites in the presence of their usual co-offenders—showing a trend toward more cautious decision-maki…
Beyond point and level systems
Many residential treatment facilities and child inpatient units in the United States have been structured by way of motivational programming such as the point and/or level systems. On the surface, they appear to be a straightforward contingency management tool that is based on social learning theory and operant principles. In this article, the authors argue that the assumptions upon which point and level systems are based do not hold up to close …
Advances In Experimental Social Psychology
Attitudes toward Psychotropic Medications
Attitudes and beliefs towards psychotropic medication were evaluated among psychiatric outpatients, patients receiving buprenorphine treatment for substance abuse, and a group who reported never having used psychotropic medications (non-users). The Drug Attitude Inventory scale and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire General were used to assess attitudes and beliefs of 49 participants. Non-users exhibited more negative attitudes and beliefs…
Using Drugs or Non-Drugs Alternatives to Alter Mental States in the Online, Virtual Era
Background: In the 1970s a body of literature was generated advocating the alternatives approach for drug misuse prevention and rehabilitation which encouraged healthy nonchemical behaviors leading to reinforcing moods. Although this behaviorally oriented approach was overshadowed with the popularity of cognitive therapy in the 1980s, many of the recommended alternative behaviors remain embedded in cognitive approaches for drug misuse prevention …
Who deserves access to basic human rights? Incarceration, illegal acts, and inferences about deservingness
Examines deservingness of rights, moral judgements, dehumanization, and moral disengagement strategies following exposure to conditions varying time in prison or release following a felony
The prison reform paradox persists
OBJECTIVE: For those who value both retributive justice and community safety, criminal justice reform poses a fundamental tension. Public preferences for severe punishment often exceed the formal sentence imposed, and this extralegal suffering is associated with higher recidivism, making communities less safe. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that framing rehabilitation as serving retributive justice goals, rather than reducing recidivism, would gener…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)