Group Fines
Technique for Behavioral Control in a Token Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ira A Liebson (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Ira Liebson (Alcoholism Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore City Hospitals & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Miriam Cohen (0000-0002-7710-273X, Alcoholism Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore City Hospitals & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Louis A Faillace (Alcoholism Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore City Hospitals & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 895-900 |
| Publication date | 1972-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1972.30.3.895 |
| OpenAlex | W1987546472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Group fines were used to control the alcohol-related misbehavior of skid row alcoholics living and working in a hospital token-economy ward. When only the individual was fined there was a high incidence of unauthorized drinking and elopement. Institution of group fines wherein the offender was fined and an equivalent fine was levied against all other Ss led to a decrease in serious offenses to one-fifth of the previous incidence. Group fines appeared to be an effective method of mobilizing social pressure for this population
Environmental health · Group (periodic table · Incidence (geometry · Population · Reinforcement · Sociology · Token economy · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 1976 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |