How can I get information on incentives and sanctions/contingency management?

Rewards and sanctions, or contingency management programs, are based on the theory of operant learning, which explains that human behavior is learned through the consequences that result from our actions. Behaviors that result in positive consequence will be repeated. Therefore, behaviors that are reinforced or rewarded are more likely to increase, and behaviors that are punished are more likely to decrease over time.

Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2020

• Revision of Probation Violation Guidelines Update
  Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, 2017

• An Evidence-Based Approach to Promoting & Enforcing Compliance with Conditions of Probation Supervision
  Center for Sentencing Initiatives/National Center for State Courts, 2017

• First Evaluation of a Contingency Management Intervention Addressing Adolescent Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors: Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents
  Letourneau, Elizabeth J., Michael R. McCart, Ashli J. Sheidow, and Pia M. Mauro, 2017

• Missouri Policy Shortens Probation and Parole Terms, Protects Public Safety Individuals on Community Supervision Can Earn Credits to Reduce Their Sentences
  Pew Charitable Trusts, 2016

• Get Smart About … Rewards and Sanctions: The Facts about Contingency Management 
  National Institute of Corrections (NIC), 2013
   

  Document ID: 027244

• Adaptability of Contingency Management in Justice Settings: Survey Findings on Attitudes Towards Using Rewards 
  Murphy, Amy, Anne Giuranna Rhodes and Faye S. Taxman, 2012 
  Contingency management (CM) is widely recognized as an evidence-based practice, but it is not widely used in either treatment settings or justice settings. CM is perceived as adaptable in justice settings given the natural inclination to use contingencies to improve compliance to desired behaviors.

• A Treatment Manual for Implementing Contingency Management: Using Incentives to Improve Parolee Enrollment and Attendance in Community Treatment 
  Prendergast, Michael and Elizabeth Hall, 2011

• Utilizing Behavioral Interventions to Improve Supervision Outcomes in Community-Based Corrections 
  Wodahl, Eric J., Brett Garland, Scott E. Culhane, and William P. McCarty, 2011

• Implementation of a Contingency Management-Based Intervention in a Community Supervision Setting: Clinical Issues and Recommendations 
  Trotman, Adria J. and Faye E. Taxman, 2011
   

  Document ID: 025627