An Intro to Crime and Behavior Analysis

About this episode

This episode serves as an introduction to crime and behavior analysis, discussing various applications of ABA in forensic settings.

Criminal Behaviorology Episode # 68 Title: An Intro to Crime and Behavior Analysis The entire presentation can be found on the YouTube channel: @criminalbehaviorology - https://youtu.be/nDNz08DgIJ0 The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors. Donate to Criminal Behaviorology Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u81930699 Once a student. Now I lecture. I graciously accepted this opportunity to speak at my alma mater. I hope this lecture serves as an introduction to this field. As I have discussed in previous episodes, there are many different areas to cover in this subspecialty. I did not include the questions from students, but one can deduce from my answers what the focus is. Also, from the highlights below. Highlights: - Literature in support of using ABA in Forensic Psychology - Association for Behavior Analysis International Special Interest Groups - Different forensic settings where ABA can be applied - The challenge of implementing ABA in forensic settings - “Fitness” or competency to stand trial - Social validity and social significance - Measurement of the presenting problem, as best we can do - Generality in…

Topics covered

• Crime Analysis
• Behavior Analysis
• Forensic Psychology
• Applied Behavior Analysis

Keywords

• Forensic Settings
• Competency to Stand Trial
• Social Validity
• Measurement
• Systems Perspective

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: An Intro to Crime and Behavior Analysis, Criminal Behaviorology, @criminalbehaviorology

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