Monday, March 26, 2007

Reco Bembry on How to Change Criminal Behavior

Behavior change ( how )
Values transference (can)

Yes - as we emerge as a society and evolve as human beings we shall also change the nature of criminal behavior through our ability to tolerate or accept certain behaviors previously not accepted or tolerated.

The system responsible for rehabilitation, confinement and change is typically operated by a society of persons not interested in those not like them; namely African American people.

Challenge: Institutional racism...

Reco

3 comments:

Kelly said...

I have never heard of Reco Bembry. I do believe that it is possible to change criminal behavior, but I think it is a societal thing as well. It is such a shame that our prisons are filled to the brim. If something can be done that would be awesome.

Kelly said...

I have never heard of Reco Bembry. I do believe that it is possible to change criminal behavior, but I think it is a societal thing as well. It is such a shame that our prisons are filled to the brim. If something can be done that would be awesome.

RDBash said...

Change is elementary and based on the natural and human pain/pleasure principle: if it hurts enough we'll change the behavior; if there is enough associative pleasure we will practice a particular behavior. The choice is in the application of reward or punishment and it has been demonstrated that reward usually trumps punishment (that's what the child psychologists say; but then again the Bible admonishes - "Spare the rod and spoil the child.") The choice is ours.