Word: behaviorism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nuys, a Los Angeles suburb, the state department of corrections quietly installed 54 inmates in a work-furlough program housed in a former health club, leaving the building's sign -- Aerobics and Nautilus Unlimited -- intact. In Berkeley, after James Kelly repeatedly complained to city officials about the offensive behavior of homeless squatters next door, he finally got frustrated enough to take action: he allegedly lobbed Molotov cocktails at his obstreperous neighbors. Kelly, 47, a utility engineer with no previous criminal record, faces up to eight years in prison if convicted...
...these impressive achievements. Massachusetts is among 45 states that allow prison leaves. Last fall state legislators published a report lambasting the supervision of the program by the Dukakis administration. Authorities had not properly screened Horton before his leaves, investigators found, and they did not keep thorough records of his behavior in the prison...
Defenders of furlough programs point out that weekend leaves offer relief at a time when prisons around the country are dangerously overcrowded. Behavior during furloughs can help determine how an inmate up for parole might function in society. According to John Larivee, executive director of Boston's Crime and Justice Foundation, the recidivism rate since 1972 has been just 10% for prisoners paroled after taking part in such a program. Among other prisoners...
Sleaze is a word the Republicans have had to live with for much of Ronald Reagan's second term. Now Edwin Meese will have some Democratic company in the public dock. The House ethics committee voted unanimously last week to investigate allegations of unethical behavior by House Speaker Jim Wright...
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