Consider all of the content from the course. If you are new to behavior analysis or behaviorism, discuss if and how your views have changed. If you are familiar with behavior analysis, indicate whether you are a methodological or radical behaviorist. In the subject line, enter a summation of what best describes your viewpoint (e.g., stronger behaviorist, psychologist, radical behaviorist, etc.) as a result of this course. Be sure to reference the scholarly material presented in this course, as well as refer to a specific topic of interest. Remember, although you are exploring your viewpoints, continue to use APA style, scientific writing, and avoid the overuse of the first person.
SOME MATERIALS USED IN THE COURSE
Alexander, M. (2012). The new Jim Crow. New York, NY: New Press.
Carroll, J.B. (2015, December 1). Leaked documents reveal Dothan police department planted drugs on young black men for years: District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit. Retrieved from http://henrycountyreport.com/blog/2015/12/01/leaked-documents-reveal-dothan-police-department-planted-drugs-on-young-black-men-for-years-district-attorney-doug-valeska-complicit/
– Johnson, A.G. (2006). Privilege, power, and difference. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
– Plant, E.A. & Peruche, B.M. (2005). The consequences of race for police officers’ responses to criminal suspects. Psychological Science. 16(3), 180 – 183.
-Ricksheim, E.C. & Chermak, S.M. (1993). Causes of police behavior revisited. Journal of Criminal Justice, 21, 353-382).
-Schneider, S.M. (1997). The science of consequences: How they affect genes, change the brain, and impact our world. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
-Sidman, M. (1989). Coercion and its fallout. Boston, MA: Authors Cooperative.“Since Ferguson, a rise in charges against police officers”. All Things Considered. NPR. 25 Nov. 2015.
-Smith, D.A., Visher, C.A., & Davidson, L.A. (1984). Equity and discretionary justice: The influence of race on police arrest decisions. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 75(1), 234-249.
-U.S. Department of Education. (2015). ESEA Flexibility. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/esea-flexibility/index.html
-Weise, E. (2015, September 27). No deaths, no drama: A creed for California police. USA Today, pp. 1B, 2B.
-Zernike, K. (2012, September 28). To fight crime, a poor city will trade in its police. New York Times. pp. 1A.Zernike, K. (2014, August 31). Camden turns around with new police force. New York Times. pp. 1A.
-Zimbardo, P. (2007). The Lucifer effect: Understanding how good people turn evil. New York, NY: Random House.
-Skinner, B.F. (1978). Reflections on behaviorism and society. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall, Inc.
-Wilson, E.O. (1998). Consilience. New York, NY: Random House
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