Token economies

• Institutions compile a list of desirable behaviours so when offenders act this was they receive a token which they can cash in for rewards - Token economy
• Some studies show improvements but when the rewards stop eg. when leaving prison the offenders stop behaviour desirably
• Offenders return to crime slower if they have gone through token economy
• Token economies make prisoners more manageable when in prisons
• Positive reinforcement: when a behaviour is more likely to occur to gain a positive reward
• Negative reinforcement: when a behaviour is more likely to occur to avoid a negative punishment