Sociotechnical design factors in remote instrumentation with humans in natural environments

Schwitzgebel, Robert L.; Bird, Richard M.

doi:10.3758/bf03211014

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“…In a field that is so human capital intensive as corrections, the idea that a "technological fix" could reduce the workload in dealing with the problem of crime is almost irresistible (Corbett & Marx, 1991). Schwitzgebel & Hurd (1969) 1970 Development of belt-encased two-way vibrotactile transceiver Schwitzgebel & Bird (1970) 1971 Publication proposes large network of offender-carried transponders Meyer (1971) 1983 Judge Jack Love sentences three offenders to home detention Cassidy (1983) 1983 Two companies begin manufacturing and using monitoring systems Goss (1983); Shillington (1983) 1985 NIJ report describes home confinement, lists six companies offering service Ford & Schmidt (1985) 1987…”

Section: Probation and Parole: Current Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

From B. F. Skinner to Spiderman to Martha Stewart: The Past, Present and Future of Electronic Monitoring of Offenders

Burrell¹,

Gable

2008

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Electronic monitoring was originally designed as a system to facilitate the rehabilitation of young adult offenders. The concept was not well-received, and the first judicially sanctioned program was not initiated until 20 years later. Adoption of the technology then spread rapidly. The primary use of monitoring has evolved from being an adjunct for rehabilitation of low-risk probationers to a surveillance system for enforcing curfew and house arrest requirements. There are no replicated, well-designed studies showing that monitoring alone reduces recidivism after monitoring is terminated. The authors suggest that the goal of long-term public safety will be most likely achieved if the unique technical capabilities of electronic monitoring are used in conjunction with interventions based on social learning theory.

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Section: Probation and Parole: Current Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

From B. F. Skinner to Spiderman to Martha Stewart: The Past, Present and Future of Electronic Monitoring of Offenders

Burrell¹,

Gable

2008

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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“…If the patient could cooperate with the device, he or she might just as well circumvent, oppose or withdraw from the task it assigned to him or her. Out of boredom or irritation, he or she could remove the apparatus from his or her body or even, one behavioral engineer imagined, “intentionally damage” it (R. L. Schwitzgebel & Bird, 1970, p. 102).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this spirit, the brothers designed a “Behavior‐Transmitter Reinforcer” to experiment with the supervised monitoring of parolees. Seeking to provide an alternative to incarceration for “adolescent delinquents”, they conceived a belt‐worn device capable of transmitting telemetry‐information about the offender's whereabouts to recording equipment placed in a laboratory base station (R. L. Schwitzgebel & Bird, 1970, p. 99). A second functionality of the device was that the psychologist could communicate with the wearer by sending him audio signals from the base station.…”

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Learning to stand tall: Idiopathic scoliosis, behavioral electronics, and technologically‐assisted patient participation in treatment, c. 1969–1992

Gerber

2020

J History Behavioral Science

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Drawing on the archives of American learning psychologist Neal E. Miller, this article investigates the role of instrumentation in the expansion and diversification of the behavior therapy domain from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Through the case of Miller's research on the use of biofeedback to treat idiopathic scoliosis, it argues that the post-World War II adoption of electronic technology by behavioral psychologists contributed to extending their subject matter to include physiological processes and somatic conditions. It also enabled a technologicallyinstrumented move outside the laboratory through the development of portable ambulatory treatment devices. Using the example of the Posture-Training Device that Miller and his collaborators invented for the behavioral treatment of idiopathic scoliosis, this paper considers how electromechanical psychological instrumentation illustrated a larger and ambiguous strategic shift in behavior therapy from an orientation toward external control to one of self-control.

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“…The Radio Amateur's Handbook (Myers, 1973) is a good source. Schwitzgebel and Byrd (1970) discuss many technical aspects of behavioral R Tel not covered here; the article is highly 461 recommended for psychologists planning to use this technology. These authors also identify and discuss relevant aspects of FCC regulations.…”

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“…If few clear spots are found, one must either operate at a different frequency or install antenna filters. Schwitzgebel and Byrd (1970) discuss frequency selection. Listen repeatedly to find intermittent interference (e.g., x-ray).…”

Section: Preliminary Problemsmentioning

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Practical aspects of the use of radio telemetry in the behavioral sciences

Miklich¹,

Purcell

Weiss

1974

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

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Sociotechnical design factors in remote instrumentation with humans in natural environments

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

From B. F. Skinner to Spiderman to Martha Stewart: The Past, Present and Future of Electronic Monitoring of Offenders

From B. F. Skinner to Spiderman to Martha Stewart: The Past, Present and Future of Electronic Monitoring of Offenders

Learning to stand tall: Idiopathic scoliosis, behavioral electronics, and technologically‐assisted patient participation in treatment, c. 1969–1992

Practical aspects of the use of radio telemetry in the behavioral sciences

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