Criminal Behaviorology
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 14 ratingsCriminal Behaviorology is the synthesis of criminology and behavior analysis. This podcast reviews areas of importance to both fields and explores new possibilities. Criminal Behaviorology is a podcast for all those interested in crime, psychology, history, and improving the world we live in.
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Lab Leak! Nicholas Wade and the Origin of SARS-CoV-2
February 15, 2024 17:21 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBCriminal Behaviorology Lab Leak! Nicholas Wade and Origin of SARS-CoV-2 The entire interview can be found on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/b-uyVPAnd5I The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors. Nicholas Wade has written numerous books and articles on science. As the Science Editor for the New York Times (1990 to 1996) he possesses the skills necessary to sift through complicated ideas and arrive at the truth. When the CO...
ABA Beyond: A Panel Discussion on Crime and Behavior Analysis
October 11, 2023 22:17 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBCriminal Behaviorology ABA Beyond: A Panel Discussion on Crime and Behavior Analysis The entire webinar presentation can be found on this YouTube channel (as well as the rest of the series on ABA Beyond): https://www.youtube.com/@ABABeyondASD/videos The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, should we have any. As part of a very special series from Southern Illinois University, your host took part in a panel discussion on the...
My Presentation on Competency to Stand Trial Restoration Using Behavior Analysis
April 22, 2023 14:46 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBCriminal Behaviorology My Presentation on Competency to Stand Trial Restoration Using Behavior Analysis The entire webinar presentation can be found here (which includes Dr. David Feeney’s presentation on remote ABA services): https://youtu.be/8Sm4NrIqGc0 The video of this presentation only can be found here: https://youtu.be/4Ip4YJQjugw The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, if we had any. Your gracious host took part ...
The Criminologist Meets the Criminal Behaviorology Podcast!!
January 01, 2023 14:12 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBCriminal Behaviorology The Criminologist Meets the Criminal Behaviorology Podcast!! The Criminologist Podcast link of this entire episode on YouTube can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/eFnYjNwXFLw The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, if we had any. Until last year, I thought of my podcast as the only one covering criminology and forensic psychology, in depth. How wrong I was. Jerrod Brown and Joe Arvidson (The Criminol...
All the (Road) Rage: The Causes of Driver Aggression
November 25, 2022 21:32 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBCriminal Behaviorology All the (Road) Rage: The Causes of Driver Aggression The video of this entire interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/I4YW5JoDt3A The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, if we had any. Dr. Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., is a professor, trainer, consultant, and researcher, and the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). He has had two previous appearance...
More Horror Movies Equals Less Crime: An Analysis of Movies on Crime Reduction
October 28, 2022 15:55 - 24 minutes - 14.1 MBCriminal Behaviorology More Horror Movies Equals Less Crime: An Analysis of Movies on Crime Reduction The video of this entire reading can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/QmlSTwl0UW8 Donate to Criminal Behaviorology Podcast: https://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology (Hit “$ Support”, then make selection) A reading of a 2017 Washington Post article, and 2009 Quarterly Journal of Economics article, on horror movies. The idea of horror movies reducing violent crime appears counterintui...
The FBI Files on B.F. Skinner
October 01, 2022 01:03 - 51 minutes - 29.7 MBThe FBI Files on B.F. Skinner The video of this entire interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/754JkfZn3qc The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors, if we had any. Dr. Joe Wyatt, forensic psychologist and behavior analyst, pursued the FBI files on B.F. Skinner through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Among the findings were a strange interest in Skinner as a researcher, family man, and even his acquaintances and for...
Familicide: Jerrod Brown Discusses Family Mass Murders
August 30, 2022 17:28 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBThe video of this entire interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Lf6YDjEaaYw Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., is a professor, trainer, consultant, and researcher, and the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). His previous episode on this podcast is about Mysopedia, the sadistic child serial killer. In this broadcast, he discussed the phenomenon of familicide. Known sometimes as Family Annihilators, this is the murder of a family, committed usua...
The McMartin Sexual Abuse Trial: Operant Seeing and the Dangers of Expert Opinion
July 22, 2022 21:47 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBThe video of this entire interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xA3ZDZ8COBM Joseph Wyatt, Ph.D., is a retired forensic psychologist, and previous guest on Criminal Behaviorology. In 2002 he took an interest in the infamous McMartin Preschool trial, which took place in California. If you have not heard of this case, take some time to look up the story. It is simply the most shocking case of false accusation I have encountered. Joe takes a critical, and behavior analytic, viewpoint reg...
Mysopedia: The Sadistic Child Murderer
June 27, 2022 20:50 - 52 minutes - 24 MBThe video of this interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Xtz3yu70J2U Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., is a professor, trainer, consultant, and researcher, and the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). He has focused some of his work on the topic sexually motivated homicides. Mysopeds are an extreme outlier of the sexually motivated child killer. Show Highlights: - The AIAFS organization and Jerrod Brown’s contributions. Colleague, and pre...
Indiana’s Mayhem & Murder: Historical True Crime in the Hoosier State
March 27, 2022 16:50 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBAuthor Keven McQueen has written books for decades now, and has taken an interest in what he calls “historical true crime.” In this interview we discuss his book on crimes in the Hoosier state before 1940. In addition, some of Keven’s musings on history, society, and the particular sources he has found most helpful in finding these unique stories. Show Highlights: - Keven’s journey in becoming a non-fiction author. - His moral and ethical concerns writing about criminal cases. The reas...
Child Welfare: Behavior Analytic Metrics (BAM) on Abuse, Neglect, and Family Preservation
January 07, 2022 20:43 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBDr. Brandon F. Greene has worked for over forty years in dealing with child maltreatment, family preservation and a host of other areas of great interest to those working to improve society. A cogent, entertaining, and data-driven book is the end result of he and his colleagues’ work in some very challenging settings. Dr. Greene provides a range of techniques and instruments to assist the most vulnerable in our communities using behavior analysis as the guide. The video interview can be view...
Child Welfare: Behavior Analysis Metrics (BAM) on Abuse, Neglect, and Family Preservation
January 07, 2022 20:43 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBDr. Brandon F. Greene has worked for over forty years in dealing with child maltreatment, family preservation and a host of other areas of great interest to those working to improve society. A cogent, entertaining, and data-driven book is the end result of he and his colleagues’ work in some very challenging settings. Dr. Greene provides a range of techniques and instruments to assist the most vulnerable in our communities using behavior analysis as the guide. The video interview can be view...
Genes and Behavior - 4.25.18
December 09, 2021 02:59 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBAn examination of one chapter from Jay Moore's book "From a Behavioral Point of View: A Psychological Primer" where he discusses the idea that genes do not "cause" behavior in the common use of the term. Implications for behaviorists, and especially criminal behaviorologists, are significant. From a Behavioral Point of View: A Psychological Primer by Jay Moore: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34599965-from-a-behavioral-point-of-view --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti...
Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World
November 01, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBCriminal Behaviorology Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World For this Halloween special, we are serving up a tasty treat. The concept of cannibals conjures scary images and horrific tales. How could such behavior ever exist? Is it so unnatural to the human species (and others)? Three writings on this topic offer some insight. Show Highlights: Cannibalism: From Sacrifice to Survival: The troubling history of this practice, and the importance of taking a...
The Sylvia Likens Case: The Infamous Indiana Torture Slaying
October 05, 2021 20:06 - 1 hour - 55 MBCriminal Behaviorology The Sylvia Likens Case: The Infamous Indiana Torture Slaying The murder of Sylvia Likens is one of the most horrific cases on record. In July of 1965, Sylvia and her younger sister Jenny Likens moved into the home of Gertrude Baniszewski, to be cared for while their parents were working out of state. On October 26th, 1965, 16-year old Sylvia Likens succumbed to injuries from months of humiliation, neglect and torture. In this podcast, we examine the details of the case,...
The Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment
July 27, 2021 14:59 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBCriminal Behaviorology The Effect of Nurture: Tony Biglan Discusses the Importance of a Positive Environment Tony Biglan has been an advocate, researcher and behavior analyst. His 2015 book, The Nurture Effect, covers many areas including adolescent behavior problems, cigarette smoking, mental health treatment, and corporate influence through precise, behaviorally-derived marketing campaigns. In this discussion, Tony Biglan gives us an optimistic worldview, but shows the need for how beh...
My Presentation to the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis (AZABA)
May 17, 2021 17:27 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBCriminal Behaviorology My Presentation to the Arizona Association for Behavior Analysis (AZABA) Every now and then a little good fortune comes in the form of being asked to present on your favorite topic. I graciously accepted after an unexpected invitation to speak at the AZABA regarding the specialization of crime and behavior analysis. This was a popular event, with many relevant questions about the very subject matter this podcast was made for. Show Highlights: CDFBA Special Interest...
Kids, Cars and Danger
April 07, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBCriminal Behaviorology Kids, Cars and Danger Janette Fennell had a rather dramatic beginning in her advocacy of car safety. Kidnapped at gunpoint with her husband, they were placed in the trunk of their own car and transported to an unknown location. After they managed to escape with their bare hands, she sought out data on cases of trunk entrapment and what could be done in terms of prevention. In time, she helped mandate interior trunk releases for all cars in the United States. Becaus...
Kids, Cars and Danger: Hot Car Deaths and Human Memory
April 07, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBCriminal Behaviorology Kids, Cars and Danger Janette Fennell had a rather dramatic beginning in her advocacy of car safety. Kidnapped at gunpoint with her husband, they were placed in the trunk of their own car and transported to an unknown location. After they managed to escape with their bare hands, she sought out data on cases of trunk entrapment and what could be done in terms of prevention. In time, she helped mandate interior trunk releases for all cars in the United States. Because ...
Two MORE Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA - Part II)
March 01, 2021 00:55 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBCriminal Behaviorology Two MORE Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA - Part II) In our second installment of the webinar series (Novel Uses of Applied Behavior Analysis - Part II) we have presentations from Joseph Cautilli and Michael Weinberg. Joseph Cautilli, PhD, BCBA-D, has served in numerous settings and has been a guest on a previous episode. Michael Weinberg, PhD, BCBA-D, has 35 plus years of experience in the application of behavior analytic services to various populat...
Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBCriminal Behaviorology Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst Karola Dillenburger is a Professor of Behaviour Analysis and Education and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis at Queen’s University Belfast. She provides insights from her 2007 article on behavior analysis and victimology. Her own experiences living in Northern Ireland supplement this often neglected side of the impact of criminality. We find that many of the same contingencies found with v...
Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBCriminal Behaviorology Victims or survivors? Victimology as Viewed by a Behavior Analyst Karola Dillenberger is a Professor of Behaviour Analysis and Education and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis at Queen’s University Belfast. She provides insights from her 2007 article on behavior analysis and victimology. Her own experiences living in Northern Ireland supplement this often neglected side of the impact of criminality. We find that many of the same contingencies found with v...
A Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature
December 27, 2020 19:59 - 1 hour - 42 MBCriminal Behaviorology A Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature After meeting writer Nicolas Tredell in 2018, I found him to have a keen understanding of true crime, writing, and history. He has edited a new book focusing on the Truman Capote novel, In Cold Blood. We discuss the infamous Clutter family murder as written about in Capote’s world-famous work, as well as in multiple film and television adaptations, as well as the influence of such a st...
Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween
October 29, 2020 14:17 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBCriminal Behaviorology Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween Three readings as a treat for this Halloween season. One segment from a criminology textbook and two articles on behavior analysis as it relates to this ghoulish time of the year. Show Highlights: - Behavior theory as seen by a criminologist. What is unique about behaviorism as compared to other fields in psychology. Why it is important for understanding the causes of crime...
Two Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA)
October 01, 2020 01:59 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBCriminal Behaviorology Two Speakers on Behavior Analysis (Novel Uses of ABA) In a recent webinar on the Novel Uses of Applied Behavior Analysis, we have presentations from two very accomplished speakers. Kent Corso, PsyD, BCBA-D, has worked in the areas of suicidality, health and military applications, and has been a guest on a previous episode. Vanessa Bethea-Miller, MA, BCBA, provides details regarding the juvenile justice population and how behavior analysis can make a difference. Kent ...
Behaviorism Applied Everywhere: Joe Cautilli Discusses the Many Uses of Behavior Analysis
August 28, 2020 15:12 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBCriminal Behaviorology Joseph Cautilli, behavior analyst extraordinaire, discusses, at length, the use of this field in corrections, and in the treatment of mental disorders including depression, ADHD and schizophrenia. Joe also lists some of the past accomplishments which are at risk of disappearing unless a new generation of researchers will carry the torch. In this very cerebral conversation, we examine how specialists in the field have made important gains that were never put into wides...
Bad Analysis Equals Wrongful Conviction: The Tragic Case of Timothy Masters
July 27, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBCriminal Behaviorology Bad Analysis Equals Wrongful Conviction: The Tragic Case of Timothy Masters Timothy Masters was released from a Colorado prison in 2008 after serving nine years for a crime he did not commit. In this episode, we will review an article (When Worlds Collide, The Forensic Examiner, 2009) by Frank S. Perri and Terrence G. Lichtenwald on the Masters case, and focus on the proper and improper use of criminal profiling. In addition, the announcement of an upcoming (July 30...
I Have Decided to Call this Criminal Behaviorology
June 26, 2020 16:51 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBCriminal Behaviorology I Have Decided to Call this Criminal Behaviorology In a recent symposium, presented online, your host had the opportunity to present on the Application and Dissemination of Applied Behavior Analysis in the Criminal Justice Field. Along with an excellent opportunity to discuss an area of behavior analysis not always presented at such conferences, there was also a walk down memory lane regarding some of the episodes we have presented previously. In addition, the announ...
Criminology from a New Perspective: The Psychosocial View
May 18, 2020 10:44 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBDavid Gadd and Tony Jefferson wrote the book Psychosocial Criminology. These gentlemen graciously agreed to interview via WebEx and discuss the ideas in the book. Although we had some differences in approach to the fascinating world of criminality, we also shared some common ground on the importance of individual experiences and the complexities involving each case. We went on past the scheduled time, but Tony Jefferson reminded me that none of us are going anywhere, with things as they are, ...
Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of "King" James Strang
April 05, 2020 16:36 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBCriminal Behaviorology Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of “King” James Strang Timothy reads from a 2009 article on religion as a schedule-induced behavior by Paul S. Strand. In addition, a reading from Larry B. Massie’s Voyages Into Michigan’s Past focuses on a segment of a Mormon sect from the 19th century, and their leader James Strang who declared himself a king, and was revered as a prophet. Show Highlights: - The two classes of religious b...
Criminal Profiling, Serial Killers, Necrophilia, and Other Things
March 01, 2020 01:45 - 59 minutes - 33.8 MBCriminal Behaviorology Criminal Profiling, Serial Killers, Necrophilia, and Other Things Eric Hickey, PhD, an author and criminal psychologist, is interviewed on a variety of topics, all related to his interesting career and writings over many years. Show Highlights: - Dr. Hickey’s continual interest in forensic psychology, necrophilia and other areas of crime and criminology. - How the interest in forensic psychology has grown since he began his career and why. - Dr. Hickey’s work in th...
A Clockwork Behavior Analysis: Bobby Newman Discusses Myth and Reality Regarding Behavior Analysis, Crime and the Famous Anthony Burgess Story
January 24, 2020 23:35 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBCriminal Behaviorology A Clockwork Behavior Analysis: Bobby Newman Discusses Myth and Reality Regarding Behavior Analysis, Crime and the Famous Anthony Burgess Story A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a controversial and intriguing novel about a violent, delinquent young man who is subjected to a radical conditioning procedure with frightening results. The 1963 book provides an image of a near future world that could be described as unique, humorous, dramatic and disturbing. In this ...
The Exploitation of Crime: Crimesploitation and the Media Misuse of Reality Crime Stories
November 29, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBCriminal Behaviorology The Exploitation of Crime: Crimesploitation and the Media Misuse of Reality Crime Stories Paul Kaplan, PhD and Daniel La Chance, PhD, two experts on cultural criminology, have written on Crimesploitation, where reality programs create a kind of folk wisdom about crime, addictions and correctional work. The dangers of this kind of portrayal, the popularity of these shows and the possible hidden agenda in the development of such entertainment form the basis of this ep...
Criminal Behaviorology (Trailer)
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Night of the Shaping Dead: Zombie Behavior, Shaping, and Resurgence
October 30, 2019 02:13 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBCriminal Behaviorology Night of the Shaping Dead: Zombie Behavior, Shaping, and Resurgence Being as it is the Halloween season, we can have some fun, right? Dr. Kennon Lattal wrote two blogs for the Aubrey Daniels Institute about zombies from a behavior analytic perspective. Why not? Dr. Lattal is on sabbatical currently, but was gracious enough to respond to my email questions. Let’s suspend the “dead man rule” in behavior analysis (where we say that if a dead man can do it we do not acce...
Pirates! Behavior Analysis and Maritime Crime from the Great Lakes to Modern Day Somalia
September 19, 2019 11:28 - 52 minutes - 41.9 MBCriminal Behaviorology Pirates! Behavior Analysis and Maritime Crime from the Great Lakes to Modern Day Somalia Timothy reads from two books on pirates in the great lakes as well as a Todd A. Ward article on piracy in the coastal waters of Somalia. Behavior analysts, rogues that we are, might have role in resolving piracy in the modern age. Show Highlights: - James Strang (“The King if Beaver Island”) and his pursuit of “Prophet,” as in his followers overtaking of the largest island in...
Preventing Suicide in the Military and Among Veterans
August 17, 2019 15:05 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBCriminal Behaviorology Preventing Suicide in the Military and Among Veterans Kent Corso is a psychologist, behavior analyst and Air Force veteran. In his many writings and presentations he has provided valuable information on what is known, and what is not, about suicide among veterans and active-duty military. In this podcast we cover the problem of suicide in the military and how behavior analysis may have a role to play. Show Highlights: - Why the term “commit” in regards to suic...
Right Off the BAT: The Operant Conditioning Theory Regarding Domestic Violence
July 19, 2019 20:48 - 54 minutes - 31 MBCriminal Behaviorology Title: Right Off the BAT: The Operant Conditioning Theory Regarding Domestic Violence Dr. Marilyn Bonem is a professor at Eastern Michigan University. In 2008, she co-wrote a study on domestic violence using the Battering Assessment Tool (BAT). In this interview we discuss with Dr. Bonem the results of her study of batterers and how we should think of domestic violence in behavioral terms as opposed to placing the offenders in vague psychological categories. S...
51 School Attacks Averted!
June 15, 2019 01:23 - 48 minutes - 22 MBCriminal Behaviorology Title: 51 School Attacks Averted! Frank Straub has been in law enforcement for decades. He has been an advisor to West Point, Indianapolis Chief of Police, a White Plains, NY, Public Safety Director, an Executive Deputy Inspector General for the Office of the New York State Inspector General, among other things. He is now the Director of Strategic Studies & Center for Mass Violence Response Studies. He has a PhD in Criminal Justice and is now interested in becom...
Michigan’s True Crime – Tobin T. Buhk discusses his career as a true crime writer as we focus on his book True Crime: Michigan – The State’s Most Notorious Criminal Cases
April 03, 2019 11:32 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBShow Highlights: - How Tobin Buhk became involved with true crime writing and his many books on the topic. - Why we tend to look for a single explanation for why crime occurs, and how a multi-factorial approach is often rejected in favor of more peculiar theories. - Strang Circumstances covers the assassination of the “King of Beaver Island” in 1856. The leader of a Mormon sect comes to an untimely end at the hands of his enemies. - Andrew Kehoe, the “Dynamite Farmer,” becomes the perp...
Interview with the Forensic Psychologist – Dr. W. Joseph Wyatt discusses his long career as it is detailed in his book - The Breaking Point Killing: And Other True Cases of Murder and Malice.
February 27, 2019 12:49 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this interview we cover Dr. Wyatt’s work as an expert witness and how his interest in behavior analysis developed into a unique perspective on crime, forensic psychology and modern mental health care. Show Highlights: - The title case describes how bullying ultimately culminated into a lethal event. How a behavior analytic view differs from the way traditional psychology might conceptualize such a case. - A private life made public, mental deterioration and a tragic act result in the a...
The Story of Darius McCollum – Interview with Filmmaker Adam Irving - Off the Rails
January 26, 2019 21:51 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBThis film covers the surprising and unique story of Darius McCollum, who has stolen numerous New York City subway trains and buses to simply run their usual routes and drop passengers off at their desired destinations. He has been charged with felonies after over thirty arrests. This interview will be of interest to those intrigued by crime, the justice system, mental illness and Criminal Behaviorology. Show highlights: - Adam’s work as a filmmaker and the pros and cons of making documenta...
The ABAI Substance Use and Addiction Conference in Washington D.C.
December 12, 2018 19:31 - 35 minutes - 20.2 MBA report on the first ever Substance Use and Addiction Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. This unique conference applied the concepts of behavior analysis to one of our most damaging social problems. After years of failed attempts to reduce the problem of addiction, a new perspective is badly needed. Show highlights: - The different lectures addressing substance use from a behavioral analytic lens. - The poster session and the many different kinds of professio...
Hostage Negotiation and Behavior Analysis: What Research Tells Us About Making Requests in a Danger
November 10, 2018 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBAn article by James Hughes in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (2009) considered how high-probability requests could influence the compliance of hostage takers to the advantage of negotiators. In 2015, Emily Mandel reviewed the article by James Hughes in bsci21.org. In this interview with Emily Mandel we discuss hostage negotiation and how high-probability requests, that precede low-probability requests, could make a difference in a critical situation. Show Highlights: - Emily's int...