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The Operant Conditioning of Prosecutors: How a Lack of Accountability Breeds Corruption

By Angel Richardson As children, we learned that if we behaved or performed well, our behavior would be followed by a reward or positive feedback. Whereas, if we behaved in a negative manner or did something bad, we were met with punishment as a consequence. Behavioral psychologist, B.F. Skinner, codified this theory into what is […]