Stufenvollzug und Bonussysteme im Jugendstrafvollzug : Entwicklung, Praxis und Rahmenbedingungen

The bonus system was recently introduced as an educational concept into the German youth prison system. The thesis traces the concept back to Alexander Maconochie's mark system. It then researches its translation into the behavioral psychologists' token economy. The use of the idea in Germany is pursued in educational and legal thinking. The thesis culminates in an empirical investigation of bonus systems in German youth prisons, in which two versions of the idea are practiced. As a result of her studies, the author concludes by naming four conditions for making a bonus system effective.