Tarbox, R. S. E., Wallace, M., and Williams, L. (2003). Assessment and treatment of elopement: a replication and extension. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 239-244.

The current investigation replicated and extended the assessment and treatment methodology of elopement. The environmental variables that maintained elopement were identified in each case, and successful treatments were implemented for the 3 participants in settings that were similar to those in which elopement occurred. DESCRIPTORS: elopement, extinction, functional analysis, functional communication training, noncontingent reinforcement