Acquiring cultural competence includes:

A) exploration of officers' belief systems and biases
B) awareness of an officer's perspectives and perceptions
C) increased communication skills leading to effective rapport building
D) all of the above


D) all of the above

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a. detention b. probation c. parole d. substance abuse awareness counseling

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An experimental study has found that alcoholics who attend peer group meetings are more successful in reducing their consumption of alcoholic beverages than alcoholics who do not attend such meetings. However, the researchers are struggling to determine the precise connection between the two and suggest that it could be due to the social support itself, the sharing of technical information, or the time taken up by the meetings. This suggestion reflects a concern with ______.

A. causal mechanisms B. association C. faulty randomization D. time order

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A potential dilemma for serving advocates of rape victims in corrections comes from the fact that ______.

a. incarcerated victims might have hurt or even sexually assaulted someone else b. witnessing sexual assaults has the most significant impact on reentry, which increased the risk of subsequent arrest and parole violations c. there is minimal attention to the issue of offenders being victimized while incarcerated d. there is a high prevalence of PTSD among incarcerated inmates

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Waldron (2010) states that is only half a reason for modifying civil liberties.

a. Justice b. War c. Fear d. Coercion

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