Which of the following is most often correlated with higher rates of mental illness among inmates?

A. high school education or higher
B. prior military service
C. poverty and/or homelessness
D. juvenile offenses


C. poverty and/or homelessness

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Two types of punishment include physical and emotional punishment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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This program was developed to improve treatment of rape/sexual assault victims by a medical personal.

A. sexual assault response teams B. medical-legal response teams C. sexual assault nurse examiner programs D. rape crisis response program

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Should police policy decisions be based on research findings?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Force or threat of force must be an evident in order for a sexual victimization to be considered a rape. 2. Sexual coercion requires forcing one to engage in sexual intercourse. 3. In the UCR, rape is limited to forcible rape. 4. Sexual victimization is most likely to occur to males when they are under the age of 12. 5. Females are most at risk of sexual victimization when they are under the age of 12.

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