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

1. The U.S. rate of incarceration for females is increasing faster than the rate for males.
2. Prison authorities successfully exercise almost complete control at most prisons.
3. Prison guards and prison officials often experience ethical problems because of the conflict between their obligations to rehabilitate on the one hand and punish and control on the other.
4. As compared to earlier years, inmate control in prisons today is largely vested in younger inmates and gangs.
5. Because formal controls are effective at most prisons, guards rarely have to ignore minor rule violations in order to gain compliance with other rules.


1.true
2.false
3.true
4.true
5.false

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