Explain what must be shown in order for liability to attach to prison officials for inmate-inmate assaults.

What will be an ideal response?


Liability attaches to prison officials for inmate-inmate assaults if officials display deliberate indifference to an inmate’s needs. It occurs when prison officials know of, but disregard, an obvious risk to an inmate’s health or safety.

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Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Andrew Cunanan were well-known _______________ murderers

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An example of circumstantial evidence of an inference of consciousness of person’s guilt is:

a. The defendant invoking his or her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during cross-examination of the defendant by the prosecutor b. The defendant in a rape case weighed more than two times more than the victim weighed, allowing him to take advantage of his size to subdue and rape the victim c. The defendant destroyed the clothing that he was wearing on the day of the murder d. All of the above are correct.

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Which religious derivation rejects Judaism and Christianity altogether?

a. Creatorism b. Free-Wheeling Fundamentalism c. The New World Order d. Nordic Christianity

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A news report displays a TV anchor sandwiched between two criminologists debating the legitimacy of the U.S. government utilizing Guantanamo Bay for housing suspected terrorists. The broadcast is an example of what type of news frame?

a. Conflict b. Reporting c. Contention d. Investigative

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