A small percentage--approximately 10%--of youthful offenders in state-operated and large locally or privately-operated juvenile facilities reported experiencing a(n) ______ during their first year of incarceration.
A. instance of discrimination by staff
B. mental breakdown
C. sexual victimization
D. violent attack
C. sexual victimization
You might also like to view...
A report by the National Institute of Justice (2005) offered recommendations for encouraging officers to come forward to report acts of misconduct by their coworkers. Which of the following is one of the recommendations?
a. making it clear that those who do not report misconduct will be disciplined b. making it public in the newspaper if any department member is caught lying during an internal investigation c. not allowing for anonymous or confidential reporting d. issuing penalties to those who delay their reporting beyond 2 hours
Explain why is it often said that police departments are monopolies.
What will be an ideal response?
Situations in which jurors are allowed to testify about events that took place during deliberations included all of the following, except:
a. Outside prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jurors’ attention. b. A mistake was made in weighing the evidence. c. A mistake was made in entering the verdict on the verdict form. d. Outside influences were brought to bear on a juror or jurors.
The emergence of private prisons has been attributed mainly to the:
a. overcrowding of staterun prisons. b. budget problems of staterun prisons. c. safety concerns in staterun prisons. d. all of the above.