After several reform and advocacy organizations, including Human Rights Watch, advocated for CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) for correctional staff dealing with mentally ill inmates, what was the outcome?

A. no change in the number or severity of violence, suggesting that CIT is ineffective
B. a decrease in job satisfaction for correctional officers
C. an increase in violent incidents, but a decrease in the severity of the violence
D. a significant reduction in the use of force and inmate-officer assaults


D. a significant reduction in the use of force and inmate-officer assaults

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a. True b. False

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