Many inmates who are raped in prison do not report these rapes. The reluctance of rape victims to report their victimization and the general underreporting of rape incidents can be attributed to:

A. embarrassment.
B. the refusal of correctional officers to report the rape to authorities.
C. fear of retaliation.
D. all of these.


Answer: D

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