Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most correctional officers and inmates know that the background of an offender (or of a correctional officer) has a strong impact on how that person behaves, both inside and outside of a prison; this simply makes good intuitive sense.
2. The social learning theory states the subculture within prisons is brought in from outside the walls by offenders who have developed their beliefs and norms while on the streets. In other words, the prison subculture is reflective of the offender subculture on the streets.
3. An estimated 35% of transgender inmates held in prisons and 34% held in local jails reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another inmate or facility staff in the past 12 months or since admission, if less than 12 months.
4. A mule is a person who smuggles drugs into prison for another inmate.
5. A convict is an inmate who is respected for being self-reliant and independent of other inmates or the system.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
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