Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The majority of cross-gender search complaints are filed by male inmates.
2. An argument for gender-specific standards, on the basis of prior sexual abuse, is that cross-gender searches have the potential to replicate the suffering of prior sexual abuse in prison.
3. The due process clause was first applied to inmates facing disciplinary action for infractions of prison rules in Wolff v. McDonnell (1974).
4. The Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable searches and seizures is seen differently when an offender is inside a prison.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A) Stop and frisk B) Independent source C) Exigent circumstances D) Plain view

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a. proactively engage the public b. measure and analyze the level of trust that communities have in them c. create as diverse a workforce as possible d. ensure that their own privacy and rights are protected, even if it means less transparency

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 _________ prisoners are more individualistic, and their norms stress autonomy, self-sufficiency, and the ability to cope with one's own problems.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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