List at least five ways that prison officials reduce incidents of prison sexual assault and violence

What will be an ideal response?


Prisons can reduce sexual incidents in prison by (1) separating predatory inmates from weaker inmates that are targets, (2) providing staff training to spot signs of sexual assault, (3) encouraging staff to be more proactive, (4) providing counseling intervention for victims, (4) encouraging consistent rule enforcement by staff, (5) aggressively investigating and prosecuting rapes, (6) providing protective custody for inmates targeted for sexual assault, (7) using video cameras to prevent sex abuse, (8) allowing housing changes for victims, (9) implementing criminal sanctions for inmates or staff members engaging in abuse.

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a. Input c. Process b. Outcome d. Impact

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Which of the following is/are procedural step(s) in responding to hate and bias crime scenes?

a. Identify witnesses or others who have knowledge of the crime b. Identify any injured parties and take steps to provide for medical assistance c. Both a and b d. None of the above

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According to ___________ theory, for a variety of genetic and environmental reasons, people's brains function differently in response to environmental stimuli.

A. excitement B. arousal C. danger D. stimuli

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This experiment found that arrest was an effective deterrent to subsequent violent acts by perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

a. Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment b. Dade County Domestic Violence Experiment c. Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment d. Cincinnati Domestic Violence Experiment

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