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Select an inmate social code below that was discussed in Chapter 7. 

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was established to improve the reporting and prevention of sexual victimization in correctional facilities.

Males are more likely than females to have trauma and be open to programming. 

A state has a “Three Strikes” law that mandates life imprisonment for individuals convicted of three violent felonies. Which goal of punishment does this most closely align with?

What is one cause of individual violence inside prisons?

A judge sentences a defendant to five years for burglary and three years for drug possession, to be served at the same time. What type of sentence is this?

A single mother is sentenced to two years in a medium-security prison for a non-violent drug offense. She has a young child who will be placed in foster care during her incarceration. Discuss the unique challenges faced by incarcerated mothers and how the correctional system could improve family reunification efforts.

What is the term for a relationship in which both individuals experience short-term reinforcement, but one member faces long-term aversive consequences?

Which of the following is an example of the ‘changing stimuli that occasion undesired behavior’ technique of self-control?

Blood cultures are typically drawn how many hours apart when evaluating for endocarditis?