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Austin is serving a three-year sentence for burglary.  He suffers from PTSD, bipolar disorder, and social anxiety.  He continues to serve time in segregation for fighting.  He is participating in individual therapy sessions focusing on the treatment of the mind, but doesn’t see much good in doing so. What special population is Austin categorized under?

Which of the following is NOT one of the major trends in corrections?​

Prison treatment groups are often highly confrontational.

An example of techno-corrections is __________.

The increased number of elderly inmates has had no effect on life inside adult prisons.  

Because it is commonly recognized that prisons house significant numbers of HIV-infected persons due to the high- risk behaviors practiced by some offenders, medical testing and treatment for HIV are standard procedures in all U.S. prisons.

The way changes in crime rates affect the correctional system is straightforward and comprehensible.

Prison disorder, including riots, staff murders, escapes, and inmate homicides, is proportionately rarer today than in past.

Risk assessment methods have low rates of failure.

Prison programs that seek to halt the spread of HIV within the prison population are ________.