Select and Describe One of the Major Explanations for Violent

question 4

Essay

Select and describe one of the major explanations for violent behavior in prisons.

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Definitions:

Immune Deficiencies

Situations in which the ability of the immune system to combat infectious diseases and cancer is weakened or completely lacking.

Stress Reaction

The physical, mental, or emotional response to an event or condition that disturbs the balance or equilibrium of a person's state.

Interstate

Pertaining to the system of highways that connect major cities across states in the United States, also used to describe anything occurring between states.

Stressor

A factor or event that causes stress to an organism, triggering a physical or emotional response.