Sexual Assaults That Occur in Prisons Are Likely to Be

question 64

Multiple Choice

Sexual assaults that occur in prisons are likely to be

• A)a means of establishing a dominance hierarchy.
• B)committed by men at the bottom of the dominance hierarchy.
• C)perpetrated by gangs of prisoners or lone guards.
• D)expressions of aggression toward guards.

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