Question 11 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Communal cells place several inmates together, which can expose less experienced first offenders to pressure or violence from hardened offenders. This makes “first offenders can easily be harmed by hardened offenders” the best answer; overcrowding may also be a prison problem, but it does not explain the specific risk of sharing cells.
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