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The homosexual advance theory, is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion, thus mitigating murder to manslaughter.

A) True
B) False

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What are some of the issues that correctional institutions must face with regard to homosexual activity

A) conjugal visits
B) the distribution of condoms
C) HIV/AIDS
D) all the above

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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__________ is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment.

_____ is often cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison.

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an anti-sodomy law in 2003.

The __________ is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion.

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them

Prisonization is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment, one of which relates to sexual behavior. Being deprived of heterosexual outlets leads a male inmate to find ways to alleviate the stress associated with it.

Some experts argue that hate crime legislation

The homosexual advance theory says that

More recently, many police departments, who had previously refused to hire known homosexuals, began to develop programs to address their needs.

For courts, an important issue surrounding homosexuality is ___________

Many gay police officers still encounter

One of the problems of defining homosexuality is found in the distinction between people's behavior and their identities.

Gay officers

In general, a hate crime has the following characteristic

Determining one's sexual orientation is not simply a matter of observing one's behavior since there is evidence that many heterosexuals have had homosexual encounters and vice versa.

Almost __________ of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them _______.

Data from the Uniform Crime reports shows that hate crimes against a person's based on sexual orientation, make up about 50% of the incidents filed with police.