The Attorney General Has Hired You to Review Inmate Complaints

Multiple Choice

The Attorney General has hired you to review inmate complaints emanating from a state prison. Your investigation reveals that a group of six correctional officers is responsible for most of the issues. All six were part of the same training class and began work at the prison together. You are summarizing your findings for the Attorney General. Several complaints related to the officers' failure to follow up on requests for medical care. There was also one complaint regarding lost mail. Your investigation leads you to believe that these issues were not intentional on the part of the officers; nevertheless, they still get classified as:

A) systemic abuse.
B) "trickle¬down" abuse.
C) informal misconduct.
D) negligent abuse.