Multiple Choice
There are several alternatives to incarceration such as restitution, probation, house arrest, residential community corrections centers, among other options. All of the following statements are true about alternatives to incarceration, EXCEPT:
A) Alternatives are much cheaper for the taxpayers than incarceration.
B) Imprisonment may make offenders more likely to commit crimes.
C) Alternatives help first-time and minor offenders to avoid the stigma of imprisonment.
D) Alternatives to incarceration are more traumatizing than imprisonment.
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