Which is a reason for the attractiveness of community sentences?

a) they can be scaled in severity to correspond to the seriousness of the crime.
b) they help the offender maintain family and community ties
c) they are less costly than a sentence to jail or prison
d) all of these are reasons for the attractiveness of community sentences.


Answer: d) all of these are reasons for the attractiveness of community sentences.

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