Which of the Following Statements Regarding Halfway Houses Is True

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding halfway houses is true?

• A) they offer a permanent housing option for offenders who cannot or are unable to secure housing with family or friends
• B) they are an illegal housing operation that work to hide offenders from legal sanctions
• C) they are used as a punishment to monitor offenders prior to being sent to prison
• D) they seek to provide a gradual rather than an abrupt transitional process back into society for offenders

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