Benny Levine was pled guilty to a domestic violence and possession of cocaine. Due to his previous criminal history he was classified as a high risk offender, but the judge felt that placing him on a basic probation caseload would be more beneficial, because he could not make it to see his probation officer 2 times per month.
- According to the risk principle, what are the repercussions of this?
- Does this violate the risk principle?
- Why or why not?
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