What is the philosophy underlying community corrections? Assume you, as a judge, sentenced an 18-year-old first time offender to probation following his conviction for larceny of "consumer electronics" valued at $2,000. As a condition of probation, the offender was to pay $50 per week restitution. Since the probationer failed to pay the restitution, the probation officer has recommended revocation of probation.

You may revoke probation and sentence the young person to a prison sentence of up to five years, you may place the young offender on intermediate sanctions, or you may return the offender to the same probation condition for a second chance. What would be your response? What is your justification for your response?