Which of the following is not an argument in favor of probation? Select one: a. Probation allows the court to tailor a program to each juvenile offender. b. For youths who can be supervised in the community, probation represents an appropriate disposition. c. Probation is often the disposition of choice, particularly for status offenders. d. The justice system continues to have confidence in deterrence and accommodates for legal controls and public protection.

d. The justice system continues to have confidence in deterrence and accommodates for legal controls and public protection.

Explanation:

The argument in option D does not favor probation; The justice system continues to have confidence in deterrence and accommodates for legal controls and public protection.

d. The justice system continues to have confidence in deterrence and accommodates for legal controls and public protection.

Explanation:

From the options given above which favours probation, The justice system continuation of having confidence in deterrence and accomodation for legal controls and public protection is never one of them. This is because, as a result of the confidence in deterrence put in place, there would be no need to have probation for offenders.

For example, someone who stole $12 dollar would not be sentenced and serve long years in jail when compared with someone that robbed a bank with a gun. In the first case, the offender will be liable to probation after a given period of time while the latter situation, there would be no opportunity for such person as a result of the threat he is to the society by using gun.