A young adult is arrested for attempted burglary (not in California). It
is his first offense for that, but he had been arrested several times as a
juvenile for possession of small quantities of heroin.
It is discovered
that he attempted the burglary to get money to buy heroin. What
would you recommend?
A. Imprisonment to the full extent of the law with no possibility for
probation, as there should be zero tolerance for his drug-related
crime
B. Treatment for acute psychosis, as he never would have
committed the burglary if heroin had not damaged his rational
thinking ability
C. Imprisonment for the burglary and treatment for the heroin
addiction, with the possibility for probation
D. A stern warning but not imprisonment for the attempted
burglary and treatment for the heroin addiction
C
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