Although the rights approach is intended to be an ‘enlightened response’ it sometimes seem partial to the one that holds the most perceived power. As in your post, your position with law enforcement could be seen as more powerful than the person who violated probation. When the judge is presented with the case, he must decide between a law professional and a criminal. From what I understand about probation violation, the person has limited rights in the negotiation of the conflict. The law professional possesses the right to ask the judge for a sentence to punish the violator. Therefore, the negotiation is between the judge and the law professional. The violator negated their right to a an active party in the negotiation when they broke
