Chan Le Is a Probation Officer Who Is Employed by the State.Chan

Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state.Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job.One of Chan Le's clients,Carlos,served two years of prison time for theft.He has been out of prison for a year,and was just arrested for car theft,along with his brother José,who has not previously done time.José has a(n) ________ probability of recidivism on probation as compared to Carlos.

A) increased
B) decreased
C) equal
D) slightly increased