There are 4 factors that a judge needs to consider.[1^] Punishment, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation[2^], and protection of the community.

Probability to reoffend is relevant to rehabilitation and deterrence. So no, it's not a bullshit reason.

[1^]: I Victoria. I assume Queensland has a very similar list. [2^]: I don't know exactly what this is, only that the judge in Erin Patterson's case mentioned it as one of his factors.

Edit ah fuck. I can't figure out this syntax. Whatever, it's clear enough what I meant.

edit again: ah. It turns out I had the syntax right the first time, before I tried editing. But I was doing it on my phone, and Jerboa doesn't display it like lemmy-ui does.