2013考研完形填空句子理解he theorised that a judge fearful of appearing

2013考研完形填空句子理解
he theorised that a judge fearful of appearing too soft on crime might be more likely to send someone to prison if he had already sentenced five or six defendants only to forced community service on that day!
在这句话中后半句翻译为判了五六个缓刑,其中里面的 forced community service