The community would be better served by Trocki being forced to repay the money AND serving a couple of years in prison. 

Hasselman doesn't appear to understand that part of the value of enforcement is that it serves as a deterrent to other would-be criminals, who just got the message that "it's okay, you can steal even from the sheriff's office and if you get caught, you'll only get a slap on the wrist and be obligated to repay what you stole."