That — along with committing a new crime or posing a threat of criminal behavior — is the only permissible ground in Pennsylvania for incarcerating a probation violator. Brooks argues the phrase was designed to address flagrant disregard for court orders. But some judges, she said, use it as a catch-all to justify incarceration when probationers fall short of their demands. “If I say ‘Jump’ and you don’t say, ‘How high?’, then I can exercise my power to vindicate my authority," she said.