juvenile officer
noun
: a police officer charged with the detection, prosecution, and care of juvenile delinquents
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said her office doesn't oversee or supervise juvenile officers but officials from her office expect to be at the suspects' future hearings, which aren't open to the public.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
The chief juvenile officer responded to Cook’s referral four days later.
—Lisa Riordan Seville, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
The case has been referred to the juvenile officer to determine if charges will be filed.
—cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
Delao was hired in 2011 as a patrol officer, officials said, and has served within the department as an evidence technician, field training officer, juvenile officer, crisis intervention team officer and a firearms instructor.
—James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2021
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
The chief juvenile officer responded to Cook’s referral four days later.
—Lisa Riordan Seville, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
The case has been referred to the juvenile officer to determine if charges will be filed.
—cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
Delao was hired in 2011 as a patrol officer, officials said, and has served within the department as an evidence technician, field training officer, juvenile officer, crisis intervention team officer and a firearms instructor.
—James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2021
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“Juvenile officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juvenile%20officer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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