probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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The Office of Inspector General would complement the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board, or CLERB, which already investigates in-custody deaths, deputy shootings and complaints against sheriff’s deputies and probation officers.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
The ex-Roxbury-centric city councilor has requested that her passport be returned to her possession, by way of it being transferred from her probation officer to her attorney, at that time.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
He will be required to attend regular meetings with his probation officer and refrain from drug use, with a drug test taken within 15 days after his release and two periodic tests after that time frame.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Police reached out to the man's federal probation officer and got his cellphone number.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
The ex-Roxbury-centric city councilor has requested that her passport be returned to her possession, by way of it being transferred from her probation officer to her attorney, at that time.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
He will be required to attend regular meetings with his probation officer and refrain from drug use, with a drug test taken within 15 days after his release and two periodic tests after that time frame.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Police reached out to the man's federal probation officer and got his cellphone number.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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