probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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At the table are a Superior Court judge who leads the group, with a deputy district attorney, a city attorney, a public defender, probation officers and a contractor tasked with service and treatment.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The judge also said an inexperienced probation officer assigned to the case lacked credibility.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
In the past week, Holmes has come under fire from her own staffers, Council members and the unions that represent her employees for high staff turnover, attrition in the probation officers ranks, and allegations of favoritism in hiring, as The News reported March 6.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
The chief judge’s probation officers do not have arrest powers and would need to rely on local police or the county sheriff to take potential violators into custody.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The judge also said an inexperienced probation officer assigned to the case lacked credibility.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
In the past week, Holmes has come under fire from her own staffers, Council members and the unions that represent her employees for high staff turnover, attrition in the probation officers ranks, and allegations of favoritism in hiring, as The News reported March 6.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
The chief judge’s probation officers do not have arrest powers and would need to rely on local police or the county sheriff to take potential violators into custody.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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