Definition of probation officer
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Instead of meeting with his probation officer, Couch and his mother Tonya -- herself arrested Wednesday for reportedly failing a urine test -- took off for Mexico, staying on the run for weeks.
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Police officers, in and out of jails, probation officers, intellectuals, physicians.
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Her probation officer recommended Orange County Circuit Judge John Jordan terminate Tweedy’s probation and send her to the state Department of Corrections for a series of alleged violations.
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Lindsey’s probation officer recommended that he be sentenced to six months in prison, but a judge instead ordered that Lindsey pay restitution for the theft and remain on probation, court records show.
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Romanazzi said previously that salaries for probation officer and youth counselor starts at $39,000 a year and tops out at about $60,000.
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But Persky noted that the court’s probation officer had recommended a jail sentence of a year or less after speaking with the victim.
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Following the investigation, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a spending bill in March that raised salaries for juvenile detention and probation officers for the first time in a decade.
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Shortly after that, a county probation officer collected a DNA swab from Antonio Huffman, now 40, who was on probation for a gun crime.
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First Known Use of probation officer
1880
PROBATION OFFICER Defined for English Language Learners
probation officer
Definition of probation officer for English Language Learners
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law : a person who is in charge of watching, working with, and helping people who have been placed on probation
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probation officer
legal Definition of probation officer
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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