probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Triggering the alert brought probation officers to the office in response, according to officials.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
All of those recommendations are part of agreements finalized in May between the county and labor unions for deputies, probation officers and supervisors, and District Attorney’s Office investigators.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The 1,300-member Judicial Professional Employees Union, which represents probation officers, information technology analysts, assistant clerks, counselors and other support staff, announced an impasse July 2.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Greg Totten, chief executive of the California District Attorneys Association, which sponsored the initiative, says more money is especially needed to hire additional probation officers.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
All of those recommendations are part of agreements finalized in May between the county and labor unions for deputies, probation officers and supervisors, and District Attorney’s Office investigators.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The 1,300-member Judicial Professional Employees Union, which represents probation officers, information technology analysts, assistant clerks, counselors and other support staff, announced an impasse July 2.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Greg Totten, chief executive of the California District Attorneys Association, which sponsored the initiative, says more money is especially needed to hire additional probation officers.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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