probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Proposition 36 needs state money for the treatment, more probation officers to supervise the addicts’ progress and additional law enforcement costs.
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Petrova will need to report to probation officers as directed and her travel is restricted to within New England.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 June 2025
About a week later, state police were contacted by a probation officer who said an individual had information about the theft.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
More likely, the injury happened when a probation officer or officers were trying to break up a fight.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Petrova will need to report to probation officers as directed and her travel is restricted to within New England.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 June 2025
About a week later, state police were contacted by a probation officer who said an individual had information about the theft.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
More likely, the injury happened when a probation officer or officers were trying to break up a fight.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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