probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Hamilton County’s chief probation officer has been suspended and is facing criminal charges in connection with a Downtown assault that happened last year.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
That’s when probation officers first affixed a GPS device on his ankle.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Days later, Vernon told his probation officer that his phone number had changed.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Farnsworth allegedly failed to report the incidents to his probation officer, and repeatedly traveled to Miami without permission from the probation officer.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
That’s when probation officers first affixed a GPS device on his ankle.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Days later, Vernon told his probation officer that his phone number had changed.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Farnsworth allegedly failed to report the incidents to his probation officer, and repeatedly traveled to Miami without permission from the probation officer.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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