probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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That’s when probation officers first affixed a GPS device on his ankle.
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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
Jennifer McAndrew Lane, a probation officer who also attended Trump's event in Clinton Saturday, echoed those beliefs, stating her support for the former president has not been swayed.
—Galen Bacharier, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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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
Jennifer McAndrew Lane, a probation officer who also attended Trump's event in Clinton Saturday, echoed those beliefs, stating her support for the former president has not been swayed.
—Galen Bacharier, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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