probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Under that same rule, B.G.’s probation officer also took issue with Choppers & Bricks, an album that B.G. recorded with Gucci Mane and released in December 2023; Gucci Mane was convicted on federal charges over a decade ago.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
On Wednesday, Alameda County probation officers arrested the suspect.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Dietz is a former probation officer who now works for Johnson County Community College.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
According to an incident report, several deputies and the probation officer showed up to a home in Pico Rivera with a search warrant in November 2017.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
Sellers also questioned a probation officer about details submitted to the judge.
—Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
Corina Herrera-Loera Herrera-Loera, 44, has worked as a juvenile deputy probation officer for the county for the last 17 years.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
León, a Los Angeles County probation officer and Army veteran, has raised more than $55,000.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In June 2021, a probation officer wrote in a court filing that Cole’s whereabouts were unknown and his last contact with probation had been March 2021, the month after Renteria-Hobbs’ shooting.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
On Wednesday, Alameda County probation officers arrested the suspect.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Dietz is a former probation officer who now works for Johnson County Community College.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
According to an incident report, several deputies and the probation officer showed up to a home in Pico Rivera with a search warrant in November 2017.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
Sellers also questioned a probation officer about details submitted to the judge.
—Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
Corina Herrera-Loera Herrera-Loera, 44, has worked as a juvenile deputy probation officer for the county for the last 17 years.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
León, a Los Angeles County probation officer and Army veteran, has raised more than $55,000.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In June 2021, a probation officer wrote in a court filing that Cole’s whereabouts were unknown and his last contact with probation had been March 2021, the month after Renteria-Hobbs’ shooting.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to supervise convicted offenders on probation
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probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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