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Probation officer

noun

The officer of the court who supervises probationers.

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"Probation officer" Quotes from Famous Books

... those little tragedies that find their way into juvenile court. Bennie's story was common enough, but Bennie himself had been different. Ten minutes after his first appearance in the court room everyone, from the big, bald judge to the newest probation officer, had fallen in love with him. Somehow, you wanted to smooth the hair from his forehead, tip his pale little face upward, and very gently kiss his smooth, white brow. Which alone was enough to distinguish ...

— Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed • Edna Ferber

... excellent system of placing juvenile offenders on probation for a first offence. This same report contains illustrations of the work of the Children's Aid Society's probation officer. "A boy, fifteen years of age, already on informal probation, and apparently doing fairly well, was suddenly brought into court, charged with breaking and entering his employer's shop at night. On {86} account of his past good character, he was put on ...

— Friendly Visiting among the Poor - A Handbook for Charity Workers • Mary Ellen Richmond