How to Use probation officer in a Sentence

probation officer

noun
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  • The probation officer did not confirm video footage was Teasley, but said the build and profile of the man in the video matched Teasley's.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • The child is required to check in with a probation officer once a month for three months, Moore said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The probation officer didn’t see who fired the shots but dove to the ground to take cover, scraping himself, Boisvert said.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 21 July 2021
  • His probation officer still calls on him from time to time to talk to at-risk teenagers and young adults and encourage them to turn their lives around.
    — Liza Weisstuch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • When the probation officer asked Conley if the guns were all his, Conley said yes.
    — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Taylor says the brothers gave up the location of the third pup to their probation officer after the first two were found safe.
    — Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Another probation officer applied a tourniquet to the woman's leg and found the knife on the floor next to the woman's desk.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The judge agreed to the request and ordered Ms. Yousif’s probation officer to mail the passport to Mexico.
    — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Hall was probation officer assigned to the Tuscaloosa field office but has since been fired.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Bruzzese and a probation officer returned fire, killing Richmond, who had a matter in the judge’s court.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020
  • The first step is having a probation officer look through the facts of the case and put together a detailed pre-sentence report.
    — Anthony Derosa, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Flores was on probation at the time of the shooting, but his probation officer hadn’t seen him in person in more than six months.
    — Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
  • Cobb also had to pay about $100 combined every month for court fees and to his probation officer.
    — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Pregnant and with a 2-year-old daughter at home, Crystal Allen had to trudge through the snow and travel over an hour to get to her probation officer in Chicago.
    — USA Today, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The screenings will kick off this evening with Reform School, a 1939 film featuring Louise Beavers as a probation officer.
    — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Weiss' team said the probation officer never signed it, rendering it null and void.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The first step is having a probation officer look through the facts of the case and put together a detailed pre-sentencing report.
    — Anthony Derosa, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Blea’s first task Wednesday is to meet with his probation officer at 9 a.m. for an intake hearing.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Lester engaged the help of two friends, Crawley, a retired state probation officer, and Sheram.
    — Wayne Ford, ajc, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Gantt, a deaf man who relied on sign language, had missed earlier hearings and failed to check in with his probation officer.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That bail was revoked in July because Wright was found in possession of a firearm and had not kept in contact with his probation officer.
    — Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The bullet did not penetrate the skin of the probation officer and she was checked by Emergency Medical Services at the scene.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022
  • The probation officer said Oesterle was holding a smartphone while his flip phone, which can't access the internet, was on the table.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
  • If convicted, Orellana should be sent to prison, the probation officer wrote.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Beaumont said the mental health court would need at least one probation officer for every 40 people enrolled in the program.
    — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2022
  • His mother is a probation officer in Miami and is tracking things with regular calls to her son and the coaches.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Azaria plays the role of Jock, the no-nonsense probation officer who tries to keep Connor from making any mistakes that could jeopardize his future.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Sep. 2021
  • One week later, probation officers were again scrambling to deal with a crisis at Los Padrinos.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Shea also asked the judge if Smith could come to court remotely since has declared for the draft, the judge granted that he was allowed travel across states as long as his probation officer was OK with it.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2023
  • But Hirosue, who works as a probation officer at the Justice Ministry, said the changes have led to a rise in other criminal networks outside the yakuza.
    — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021

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