A probation officer is the official who supervises an offender released early. Report to a probation officer.
The job is half enforcement and half social work, and the two pull against each other. A probation officer usually carries far more cases than anybody thinks reasonable.
1nounprobation officerThe official who supervises an offender released early.
“The probation officer saw him every fortnight for two years.”
probation officer is an official.
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