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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carolyn worked the North Branch as a probation officer .
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Chief dies: Alec Nuttall, former chief probation officer of Teesside and then Cleveland, has died aged 68.
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He later confessed to his probation officer .
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In essence, it ensures an extra set of eyes will be watching when a single probation officer can not be.
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Some courts have a specialist probation officer who promptly channels those suspected of having mental health problems into the local service.
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Whilst I was in Holloway, my probation officer sorted out something to try and stop me getting a prison sentence.