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  • The kids in Probation's custody don't have the 20 years it took for King/Drew to implode before the County was forced to bring in the outside professionals to stand beside the inside professionals.

    Constance L. Rice: Los Angeles County: "Oz Without the Wizard," Part 2 Constance L. Rice 2010

  • The first stage of all is called the Probation Class.

    Crime and Its Causes William Douglas Morrison 1898

  • An officer is generally provided, known as a Probation Officer, to whom the custody of the accused is largely committed both before and after trial.

    The American Judiciary Simeon E. Baldwin 1883

  • By this system it was intended that the prisoners should pass through several periods of probation before they were set at liberty; and it was, therefore, called the Probation Scheme.

    History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 George Sutherland 1880

  • And this third kind of Probation, though it come behind the two others in certainty, yet it is the surest guide, which the

    Sticky Wants to Grab 2009

  • More than a year has elapsed since my 'Probation' in the House of

    The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance Marie Corelli 1889

  • "Probation," suggested Coombe regarding her with an expression of speculative interest.

    The Head of the House of Coombe Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886

  • Department of Probation ( "Probation") for the period January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2008

    WNYMedia 2009

  • "Probation" simply means being under increased scrutiny for six months, VanSickle explained, comparing it to a new employee being on temporary probation.

    www.the-daily-record.com's Homepage Articles 2009

  • "Probation" simply means being under increased scrutiny for six months, VanSickle explained, comparing it to a new employee being on temporary probation.

    www.the-daily-record.com's Homepage Articles 2009

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