juvenile officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of juvenile officer
First recorded in 1950–55
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Boden returned to the department in 1989 and became a juvenile officer and investigator.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 15, 2017
Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said Whitney is a lieutenant who works as a juvenile officer.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
In nearby Belmont, a juvenile officer finds that parents shrug off the danger.
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"The first reaction of any parent is protection," says John Fay, juvenile officer for the Glencoe police department.
From Time Magazine Archive
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She was the first colored juvenile officer in Toledo, and worked for twenty years under Judges O'Donnell and Austin, the first three years as a volunteer without pay.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives by Work Projects Administration
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