juvenile officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of juvenile officer
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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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
I used to be a juvenile officer, and I know exactly what we have now: a bunch of delinquents, each of them with just enough muscle to block the other guy.
From Time Magazine Archive
In nearby Belmont, a juvenile officer finds that parents shrug off the danger.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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