Probation officer

Officers of the probation office of a court. Probation officer duties include conducting presentence investigations, preparing presentence reports on convicted defendants, and supervising released defendants.

Probation officers perform important duties for the court both before and after sentencing. Prior to sentencing, they are responsible for conducting presentence investigations and preparing presentence reports. After sentencing, probation officers are responsible for supervising probationers and persons on supervised release. They also serve as parole officers for offenders released by the United States Parole Commission, that is, offenders sentenced for offenses committed before November 1, 1987.