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juvenile officer

noun

Definition of juvenile officer

: a police officer charged with the detection, prosecution, and care of juvenile delinquents

Examples of juvenile officer in a Sentence

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The incident was forwarded to the juvenile officer. — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Boy, 16, tries to sell stolen guitar: Mayfield Heights Police Blotter," 4 Apr. 2018 The girls, 16, of Solon, and 17, of Garfield Heights, were referred to the juvenile officer for consideration of theft charges through juvenile court. — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Witness points out drunk man walking to car, OVI arrest follows: Solon police blotter," 12 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of juvenile officer

1954, in the meaning defined above

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