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First off I wanted to say I am sorry about your family member that his probation revoked. I thankfully have never had to go through seeing someone in my family, or a friend who has had to go through the probation process. In addition, from your story it sounds lie your family members probation officer did everything she could to help him. Finally I could imaging, especially in cases of working with teenagers, that the job as a probation officer would become extremely emotionally tiring. Thank you for sharing your story.

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