It's not a bad thing that police officers go to bars and have a few drinks to unwind from a day’s work, however saying this a probation officer should stay away from the bars that their probationers frequently visit because it would clash with their work responsibilities and their person life. If a probation officer and a probationer start to hang out and even build a friendship that isn't work related it can harm the way the probation officer handles situations concerning the probationer. If their other probationers start to think their probation officer is playing favoritism and treat their probation officer with disrespect, which causes more problems with the probation officer doing his job which will involve his boss. A possibility of this
