If a probation officer gets in a confrontation with a client, are they supposed to tell every client in the waiting room the confrontational clients charges?
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If a probation officer gets in a confrontation with a client, are they supposed to tell every client in the waiting room the confrontational clients charges?
Don’t we as people on probation still have an expectation of privacy still? By the way, I was just an on looker to this event. I thought that these privatized case managers would be trained in deescalation of a bad situation instead of cursing back and forth with an upset client?
Asked on May 15, 2014 under Personal Injury, Colorado
Answers:
Richard Southard / Law Office of Richard Southard
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
I'll assume that the person is on probation because of a criminal conviction. Criminal convictions are a matter of public record; therefore, they have no expectation of privacy relating to it. Could the situation been handled better? It sounds like it but there is nothing illegal about the POs disclosure.
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