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Assume that, as a Probation Officer, you are assigned a pre-sentence investigation. In preparation for the initial interview with the defendant, you should FIRST: - Collect all available information about the defendant for the court docket, District Attorney file, police records, and report of offense. According to accepted practice, probation officer explains the conditi9ons of probation an the functions of the Department of Probation to the adult probationer during the initial interview. Of the following, the CHIEF advantage for using this approach is that it: - Serves as a convenient starting point in a new relationship. Although an investigating probation office may not be able to control the conditions under which he conducts an interview with a defendant or a collateral source of information, it is sometimes possible to select the site of the interview. Assume that a defendant is at liberty and it is necessary to secure information from him and form members of his family. It would be PREFERRABLE to: - Set up an appointment for the defendant to see you at your office, scheduling a home visit later when the defendant is not at home
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