... they could be armed and to continue to use the skills, training, techniques, and other tools that they had acquired during their careers (Smith, 1991). To conclude with this argument, Richard Kipp (1996), chief probation officer of the Lehigh County (Pennsylvania) Adult Probation Department, explains that officer safety is not a probation philosophy or mission; it has nothing to do with whether ... discussed is the legislation needed to provide Colorado probation officers with the proper authority to become armed while on the job. Colorado Revised Statutes declare probation officers to ...

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