California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 1 > Article 11 – Classification and Information System
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Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 1 > Article 11 - Classification and Information System
- Court: includes any official authorized to impose sentence for a public offense. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
- custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.