California Codes > Penal Code > Part 3 > Title 7 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 – Standards and Training of Local Corrections and Probation Officers
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Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 3 > Title 7 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Standards and Training of Local Corrections and Probation Officers
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- 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.