A Day In the Life..

The Cobb County Juvenile Court is a system made up of many positions and even more hard working individuals. These individuals spend each day working towards the same goal, to help provide juveniles who are in the court program with a healthy, sober, and safe environment to grow up in.




One of the main groups of people responsible for helping to make sure that it is possible for these kids to stay safe and out of trouble are probation officers. 


As a juvenile probation officer, he or she is responsible for providing probationary supervision to juveniles who are on probation or parole as determined by the courts. They make visits to the juveniles' home on a regular basis to ensure that they are in compliance with juvenile court orders. 


Often, probation officers assist in the juveniles rehabilitation by meeting with the juvenile and their families to conduct social histories and assessments. 


Aside from the paperwork, drug screenings, and juvenile surveillance, a probation officer has the opportunity and goal to develop a supportive relationship with the youth and help to serve as a role model. Accountability helps to show these youth that who they are and what they do, whether it is good or bad, matters. 


After a recent ride along with Cobb County probation Officer Green, it was apparent to see the hard work and devotion that is put into being an officer. Office Green left the office on the typical Wednesday morning planning on checking in on three adolescents. 


It takes time, patience, and commitment to be successful in this line of work. Time comes from the effort put into driving, meeting and working with the teen in their home. Another important factor, patience, comes from remaining composed when the juvenile either isn't home at the time of the probation officers visit, disobeys the outlined rules of behavior and any other factor that could jeopardize the probation period. Finally, commitment is one of the most important factors of probation officers. It takes commitment by probation officers like Officer Green to make the surveillance period successful and possible. Officers must be up-to-date on all paperwork concerning the case, the background of the teen, and most of all, the officer must check in depth and often on the teens. 

Officer  spends many hours a week devoted to the youth that he works with. Whether it be going directly to the teen for a visit or staying late for juvenile evening programs, he is truly committed to the well being of the kids.


if a probationer violates a probation officer has the difficult task of taking a youth into custody and taking them away from their families and depriving them of their “freedom”.  This task is physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting on the probationer, their family, and the probation officer as well. 


Thank you to those like Officer Green who help make a positive yet structured and stern influence of juveniles on probation's life. People like this help kids get their lives on track now and can be successful and happy for the rest of their lives!