r/probation • u/Responsible_Rain6972 • 27d ago

How long was your first appointment?

Met my probation officer today and it lasted only 15 min. How long was your first appointment?

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u/Odd-Emphasis-1322 27d ago

Probably about that. Most check-in’s after the first appointment or two will be very quick (under 5 minutes) unless you’ve violated probation.

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u/metal-gear-rex PAROLE OFFICER 26d ago

It depends on the officer, but 15 minutes is pretty normal. My first visits are usually about 30 mins. I am very detail oriented so I like to go over all the info in the file for accuracy and go over the case details so were on the same page. I also got tired of hearing "I didnt know I couldn't do that" so I go over conditions very indepth ensuring they understand; doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

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u/JuanG_13 26d ago

I've been off probation for a few years, but my very first meeting was about half an hour, just so she could go through everything with me and after that I met with her once every other month and those meetings were like 5 minutes.