Supervisor of Probation and other probation officers; compensation; qualifications; duties of Probation Department and officers

§ 11–1524. Supervisor of Probation and other probation officers; compensation; qualifications; duties of Probation Department and officers (a) The Juvenile Court shall appoint, from eligible lists of the Civil Service Commission, a Supervisor of Probation and such other probation officers as it deems necessary, and shall fix their compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The Supervisor of Probation and probation officers must have the qualifications prescribed by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (b) Under the direction of the Director of Social Work, the Supervisor of Probation shall organize, direct, and develop the work of the Probation Department of the court. 77 Stat. 498 (c) The Probation Department shall: (1) make such investigations as the court directs; (2) keep written records of investigations and submit them to a judge of the court or deal with them as he directs; (3) use all suitable methods to aid persons on probation and bring about improvement in their conduct and condition; and (4) keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of each person under its supervision and report thereon to the court as it directs, and the Department shall keep full records of its work. (d) For the purposes of this chapter, probation officers have the powers of police officers, and have such duties as may be assigned to them in the course of performing the functions of the Probation Department.