Other than LEOs, who has authority to make arrests?

• A. Correctional officer
• B. Registered private security
• C. Bail bondsman
• D. Probation officer

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is which roles have formal authority to arrest people outside of regular law enforcement. Probation officers are empowered to arrest individuals who violate the terms of their probation. Their job includes supervising offenders in the community and enforcing court-ordered conditions, which gives them statutory arrest authority to take violators into custody when violations are detected, following proper procedures.

Correctional officers generally operate inside secure facilities and don’t have broad arrest powers in the community. Private security personnel have only very limited authority and typically rely on citizen’s arrest or call police for enforcement. Bail bondsmen may detain or pursue a fugitive under contract in some contexts, but their authority isn’t the same as sworn peace officers with official arrest powers.

So, in this context, the option that best fits is the probation officer.