For a search of a probationer's home by a probation officer to be considered an administrative search and not a criminal search, _____.

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In order for a search conducted by a probation officer to be considered administrative in nature, the officer must be pursuing probation-related objectives and not acting on behalf of the police. This means that the search must be focused on ensuring that the probationer is complying with the conditions of their probation, rather than on investigating potential criminal activity. Though the officer may still need to have some level of suspicion or cause for the search, it does not need to rise to the level of probable cause that would be required for a criminal search. Therefore, choices A, C, and D are not correct.

For a Search of a Probationer's Home by a Probation