Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state.Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job.In the middle of the night,Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store.Two days prior,this same client had failed a drug test.Which of the following actions would Chan Le not be able to take?

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As a probation officer, Chan Le does not have the authority to extend a client's sentence. Only a judge or a court can make the decision to extend a sentence. Therefore, option D is not an action that Chan Le can take. However, he can lecture the client, increase his contacts with the client, and revoke the client's probation if deemed necessary according to the rules and regulations governing his job.

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