Texas CSO Certification Study Guide
Does punishment alone reduce recidivism: - ✔️✔️-no evidence has been found that
punishment alone reduces recidivism
Prosocial behaviors are: - ✔️✔️-law abiding behaviors
-concern for others rights, feeling, and welfare
-behaving in a way intended to help other people
Antisocial behaviors are: - ✔️✔️-law breaking behaviors
-disregard for rules, laws, and authority
4 principles of effective intervention: - ✔️✔️-Risk principle
-Need principle
-Responsivity principle
-Professional discretion
Evidence-based practices are: - ✔️✔️-are approaches empirically researched and
proven to have measurable, positive outcomes
Interventions are considered effective when they what: - ✔️✔️-reduce risk and
recidivism
Evidence based practices emphasize the use of what: - ✔️✔️-validated assessment
tool and treatments
TRAS will help make decisions regarding what: - ✔️✔️-how to most effectively
supervise the probationers
The Risk Principle states that: - ✔️✔️-supervision and treatment resources should be
prioritized for probationers who are at higher risk to re-offend
Treatment effects have what effect of high and low risk probationers: - ✔️✔️-strongest
on high risk probationers
-can be harmful to low risk probationers
Low risk probationers are often able to what: - ✔️✔️-self-correct
Offense type is or is not predictive of risk: - ✔️✔️offense type is not predictive of risk
,Risk does or does not determine how dangerous a probationer is: - ✔️✔️does not
determine how dangerous a probationer is
The risk principle focuses on what: - ✔️✔️-who to target for intervention
Using the risk principle, CSO's have a systematic approach to prioritize supervision and
treatment resources on which probationers: - ✔️✔️-probationers higher risk to re-
offend
Accurate assessment is what: - ✔️✔️-drives effective correctional programs and
evidence-based decision-making
Good assessments meet the what: - ✔️✔️-risk and needs principle
Assessments allow: - ✔️✔️-reduced bias
-assist in decision making
-target dynamic risk factors
-measure change
Dynamic factor are: - ✔️✔️-factors that can change
Static factors are: - ✔️✔️-factors that can't change
An "agent of change" is who: - ✔️✔️-someone who provokes or precipitates significant
change or action in an individual
7 Stages of Change: - ✔️✔️-Pre-contemplation
-Contemplation
-Determination
-Action
-Maintenance
-Relapse
-Permanent exit
Pre-contemplation stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person is not even
contemplating making a change
Contemplation stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person is generally ambivalent-
weighing pros and cons
Determination stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where person makes a firm decision to
change- planning takes place in this stage
, Action stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person begins their plan- difficult
because person misses comfort of past habits while developing new habits
Maintenance stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where new habits have been established-
in crisis old habits may occur
Relapse stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where continues old behaviors
Permanent exit stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where old habits are no longer tempting-
even during crisis situations
Need principle focuses on what: - ✔️✔️-criminogenic needs to target
The need principle states that interventions must be what: - ✔️✔️-focused
In community supervision, "dosage" means: - ✔️✔️-applying the appropriate intensity
and duration of treatment based on the probationer's risk level and criminogenic needs
The needs principle states that interventions must: - ✔️✔️-target the needs that are
related to the probationers law breaking behavior
Risk management: - ✔️✔️-determines risk
-applies corresponding sanctions, supervision, and restrictions
-may produce change, but is generally short-term
Risk reduction: - ✔️✔️-determines risk and identify criminogenic needs
-utilizes effective interventions and treatment
-produces long-term change
Primary Risk Factors often exist: - ✔️✔️-on their own, independent of other factors
Secondary Risk Factors typically: - ✔️✔️-stem from primary risk factors
-are rooted in the behaviors associated with primary risk factors
Primary Risk Factors include: - ✔️✔️-antisocial attitudes
-antisocial peers
-antisocial personality
-history of antisocial behavior
Secondary Risk Factors include: - ✔️✔️-lack of prosocial family support
-lack of prosocial leisure activities
-lack of education/employment
-drug abuse/addiction
Does punishment alone reduce recidivism: - ✔️✔️-no evidence has been found that
punishment alone reduces recidivism
Prosocial behaviors are: - ✔️✔️-law abiding behaviors
-concern for others rights, feeling, and welfare
-behaving in a way intended to help other people
Antisocial behaviors are: - ✔️✔️-law breaking behaviors
-disregard for rules, laws, and authority
4 principles of effective intervention: - ✔️✔️-Risk principle
-Need principle
-Responsivity principle
-Professional discretion
Evidence-based practices are: - ✔️✔️-are approaches empirically researched and
proven to have measurable, positive outcomes
Interventions are considered effective when they what: - ✔️✔️-reduce risk and
recidivism
Evidence based practices emphasize the use of what: - ✔️✔️-validated assessment
tool and treatments
TRAS will help make decisions regarding what: - ✔️✔️-how to most effectively
supervise the probationers
The Risk Principle states that: - ✔️✔️-supervision and treatment resources should be
prioritized for probationers who are at higher risk to re-offend
Treatment effects have what effect of high and low risk probationers: - ✔️✔️-strongest
on high risk probationers
-can be harmful to low risk probationers
Low risk probationers are often able to what: - ✔️✔️-self-correct
Offense type is or is not predictive of risk: - ✔️✔️offense type is not predictive of risk
,Risk does or does not determine how dangerous a probationer is: - ✔️✔️does not
determine how dangerous a probationer is
The risk principle focuses on what: - ✔️✔️-who to target for intervention
Using the risk principle, CSO's have a systematic approach to prioritize supervision and
treatment resources on which probationers: - ✔️✔️-probationers higher risk to re-
offend
Accurate assessment is what: - ✔️✔️-drives effective correctional programs and
evidence-based decision-making
Good assessments meet the what: - ✔️✔️-risk and needs principle
Assessments allow: - ✔️✔️-reduced bias
-assist in decision making
-target dynamic risk factors
-measure change
Dynamic factor are: - ✔️✔️-factors that can change
Static factors are: - ✔️✔️-factors that can't change
An "agent of change" is who: - ✔️✔️-someone who provokes or precipitates significant
change or action in an individual
7 Stages of Change: - ✔️✔️-Pre-contemplation
-Contemplation
-Determination
-Action
-Maintenance
-Relapse
-Permanent exit
Pre-contemplation stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person is not even
contemplating making a change
Contemplation stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person is generally ambivalent-
weighing pros and cons
Determination stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where person makes a firm decision to
change- planning takes place in this stage
, Action stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where a person begins their plan- difficult
because person misses comfort of past habits while developing new habits
Maintenance stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where new habits have been established-
in crisis old habits may occur
Relapse stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where continues old behaviors
Permanent exit stage of change: - ✔️✔️stage where old habits are no longer tempting-
even during crisis situations
Need principle focuses on what: - ✔️✔️-criminogenic needs to target
The need principle states that interventions must be what: - ✔️✔️-focused
In community supervision, "dosage" means: - ✔️✔️-applying the appropriate intensity
and duration of treatment based on the probationer's risk level and criminogenic needs
The needs principle states that interventions must: - ✔️✔️-target the needs that are
related to the probationers law breaking behavior
Risk management: - ✔️✔️-determines risk
-applies corresponding sanctions, supervision, and restrictions
-may produce change, but is generally short-term
Risk reduction: - ✔️✔️-determines risk and identify criminogenic needs
-utilizes effective interventions and treatment
-produces long-term change
Primary Risk Factors often exist: - ✔️✔️-on their own, independent of other factors
Secondary Risk Factors typically: - ✔️✔️-stem from primary risk factors
-are rooted in the behaviors associated with primary risk factors
Primary Risk Factors include: - ✔️✔️-antisocial attitudes
-antisocial peers
-antisocial personality
-history of antisocial behavior
Secondary Risk Factors include: - ✔️✔️-lack of prosocial family support
-lack of prosocial leisure activities
-lack of education/employment
-drug abuse/addiction
