PTLEA CPO CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025-2026 UPDATE
Honesty, positive attitude, intuition, discernment, and ability to inspire -
Answer-Officers should possess qualities such as?
positive reinforcement - Answer-Many offenders you will supervise on
a daily basis have had very little?
assertiveness; compassion; empathy - Answer-As an officer, when
working with an offender - you will demonstrate ____ when needed, but
also show ____ and ____ when appropriate.
John Augustus - Answer-father of probation
re-entry - Answer-The process of an offender transitioning from
incarceration in a facility to a supervision within the community
enhancing public safety and reducing recidivism.
recidivism - Answer-is a measure of the likelihood that an inmate will
reoffend within three years of release from incarceration. Includes
comprehensive needs assessments and a range of treatment and training
programs designed to increase the likelihood that offenders will
successfully transition into society as productive, law-abiding citizens.
,When the Department first has contact with the inmate or offender -
Answer-Reentry begins from the time that the department?
Intake - Answer-During _____, The department assess offenders to
determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate services.
Examples of services include treatment programs, employment services,
and educational services.
Reentry Process - Answer-The ______ is crucial to breaking barriers
and reducing recidivism. The goal is to make every effort to reduce the
likelihood that an offender will return to the correctional system.
Correctional Probation Officer - Answer-A ______ is responsible for
the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates,
probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the DOC
institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory
personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision,
training, and guidance of correctional probation officers.
Correctional Probation Officer - Answer-Who is responsible for:
· Performing professional work to investigate and assess offenders
· Making sure that offenders comply with any statutory or special
conditions of supervision ordered by the sentencing authority
· Evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout
the period of supervision
, · Assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact
with local employers in their community.
· Referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance
abuse counseling and mental health counseling
· Maintaining an awareness of offenders' activities and providing
direction as needed
· Managing cases of all assigned offenders
Leader - Answer-To be an effective probation officer, you need to be a
good ___?
Criminal Justice - Answer-____ refers to the structure, functions, and
decision-making process of those agencies that deal with the
management and control of crime and criminal offenders.
Law Enforcement, Court System, and Corrections - Answer-The three
main components of the Criminal Justice System are?
Division of Insurance Fraud - Answer-_____ is the division that
investigates possible criminal activities related to the insurance
industries (life, health, title, workers compensation).
Judgement - Answer-____ is a formal decision made by the court, an
obligation made by the ruling of a court.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025-2026 UPDATE
Honesty, positive attitude, intuition, discernment, and ability to inspire -
Answer-Officers should possess qualities such as?
positive reinforcement - Answer-Many offenders you will supervise on
a daily basis have had very little?
assertiveness; compassion; empathy - Answer-As an officer, when
working with an offender - you will demonstrate ____ when needed, but
also show ____ and ____ when appropriate.
John Augustus - Answer-father of probation
re-entry - Answer-The process of an offender transitioning from
incarceration in a facility to a supervision within the community
enhancing public safety and reducing recidivism.
recidivism - Answer-is a measure of the likelihood that an inmate will
reoffend within three years of release from incarceration. Includes
comprehensive needs assessments and a range of treatment and training
programs designed to increase the likelihood that offenders will
successfully transition into society as productive, law-abiding citizens.
,When the Department first has contact with the inmate or offender -
Answer-Reentry begins from the time that the department?
Intake - Answer-During _____, The department assess offenders to
determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate services.
Examples of services include treatment programs, employment services,
and educational services.
Reentry Process - Answer-The ______ is crucial to breaking barriers
and reducing recidivism. The goal is to make every effort to reduce the
likelihood that an offender will return to the correctional system.
Correctional Probation Officer - Answer-A ______ is responsible for
the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates,
probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the DOC
institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory
personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision,
training, and guidance of correctional probation officers.
Correctional Probation Officer - Answer-Who is responsible for:
· Performing professional work to investigate and assess offenders
· Making sure that offenders comply with any statutory or special
conditions of supervision ordered by the sentencing authority
· Evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout
the period of supervision
, · Assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact
with local employers in their community.
· Referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance
abuse counseling and mental health counseling
· Maintaining an awareness of offenders' activities and providing
direction as needed
· Managing cases of all assigned offenders
Leader - Answer-To be an effective probation officer, you need to be a
good ___?
Criminal Justice - Answer-____ refers to the structure, functions, and
decision-making process of those agencies that deal with the
management and control of crime and criminal offenders.
Law Enforcement, Court System, and Corrections - Answer-The three
main components of the Criminal Justice System are?
Division of Insurance Fraud - Answer-_____ is the division that
investigates possible criminal activities related to the insurance
industries (life, health, title, workers compensation).
Judgement - Answer-____ is a formal decision made by the court, an
obligation made by the ruling of a court.
