Marion County Probation Officer Exam- Lists and Criteria
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Q1: 1) Judge and his Staff
2) Parties and their Attorneys
3) Court Staff
4) Prosecution and Staff
5) DCS attorney and DCS Staff
6) DOC
7) Parents of Child
A: Who has access to juvenile court records without a court order? (7)
Q2: 1) Statement of needs
2) Recommendations
3) Description of of all options considered and evaluation of
these options
4) Names, occupations, and relationships for each person the
Officer conferred with
5) Extent of Parental Involvement Required
6) Financial Liability
A: What does a Pre-Dispositional Report (PDR) contain? (6)
Q3: 1) Truancy
2) Runaway
3) Curfew
4) Minor possession of Alcohol
5) Minor consumption of Alcohol
6) Incorrigibility
A: What are the Status Offenses? (6)
Q4: 1) Class 1 is day for day
2) Class 2 is 1 day for every 2 days served
3) Class 3 is no credit
A: What are the credit time classes? (3)
Q5: A Misdemeanor: 1 year max and/or $5000
B Misdemeanor: 180 days max and/or $1000
C Misdemeanor: 60 days max and/or $500
A: List the sentence terms for each misdemeanor (3)
Q6: Under 15: 11PM to 5AM every night
15-17: 1AM to 5AM Saturday and Sunday, 11PM to 5AM Monday
through Friday
, *Unless the child is accompanied by a parent or adult and is
going to/from employment, a school activity, or a religious
event
A: What are the curfew regulations in Indiana?
Q7: The child is 14 years or older and is charged with an act that
a) is heinous or aggravated in nature, with the greater weight
being given to acts against the person vs. acts against
property OR
b) is a repetitive pattern of delinquent acts or behavior; and
c) the child is beyond rehabilitation in the juvenile justice
system; and
d) its in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the
community that the child be tried as an adult
A: What would be the basis for waiving a child into Adult Court?
Q8: 1) Detention Hearing
2) Disposition Hearing
3) Initial Hearing
4) Fact-Finding Hearing
5) Waiver Hearing
A: List the types of Juvenile Hearings (5)
Q9: 1) Receive and examine complaints/ allegations
2) Preliminary Inquiries and Investigations
3) File Petitions for Delinquency
4) Write Pre-Dispositional Reports
5) Supervise juveniles put on Probation
6) Keep written records
7) Implement Informal Adjustments
8) Collect fees and disburse
9) Any other duties required by law
A: What are the Duties of a Juvenile Probation Officer? (9)
Q10: 1) Defendant and his attorney
2) Prosecutor
3) Probation Department
4) Community Corrections
5) DOC
6) Criminal Justice Institute
A: Who can see a Pre-Sentence Investigation? (6)
| UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: 1) Judge and his Staff
2) Parties and their Attorneys
3) Court Staff
4) Prosecution and Staff
5) DCS attorney and DCS Staff
6) DOC
7) Parents of Child
A: Who has access to juvenile court records without a court order? (7)
Q2: 1) Statement of needs
2) Recommendations
3) Description of of all options considered and evaluation of
these options
4) Names, occupations, and relationships for each person the
Officer conferred with
5) Extent of Parental Involvement Required
6) Financial Liability
A: What does a Pre-Dispositional Report (PDR) contain? (6)
Q3: 1) Truancy
2) Runaway
3) Curfew
4) Minor possession of Alcohol
5) Minor consumption of Alcohol
6) Incorrigibility
A: What are the Status Offenses? (6)
Q4: 1) Class 1 is day for day
2) Class 2 is 1 day for every 2 days served
3) Class 3 is no credit
A: What are the credit time classes? (3)
Q5: A Misdemeanor: 1 year max and/or $5000
B Misdemeanor: 180 days max and/or $1000
C Misdemeanor: 60 days max and/or $500
A: List the sentence terms for each misdemeanor (3)
Q6: Under 15: 11PM to 5AM every night
15-17: 1AM to 5AM Saturday and Sunday, 11PM to 5AM Monday
through Friday
, *Unless the child is accompanied by a parent or adult and is
going to/from employment, a school activity, or a religious
event
A: What are the curfew regulations in Indiana?
Q7: The child is 14 years or older and is charged with an act that
a) is heinous or aggravated in nature, with the greater weight
being given to acts against the person vs. acts against
property OR
b) is a repetitive pattern of delinquent acts or behavior; and
c) the child is beyond rehabilitation in the juvenile justice
system; and
d) its in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the
community that the child be tried as an adult
A: What would be the basis for waiving a child into Adult Court?
Q8: 1) Detention Hearing
2) Disposition Hearing
3) Initial Hearing
4) Fact-Finding Hearing
5) Waiver Hearing
A: List the types of Juvenile Hearings (5)
Q9: 1) Receive and examine complaints/ allegations
2) Preliminary Inquiries and Investigations
3) File Petitions for Delinquency
4) Write Pre-Dispositional Reports
5) Supervise juveniles put on Probation
6) Keep written records
7) Implement Informal Adjustments
8) Collect fees and disburse
9) Any other duties required by law
A: What are the Duties of a Juvenile Probation Officer? (9)
Q10: 1) Defendant and his attorney
2) Prosecutor
3) Probation Department
4) Community Corrections
5) DOC
6) Criminal Justice Institute
A: Who can see a Pre-Sentence Investigation? (6)
