Indiana Probation Officer | UPDATED Questions with
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Q1: Steps for Juvenile Expungement
A: 1. must be 18 or older to request,
2. hire attorney who represents the court for this,
3. judge reviews case,
4. judge destroys
record or gives it to requestor
Q2: Ages that Juveniles can be waived to adults
A: greater than 10-murder
greater than 14- habitual offender (heinous or aggravating)
greater than 16: A &B felonies and if crime committed would be if committed by adult
**Reasons to waive it must be in child's best interest; no rehab in juvenile and must have a
lot of evidence that child committed act.
Q3: Why a child may be considered for CHINS (Child In Need of
Service) first placement consideration is given to family (9)
A: 1. neglect (food, shelter, medical, education or supervision)
2. physical/mental endangerment caused by neglect of parent
3. physical/mental endangerment caused by injury by the act of omission of parent
4. victim of sex crime
5. parent allowed child to participate in obscene sex act
6. parent allows child to commit a sex offense
7. child missing and needs care
8. custodial fails to participate in disciplinary proceedings at school,
9. child born with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) or illegal drugs in system
Q4: Parties in a CHINS proceeding (4)
A: Child
Parent/guardian
DFC
Guardian at litem
Q5: Who can take a child into custody during a CHINS
investigation? (3)
A: caseworker,
law enforcement officer,
probation officer
Q6: When can a PO, law enforcement or caseworker take custody
of child is he is believed to be a CHINS
, A: If there is probable cause to believe he is CHINS and it appears the child's physical or
mental condition will be (or already is) seriously impaired if he is not taken immediately
and there is reasonable opportunity to obtain a court order
Q7: What is CPS?
A: Child Protective Services an agency whos purpose is to investigate all reports of abuse
or suspected abuse
Q8: Who can file a petition for parental participation? (2)
A: prosecutor
probation officer (petition or protective order for a child)
Q9: Who has access to juvenile court records without a court
order? (7)
A: 1.judge and his staff
2. party and party's attorney
3. court staff
4. prosecutor and his staff
5. DFC attorney/DFC staff
6. DOC
7. parent of child
Q10: Who can court grant access to juvenile records to? (4)
A: 1. service providers
2. anyone with legitimate interest in the work of the court of the particular case or for
legitimate research
3. anyone seeking impeachment purposes or to call the juvenile's character into question
4. a victim who needs info for a civil action against the juvenile/his estate.
Q11: When are juvenile records made public? (2)
A: 1. When a petition is filed
2. When act is murder or felony; or an aggregate of 2 unrelated misdemeanor acts if the
child is at least 12 or aggregate of 5 unrelated misdemeanor acts is under
Q12: How does a child become emancipated? (5)
A: Child
1. no longer wants to be under parental control
2. does not need parental control or supervision
3. has sufficient funds to be on own
4. understands the consequences of being free from parental control.
5. has an acceptable plan for independent living
Q13: What is ICPC
, A: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children- only used when the child is made a
ward of court and transferred to a placement facility; not used when child is being
placed with family member
Q14: Delinquency petition requirements (7)
A: Must
1. be verified
2. be titled: "in the manner of....a child alleged to be a delinquent"
3. state the code citation that gives the court jurisdiction
4. state the code citation for the alleged violation
5. give statement of facts including the time and place of the violation
6. have parents/guardians name and address
7. name and title of person signing petition
Q15: PDR reports contain: (5)
A: 1. recommendations for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the juvenile
2. recommendation for the participation of the parents and their financial responsibility
3. Statement of needs and recommendation for such
4. description of all options considered an evaluation of those options
5. names, occupations and relationship for each person the officer conferred with
Q16: Fact Finding Hearings
A: must be held within 20 days after petition is filed, excluding weekends/holidays if child is
in detention, if child is not in detention must be held within 60 days. If a waiver is filed and
denied, the fact finding must occur within 10 days.
Q17: Juvenile Court does not have jurisdiction over: (12)
A: 1. murder
2. rape
3. kidnapping
4. robbery (armed or if serious bodily injury)
5. car-jacking
6. criminal deviant behavior
7. criminal gang activity
8. carrying a handgun without a license
9. children and firearms
10. dealing in sawed off shot guns
11. dealing in cocaine or narcotics
12. dealing in controlled substances
Q18: What is ICPC
A: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children- only used when the child is made a
ward of court and transferred to a placement facility; not used when child is being
placed with family member
100% Verified Answers
Q1: Steps for Juvenile Expungement
A: 1. must be 18 or older to request,
2. hire attorney who represents the court for this,
3. judge reviews case,
4. judge destroys
record or gives it to requestor
Q2: Ages that Juveniles can be waived to adults
A: greater than 10-murder
greater than 14- habitual offender (heinous or aggravating)
greater than 16: A &B felonies and if crime committed would be if committed by adult
**Reasons to waive it must be in child's best interest; no rehab in juvenile and must have a
lot of evidence that child committed act.
Q3: Why a child may be considered for CHINS (Child In Need of
Service) first placement consideration is given to family (9)
A: 1. neglect (food, shelter, medical, education or supervision)
2. physical/mental endangerment caused by neglect of parent
3. physical/mental endangerment caused by injury by the act of omission of parent
4. victim of sex crime
5. parent allowed child to participate in obscene sex act
6. parent allows child to commit a sex offense
7. child missing and needs care
8. custodial fails to participate in disciplinary proceedings at school,
9. child born with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) or illegal drugs in system
Q4: Parties in a CHINS proceeding (4)
A: Child
Parent/guardian
DFC
Guardian at litem
Q5: Who can take a child into custody during a CHINS
investigation? (3)
A: caseworker,
law enforcement officer,
probation officer
Q6: When can a PO, law enforcement or caseworker take custody
of child is he is believed to be a CHINS
, A: If there is probable cause to believe he is CHINS and it appears the child's physical or
mental condition will be (or already is) seriously impaired if he is not taken immediately
and there is reasonable opportunity to obtain a court order
Q7: What is CPS?
A: Child Protective Services an agency whos purpose is to investigate all reports of abuse
or suspected abuse
Q8: Who can file a petition for parental participation? (2)
A: prosecutor
probation officer (petition or protective order for a child)
Q9: Who has access to juvenile court records without a court
order? (7)
A: 1.judge and his staff
2. party and party's attorney
3. court staff
4. prosecutor and his staff
5. DFC attorney/DFC staff
6. DOC
7. parent of child
Q10: Who can court grant access to juvenile records to? (4)
A: 1. service providers
2. anyone with legitimate interest in the work of the court of the particular case or for
legitimate research
3. anyone seeking impeachment purposes or to call the juvenile's character into question
4. a victim who needs info for a civil action against the juvenile/his estate.
Q11: When are juvenile records made public? (2)
A: 1. When a petition is filed
2. When act is murder or felony; or an aggregate of 2 unrelated misdemeanor acts if the
child is at least 12 or aggregate of 5 unrelated misdemeanor acts is under
Q12: How does a child become emancipated? (5)
A: Child
1. no longer wants to be under parental control
2. does not need parental control or supervision
3. has sufficient funds to be on own
4. understands the consequences of being free from parental control.
5. has an acceptable plan for independent living
Q13: What is ICPC
, A: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children- only used when the child is made a
ward of court and transferred to a placement facility; not used when child is being
placed with family member
Q14: Delinquency petition requirements (7)
A: Must
1. be verified
2. be titled: "in the manner of....a child alleged to be a delinquent"
3. state the code citation that gives the court jurisdiction
4. state the code citation for the alleged violation
5. give statement of facts including the time and place of the violation
6. have parents/guardians name and address
7. name and title of person signing petition
Q15: PDR reports contain: (5)
A: 1. recommendations for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the juvenile
2. recommendation for the participation of the parents and their financial responsibility
3. Statement of needs and recommendation for such
4. description of all options considered an evaluation of those options
5. names, occupations and relationship for each person the officer conferred with
Q16: Fact Finding Hearings
A: must be held within 20 days after petition is filed, excluding weekends/holidays if child is
in detention, if child is not in detention must be held within 60 days. If a waiver is filed and
denied, the fact finding must occur within 10 days.
Q17: Juvenile Court does not have jurisdiction over: (12)
A: 1. murder
2. rape
3. kidnapping
4. robbery (armed or if serious bodily injury)
5. car-jacking
6. criminal deviant behavior
7. criminal gang activity
8. carrying a handgun without a license
9. children and firearms
10. dealing in sawed off shot guns
11. dealing in cocaine or narcotics
12. dealing in controlled substances
Q18: What is ICPC
A: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children- only used when the child is made a
ward of court and transferred to a placement facility; not used when child is being
placed with family member
