TEXAS CSO CORE EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Antisocial attitudes include: - ✔✔-crime is a way of life
-a distrust of authority
-pro-criminal values, beliefs, cognitive-emotional state
✔✔#1 probationer risk factor: - ✔✔-antisocial attitudes
✔✔Criminogenic needs are dynamic attributes of probationers that are directly linked to
their: - ✔✔-criminal behavior
✔✔The responsivity principle illustrates what: - ✔✔barriers must be removed to initiate
positive behavior change
✔✔Examples of Responsivity Issues include: - ✔✔-mental health issues
-physical health issues
-literacy levels
-childcare issues
-housing issues
-medication compliance issues
-language barriers
-transportation issues
,-cultural issues
✔✔Professional Discretion is: - ✔✔-a process in which an assessor may override the
final TRAS supervision level
✔✔Professional Discretion is also known as a/an: - ✔✔-override
✔✔Professional Discretion/Override should occur no more than what percent of the
time: - ✔✔-no more than 10% of the time
✔✔You can only override a probationer's what when completing a TRAS assessment: -
✔✔-probationer's supervision level
✔✔2 areas you are not allowed to override in the TRAS assessment: - ✔✔-individual
items in the assessment
-overall TRAS score
✔✔4 reasons that may constitute an override: - ✔✔-gaps in the information provided
-significant barriers in completing assessment
-specialized areas needing assessment
-probationer risk must match your professional judgment
✔✔An assessment interview gathers information needed to determine what: - ✔✔-
probationer's risk level and criminogenic needs
✔✔Issues assessment interview should address probationer's: - ✔✔-criminogenic
needs areas
-magnitude of each need area
-barriers to meeting needs
-risk factors
-strengths
-resources
✔✔4 steps to preparing for assessment interview: - ✔✔-review case file
-review interview guide
-review collateral information
-review scoring guide
✔✔3 parts of assessment interview: - ✔✔-introduction
-body
-termination
✔✔4 purposes of the introduction to the assessment interview: - ✔✔-state the purpose
of the interview
, -state the expectations if the interview
-clarify roles of the interview participants
-explain confidentiality
✔✔3 components of effective interview termination: - ✔✔-clear statement indicating the
interview is about to end and offers probationer an opportunity to add comments or tie
up loose ends
-concise summary of what has been accomplished during interview
-discussion of what follows
✔✔When conducting an interview, you should be talking no more than what percent of
the time: - ✔✔-33% of the time
✔✔When conducting an interview, you should be listening at least what percent of the
time: - ✔✔-66% of the time
✔✔10 guidelines for asking interview questions: - ✔✔-know the objective of the
question
-use open-ended questions
-avoid rapid-fire questions
-avoid double-barrelled questions
-keep questions simple and brief
-probe when necessary
-be positive
-don't ask 'why'
-questions should be relevant to supervision
-avoid judgmental or biased questions
✔✔Listening during an interview: - ✔✔-establishes rapport
-discovers criminogenic needs
-prioritizes problem areas
-helps to 'read' the probationer
✔✔9 tips for effective interviewing: - ✔✔-maintain eye contact
-minimize distractions
-respond appropriately
-focus on what is said
-ask clarifying questions
-keep an open mind
-engage in the interview
-let the probationer complete his/her thought
-take notes
✔✔7 conditions in which information obtained in the interview must be verified: - ✔✔-
vague or conflicting information
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Antisocial attitudes include: - ✔✔-crime is a way of life
-a distrust of authority
-pro-criminal values, beliefs, cognitive-emotional state
✔✔#1 probationer risk factor: - ✔✔-antisocial attitudes
✔✔Criminogenic needs are dynamic attributes of probationers that are directly linked to
their: - ✔✔-criminal behavior
✔✔The responsivity principle illustrates what: - ✔✔barriers must be removed to initiate
positive behavior change
✔✔Examples of Responsivity Issues include: - ✔✔-mental health issues
-physical health issues
-literacy levels
-childcare issues
-housing issues
-medication compliance issues
-language barriers
-transportation issues
,-cultural issues
✔✔Professional Discretion is: - ✔✔-a process in which an assessor may override the
final TRAS supervision level
✔✔Professional Discretion is also known as a/an: - ✔✔-override
✔✔Professional Discretion/Override should occur no more than what percent of the
time: - ✔✔-no more than 10% of the time
✔✔You can only override a probationer's what when completing a TRAS assessment: -
✔✔-probationer's supervision level
✔✔2 areas you are not allowed to override in the TRAS assessment: - ✔✔-individual
items in the assessment
-overall TRAS score
✔✔4 reasons that may constitute an override: - ✔✔-gaps in the information provided
-significant barriers in completing assessment
-specialized areas needing assessment
-probationer risk must match your professional judgment
✔✔An assessment interview gathers information needed to determine what: - ✔✔-
probationer's risk level and criminogenic needs
✔✔Issues assessment interview should address probationer's: - ✔✔-criminogenic
needs areas
-magnitude of each need area
-barriers to meeting needs
-risk factors
-strengths
-resources
✔✔4 steps to preparing for assessment interview: - ✔✔-review case file
-review interview guide
-review collateral information
-review scoring guide
✔✔3 parts of assessment interview: - ✔✔-introduction
-body
-termination
✔✔4 purposes of the introduction to the assessment interview: - ✔✔-state the purpose
of the interview
, -state the expectations if the interview
-clarify roles of the interview participants
-explain confidentiality
✔✔3 components of effective interview termination: - ✔✔-clear statement indicating the
interview is about to end and offers probationer an opportunity to add comments or tie
up loose ends
-concise summary of what has been accomplished during interview
-discussion of what follows
✔✔When conducting an interview, you should be talking no more than what percent of
the time: - ✔✔-33% of the time
✔✔When conducting an interview, you should be listening at least what percent of the
time: - ✔✔-66% of the time
✔✔10 guidelines for asking interview questions: - ✔✔-know the objective of the
question
-use open-ended questions
-avoid rapid-fire questions
-avoid double-barrelled questions
-keep questions simple and brief
-probe when necessary
-be positive
-don't ask 'why'
-questions should be relevant to supervision
-avoid judgmental or biased questions
✔✔Listening during an interview: - ✔✔-establishes rapport
-discovers criminogenic needs
-prioritizes problem areas
-helps to 'read' the probationer
✔✔9 tips for effective interviewing: - ✔✔-maintain eye contact
-minimize distractions
-respond appropriately
-focus on what is said
-ask clarifying questions
-keep an open mind
-engage in the interview
-let the probationer complete his/her thought
-take notes
✔✔7 conditions in which information obtained in the interview must be verified: - ✔✔-
vague or conflicting information
