PROBATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION
ACADEMY EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS
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sxFormssxthesxfoundationsxforsxeverythingsxwesxdosxinsxsupervision
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sxUnderstandingsxandsxapplyingsxthesxRNRsxprinciplessxissxkeysxtosxsuccessfulsxbehaviorsx
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sxthissxprinciplesxidentifiessxwhosxwesxspendsxthesxmostsxtimesxwithsxandsxwhosxreceivessxtr
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-sxRisksxmeasuressxprobabilitysxtosxreoffend
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sxrisksxcasessxoutsxofsxintensivesxprogrammingsxtosxavoidsxinterferencesxwithsxexistingsxstre
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Ofsxthesxthreesxdefinitionssxofsxethics,sxbesxfamiliarsxwithsxthesxdefinitionsxdealingsxwithsxpro
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Thesxprinciplessxofsxrightsxconductsxwithsxreferencesxtosxasxspecificsxprofession,sxmodesxofs
xlifesxetc.
ListsxthesxUniversalsxEthicalsxValues.sx-sxANSWERS-1.sxHonesty
2.sxIntegrity
3.sxPromotesxKeeping
4.sxFidelity/Loyalty
5.sxFairness
6.sxCaringsxforsxothers
7.sxRespectsxforsxothers
8.sxResponsiblesxCitizenships
9.sxPursuitsxofsxExcellence
10.sxAccountability
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4.sxInvestigatesxcasessxreferredsxtosxthesxofficersxforsxinvestigation
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6.sxObtainsxandsxassemblesxinformationsxconcerningsxthesxconductsxofsxpersons
7.sxBringsxdefaultingsxprobationerssxintosxcourt
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besxallowedsxtosxusesxthesxCriminalsxandsxTrafficsxLawsxManual,sxthesxsentencingsxchart,sx
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xsomesxpracticesxquestions.sx-sxANSWERS-AnswersxA,sxB,sxC
A.sxWhatsxissxthesxpresumptivesxprisonsxtermssxforsxasxclasssx3sxfelonysxdangeroussxfirstsxof
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ACADEMY EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS
DefinesxEvidence-BasedsxPracticesx-sxANSWERS-
Objective,sxbalance,sxandsxresponsiblesxusesxofsxcurrentsxresearchsxandsxthesxbestsxavaila
blesxdatasxtosxguidesxpolicysxandsxpracticesx(supervision)sxdecisions,sxsuchsxthatsxoutcome
ssxforsxprobationerssxaresximproved.
WhysxaresxassessmentsxthesxfoundationsxofsxEBP?sx-sxANSWERS-
Tosxreducesxrecidivism,sxresearchsxrevealssxJIIsxshouldsxbesxassessedsxto:sxidentifysxtheirs
xrisksxtosxreoffendsx(risk);sxidentifysxcriminogenicsxneedssx(needs);sxandsxdeterminesxthesx
mostsxeffectivesxmodesxofsxinterventionsx(responsivity).
Whatsxevidencesxbasedsxprinciplesxinvolvessxmatchingsxasxprobationer'ssxtypesxofsxtreatm
entsxtosxhissxneeds?sx-sxANSWERS-Responsivity
Whatsxpercentagesxofsxmedium-highsxtosxhigh-
risksxprobationer'ssxtimesxshouldsxbesxstructured?sx-sxANSWERS-40-70sxpercent
Namesxandsxbrieflysxdefinesxthesxtwosxtypessxofsxrisksxfactors.sxWhichsxtypesxcansxbesxchan
gedsxthroughsxappropriatesxinterventions?sx-sxANSWERS-StaticsxFactor
DynamicsxFactor
StaticsxFactorsx-sxANSWERS-
Characteristicssxofsxasxprobationersxthatsxaresxstatisticallysxcorrelatedsxwithsxgreatersxlikeli
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rsxcansxonlysxincrease;sxfactorssxsuchsxas:sxage,sxgender,sxnumbersxofsxpriorsxarrests,sxprio
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DynamicsxFactorsx-sxANSWERS-
Characteristics,sxstatisticallysxcorrelatedsxwithsxgreatersxlikelihoodsxofsxrecidivismsxthatsxc
ansxchangesxthroughsxappropriatesxintervention;sxfactorssxsuchsxas:sxattitude,sxsubstance
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DynamicsxFactor
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sxFormssxthesxfoundationsxforsxeverythingsxwesxdosxinsxsupervision
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sxUnderstandingsxandsxapplyingsxthesxRNRsxprinciplessxissxkeysxtosxsuccessfulsxbehaviorsx
changedsxandsxsupportedsxbysxEBPsxresearch.sx
,-sxRisksx(Who)
-sxNeedsx(What)
-sxResponsivelysx(How)
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sxthissxprinciplesxidentifiessxwhosxwesxspendsxthesxmostsxtimesxwithsxandsxwhosxreceivessxtr
eatmentsxreferrals.sx
-sxRisksxmeasuressxprobabilitysxtosxreoffend
-sxKeepsxlow-
sxrisksxcasessxoutsxofsxintensivesxprogrammingsxtosxavoidsxinterferencesxwithsxexistingsxstre
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Ofsxthesxthreesxdefinitionssxofsxethics,sxbesxfamiliarsxwithsxthesxdefinitionsxdealingsxwithsxpro
fessionalism.sx-sxANSWERS-
Thesxprinciplessxofsxrightsxconductsxwithsxreferencesxtosxasxspecificsxprofession,sxmodesxofs
xlifesxetc.
ListsxthesxUniversalsxEthicalsxValues.sx-sxANSWERS-1.sxHonesty
2.sxIntegrity
3.sxPromotesxKeeping
4.sxFidelity/Loyalty
5.sxFairness
6.sxCaringsxforsxothers
7.sxRespectsxforsxothers
8.sxResponsiblesxCitizenships
9.sxPursuitsxofsxExcellence
10.sxAccountability
Whatsxissxthesxpurposesxofsxadultsxandsxjuvenilesxprobations?sx-sxANSWERS-
ProtectionsxofsxCommunitysxandsxRehabilitationsxofsxthesxoffender
, Besxablesxtosxlocatesxandsxbesxfamiliarsxwithsxthesxpowers,sxduties,sxandsxresponsibilitiessxo
fsxadultsxprobationsxofficers.sx-sxANSWERS-ARSsx12-
253sxPowerssxandsxDutiessxofsxAdultsxProbationsxOfficer
1.sxMakesxandsxfilesxasxcompletesxrecord
2.sxExercisesxgeneralsxsupervisionsxandsxobservation
3.sxServesxwarrants,sxmakesxarrests
4.sxInvestigatesxcasessxreferredsxtosxthesxofficersxforsxinvestigation
5.sxSecuresxandsxkeepsxasxcompletesxidentificationsxrecord
6.sxObtainsxandsxassemblesxinformationsxconcerningsxthesxconductsxofsxpersons
7.sxBringsxdefaultingsxprobationerssxintosxcourt
8sxMonitorsxthesxpaymentsxofsxrestitution
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xsomesxpracticesxquestions.sx-sxANSWERS-AnswersxA,sxB,sxC
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