CSO Certification Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Community supervision - ✔✔Placement of an offender by court order under a
continuum of programs and sanctions with conditions imposed by the court for a
specified period of time during which proceedings are deferred or imprisonment,
confinement and fines are probated and the imposition of sentence is suspended in
whole or part.
Describe the five rolls of a CSO within Texas - ✔✔Investigator, counselor and
rehabilitator, protector of society, monitor of court ordered monies, broker of
community resources.
Identify the four main functions of CJAD - ✔✔Assist localities in developing effective
sanctions for criminal defendants. Provide increased opportunities for criminal
defendants to make restitution. Provide increased use for community penalties based
on local needs. Promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of community-based
correctional programs.
List the five purposes of the orientation session - ✔✔Setting the tone. Clarifying roles.
Explaining the conditions of community supervision. Explain departmental policies and
procedures. Overview of diminished rights.
List the four conditions of community supervision that most often result in the conflict
or misunderstanding between the offender and the CSO - ✔✔Avoid injuries or vicious
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Questions and Answers
Community supervision - ✔✔Placement of an offender by court order under a
continuum of programs and sanctions with conditions imposed by the court for a
specified period of time during which proceedings are deferred or imprisonment,
confinement and fines are probated and the imposition of sentence is suspended in
whole or part.
Describe the five rolls of a CSO within Texas - ✔✔Investigator, counselor and
rehabilitator, protector of society, monitor of court ordered monies, broker of
community resources.
Identify the four main functions of CJAD - ✔✔Assist localities in developing effective
sanctions for criminal defendants. Provide increased opportunities for criminal
defendants to make restitution. Provide increased use for community penalties based
on local needs. Promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of community-based
correctional programs.
List the five purposes of the orientation session - ✔✔Setting the tone. Clarifying roles.
Explaining the conditions of community supervision. Explain departmental policies and
procedures. Overview of diminished rights.
List the four conditions of community supervision that most often result in the conflict
or misunderstanding between the offender and the CSO - ✔✔Avoid injuries or vicious
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY OLIVIA WEST, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
