CSO Certification Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
What is community supervision? - ✔✔criminal proceedings are deferred without an
adjudication of guilt; or a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, imprisonment and
a fine or confinement and a fine is probated and the imposition of the sentence is
suspended on part of whole.
4 Types of community supervision in Texas - ✔✔1. regular community supervision
(f/m)
2. deferred adjudication community supervision (f/m)
3. shock community supervision
4. state jail felony
5 advantages of Community Supervision - ✔✔1. a considerable tax savings to the
citizens
2. probationers "pay their own way"
3. contribute to the community by the doing CSR
4. failure to comply w/ conditions can be incarcerated for the full term of imprisonment
of the ORIGINAL sentence
5. community supervision provides courts w/ continuum of programs and sanctions
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, 3 parts of the Texas Criminal Justice System - ✔✔1. Law enforcement - investigates and
apprehends
2. The Courts - determine the guilt and sentence of def
3. Corrections - provides facilities for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted
offenders including parole
5 Roles of a CSO in Texas - ✔✔Agent of change
Protector of society
Investigator
Collector and monitor of court Ordered monies Broker of community resources
Agent of change - ✔✔provides services to assist the probationer in making behavioral
changes
Protector of society - ✔✔enforces the terms of community supervision and reports non-
compliance
Investigator - ✔✔investigates on behalf of the court generally limited to pre-sentence
investigations and investigations of community supervision violations
Collector & monitor of court ordered monies - ✔✔monitors the probationer's payments
on all court - ordered monies
Broker of community resources - ✔✔locates resources within the community and
utilizes these resources effectively
4 Guidelines for building cooperative "court family" - ✔✔1. respect the state attorney &
judges authority to make decisions that are contrary to yours opinions and
recommendations.
2. familiarize yourself w/ the courts and your supervision responsibilities
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Questions and Answers
What is community supervision? - ✔✔criminal proceedings are deferred without an
adjudication of guilt; or a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, imprisonment and
a fine or confinement and a fine is probated and the imposition of the sentence is
suspended on part of whole.
4 Types of community supervision in Texas - ✔✔1. regular community supervision
(f/m)
2. deferred adjudication community supervision (f/m)
3. shock community supervision
4. state jail felony
5 advantages of Community Supervision - ✔✔1. a considerable tax savings to the
citizens
2. probationers "pay their own way"
3. contribute to the community by the doing CSR
4. failure to comply w/ conditions can be incarcerated for the full term of imprisonment
of the ORIGINAL sentence
5. community supervision provides courts w/ continuum of programs and sanctions
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY OLIVIA WEST, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, 3 parts of the Texas Criminal Justice System - ✔✔1. Law enforcement - investigates and
apprehends
2. The Courts - determine the guilt and sentence of def
3. Corrections - provides facilities for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted
offenders including parole
5 Roles of a CSO in Texas - ✔✔Agent of change
Protector of society
Investigator
Collector and monitor of court Ordered monies Broker of community resources
Agent of change - ✔✔provides services to assist the probationer in making behavioral
changes
Protector of society - ✔✔enforces the terms of community supervision and reports non-
compliance
Investigator - ✔✔investigates on behalf of the court generally limited to pre-sentence
investigations and investigations of community supervision violations
Collector & monitor of court ordered monies - ✔✔monitors the probationer's payments
on all court - ordered monies
Broker of community resources - ✔✔locates resources within the community and
utilizes these resources effectively
4 Guidelines for building cooperative "court family" - ✔✔1. respect the state attorney &
judges authority to make decisions that are contrary to yours opinions and
recommendations.
2. familiarize yourself w/ the courts and your supervision responsibilities
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY OLIVIA WEST, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
