CSO certification Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
criminal Justice process - ✔✔1. charge
2. plea
3. evidence
4. finding
5. assessment of punishment
6. imposition or suspension OR punishment
7. execution of punishment
4 types of community supervision - ✔✔1. regular FEL & MISD
2. Def Adj FEL & MISD
3. Shock Comm Supervision FEL & MISD
4. state Jail felony comm supervision
difference between reg and deferred adj - ✔✔1. who can give it
2. eligibility
3. right to bail pending motion to revoke
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,4. eligibility for early discharge from cs
5. eligibility for cs later
6. confinement as a COS
7. sentence upon revocation
8. federal firearms laws
9. state firearms laws
10. right to vote
Eligibility for Nondisclosure - ✔✔officer not responsible for filing paperwork and CSO
must always refer to an attorney or clerks office
8 characteristics of shock CS - ✔✔1. execution of sentence has actually begun
2. continuing jurisdiction of the trial court
3. no previous incarceration for service of sentence
4. intended for marginal risk offenders
5. excluded offenses
6. granting shock community supervision
7. shock community supervision term
8. type of regular cs for revocation purposes
6 characteristics of state jail felony - ✔✔1. type of regular or shock cs
2. enhancements of state jail felonies
3. extension
4. confinement as a condition if state jail CS
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, 5. revocation proceedings
6. state hail felony shock cs
appeal - ✔✔suspends the order of supervision; offender should not be supervised. also
suspends revocation; probationer should be supervised
5 characteristics of pretrial intervention - ✔✔1. agreements between prosecutor and
offender 2. occur during charge phase 3. cscd may supervise for 2 years and claim
felony funding 4. def may pay up to $60 per month in probation fees and other fees
acquired 5. DA/CA may collect up to $500 for expenses incurred
Community Supervision - ✔✔placement of defendant by court under a continuum of
programs and conditions w conditions imposed by court 1) deferred without
adjudication OR 2) sentenced if confinement probated in whole or part
4 major types of community supervision - ✔✔regular, deferred adjudication, shock
community supervision and state jail felony
5 advantages of community supervision - ✔✔tax savings for citizens of state, probations
pay their way, CSR, failure to comply may results in full imposition of sentence,
provides courts w continuum of programs and sanctions
3 parts of CJUS system - ✔✔law enforcement, courts, corrections
5 roles of CSOs - ✔✔agents of change, protector of society, investigator, collector and
monitor of court ordered monies, broker of community resources
guidelines for court family - ✔✔respect authority's decisions, familiarize yourself w
courts and supervision responsibilities, resolve conflict professionally, remain
nonpolitical during elections
purposes of intake - ✔✔setting the tone, clarifying roles, explaining COS, explaining
dept policies & procedures, provide overview of diminished rights
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Questions and Answers
criminal Justice process - ✔✔1. charge
2. plea
3. evidence
4. finding
5. assessment of punishment
6. imposition or suspension OR punishment
7. execution of punishment
4 types of community supervision - ✔✔1. regular FEL & MISD
2. Def Adj FEL & MISD
3. Shock Comm Supervision FEL & MISD
4. state Jail felony comm supervision
difference between reg and deferred adj - ✔✔1. who can give it
2. eligibility
3. right to bail pending motion to revoke
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,4. eligibility for early discharge from cs
5. eligibility for cs later
6. confinement as a COS
7. sentence upon revocation
8. federal firearms laws
9. state firearms laws
10. right to vote
Eligibility for Nondisclosure - ✔✔officer not responsible for filing paperwork and CSO
must always refer to an attorney or clerks office
8 characteristics of shock CS - ✔✔1. execution of sentence has actually begun
2. continuing jurisdiction of the trial court
3. no previous incarceration for service of sentence
4. intended for marginal risk offenders
5. excluded offenses
6. granting shock community supervision
7. shock community supervision term
8. type of regular cs for revocation purposes
6 characteristics of state jail felony - ✔✔1. type of regular or shock cs
2. enhancements of state jail felonies
3. extension
4. confinement as a condition if state jail CS
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, 5. revocation proceedings
6. state hail felony shock cs
appeal - ✔✔suspends the order of supervision; offender should not be supervised. also
suspends revocation; probationer should be supervised
5 characteristics of pretrial intervention - ✔✔1. agreements between prosecutor and
offender 2. occur during charge phase 3. cscd may supervise for 2 years and claim
felony funding 4. def may pay up to $60 per month in probation fees and other fees
acquired 5. DA/CA may collect up to $500 for expenses incurred
Community Supervision - ✔✔placement of defendant by court under a continuum of
programs and conditions w conditions imposed by court 1) deferred without
adjudication OR 2) sentenced if confinement probated in whole or part
4 major types of community supervision - ✔✔regular, deferred adjudication, shock
community supervision and state jail felony
5 advantages of community supervision - ✔✔tax savings for citizens of state, probations
pay their way, CSR, failure to comply may results in full imposition of sentence,
provides courts w continuum of programs and sanctions
3 parts of CJUS system - ✔✔law enforcement, courts, corrections
5 roles of CSOs - ✔✔agents of change, protector of society, investigator, collector and
monitor of court ordered monies, broker of community resources
guidelines for court family - ✔✔respect authority's decisions, familiarize yourself w
courts and supervision responsibilities, resolve conflict professionally, remain
nonpolitical during elections
purposes of intake - ✔✔setting the tone, clarifying roles, explaining COS, explaining
dept policies & procedures, provide overview of diminished rights
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