CSO CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
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What is Community Supervision? - CORRECT ANSWER -Section 42.12: Once an offender's
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convicted of, or pleads guilty or solo contendere to an offense, the court system may suspend
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imposition of the sentence and place him under community supervision.
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How does Community Supervision affect the offender? - CORRECT ANSWER -If the offender fails to
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abide by his conditions, the Court has the option of imposing a term of imprisonment.
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-The length of the term depends on the type of community supervision and the discretion of the
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court.
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Advantages of Community Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Taxes
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2. Payment

3. CSR

4. Sentencing

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5 roles of CSO - CORRECT ANSWER -1. An agent of change
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2. Protector of society v v




3. Investigator

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5. Broker of community resources v v v




3 parts of CJ system - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Law enforcement
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2. Courts

3. Corrections

,Restrictions of the Court and CSO - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Delegation of certain responsibilities.
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-Court cannot delegate certain responsibilities to the CSO.
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2. Imposing additional restrictions. v v




-CSO is responsible for enforcing COPs, but do not have authority to impose restrictions upon the P
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beyond those specified in the COPs.
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-CSO does not have the authority to excuse non-compliance with COPs.
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Court family - CORRECT ANSWER --In TX parole is also a part of the Corrections System.
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-CSO is a function of the Court System.
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-Only the Court has the authority to grant comm sup, fix or alter conditions, or revoke com sup.
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-Directors, also known as chiefs, are appointed by the district/county court at law judges.
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-CSO's are hired by CSCD director and are an employees of the CSCD, not the judicial district.
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-While CSO is directly accountable to CSCD Director, CSO is also accountable to the Court.
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Court family includes: - CORRECT ANSWER --Judge
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-Prosecutor

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-Bailiff

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Tipsand tricks for Building Effective Relationships - CORRECT ANSWER -Tip 1: Respect the state's
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attny/Judge's authority to make decisions that are contrary to your
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perceptions/recommendations.

, Tip 2: Familiarize yourself with Courts/Judges and with Sup responsibilities.
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Tip 3: Resolve conflict professionally. Refrain from making comments about other Court Personnel.
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Tip 4: Remain publicly neutral during local elections.
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4 Sentencing options: - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Fine
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2. Incarceration

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4. A combination of the aforementioned.
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Duties of the CSO - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Preparing Court Docs
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2. Formulating Special COPs v v




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4. Check on status of offender v v v v




Primary purposes of the intake session - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Setting the tone
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2. Clarifying Roles v




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Suggested info to prepare for intake - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Completed personal data sheet
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2. COPs

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4. Fed firearmscontrol act
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5. CSCD info sheet v v