Probation Officer Advanced Topics 4

Question 1

Which factor is generally considered a static risk factor in assessment tools?

Accepted Answer

Number of prior convictions

Answer

Current employment status

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Present substance use

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Attitude toward authority

Question 2

When a probationer cannot afford court-ordered fees, what does Bearden v. Georgia require before incarceration?

Accepted Answer

A determination of willful nonpayment versus inability to pay

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Immediate jailing for nonpayment

Answer

Doubling of the fees

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Automatic case dismissal

Question 3

A specialized DUI/DWI caseload typically incorporates which monitoring tool?

Accepted Answer

Continuous alcohol monitoring such as a SCRAM device

Answer

GPS only

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No monitoring

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Random employment checks

Question 4

What is the principle of 'responsivity' in the RNR model?

Accepted Answer

Tailoring interventions to the offender's learning style and abilities

Answer

Matching supervision intensity to risk

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Targeting only criminogenic needs

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Maximizing punishment severity

Question 5

An officer documents case notes that may later be used in court. Best practice requires notes to be?

Accepted Answer

Objective, factual, and contemporaneous

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Vague and general

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Based on personal opinion

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Written months after events

Question 6

Cognitive-behavioral programs for offenders primarily target what?

Accepted Answer

Distorted thinking patterns that drive criminal behavior

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Physical fitness

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Job placement only

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Housing assistance

Question 7

Under Morrissey v. Brewer, what minimum due process is required at parole/probation revocation?

Accepted Answer

Written notice, disclosure of evidence, and a neutral hearing body

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A full criminal trial

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No hearing at all

Answer

Approval by the legislature