Probation Officer Exam WITH |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS
Assume that, as a Probation Officer, you are assigned a
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pre-sentence investigation. In preparation for the initial |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interview with the defendant, you should FIRST: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Collect all available information
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about the defendant for the court docket, District
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Attorney file, police records, and report of offense.
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According to accepted practice, probation officer explains
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the conditi9ons of probation an the functions of the
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Department of Probation to the adult probationer during |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the initial interview. Of the following, the CHIEF
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advantage for using this approach is that it: - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Serves as a convenient starting point in a
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new relationship.
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Although an investigating probation office may not be
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able to control the conditions under which he conducts an
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interview with a defendant or a collateral source of
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information, it is sometimes possible to select the site of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the interview. Assume that a defendant is at liberty and it
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is necessary to secure information from him and form
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members of his family. It would be PREFERRABLE to: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Set up an appointment for the
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, defendant to see you at your office, scheduling a home
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visit later when the defendant is not at home.
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Assume that you are conducting an initial interview at a
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young probationer's home early in the evening. The
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mother of your client invites you to stay for dinner. OF the
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following, you MOST appropriate response would be to: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Decline" since acceptance of the
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invitation might interfere with performance of your
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professional role. |\
Assume that you are supervising an adult probationer
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convicted of involuntary manslaughter, who is required to
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secure employment as a condition of probation. The
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probationer brings you an application given to him by a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prospective employer, an asks you how much information |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
he should divulge on the application with regard to his
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arrest, conviction, and probation. As his supervising
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probation officer, you should instruct the probationer to: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fill out the application honestly
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and refer to employer to you if he has any further
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questions.
Assume that a probation officer is interviewing a client
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who seems to be unable to hold a job for any length of
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time and has quit his most recent job after only two
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weeks. In order to encourage the client to talk about this
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situation, of the following, it would be MOST appropriate
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ANSWERS
Assume that, as a Probation Officer, you are assigned a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pre-sentence investigation. In preparation for the initial |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interview with the defendant, you should FIRST: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Collect all available information
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
about the defendant for the court docket, District
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Attorney file, police records, and report of offense.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
According to accepted practice, probation officer explains
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the conditi9ons of probation an the functions of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Department of Probation to the adult probationer during |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the initial interview. Of the following, the CHIEF
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
advantage for using this approach is that it: - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Serves as a convenient starting point in a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
new relationship.
|\
Although an investigating probation office may not be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
able to control the conditions under which he conducts an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interview with a defendant or a collateral source of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
information, it is sometimes possible to select the site of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the interview. Assume that a defendant is at liberty and it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is necessary to secure information from him and form
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
members of his family. It would be PREFERRABLE to: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Set up an appointment for the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, defendant to see you at your office, scheduling a home
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
visit later when the defendant is not at home.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Assume that you are conducting an initial interview at a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
young probationer's home early in the evening. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mother of your client invites you to stay for dinner. OF the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following, you MOST appropriate response would be to: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Decline" since acceptance of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
invitation might interfere with performance of your
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
professional role. |\
Assume that you are supervising an adult probationer
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
convicted of involuntary manslaughter, who is required to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
secure employment as a condition of probation. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
probationer brings you an application given to him by a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prospective employer, an asks you how much information |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
he should divulge on the application with regard to his
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
arrest, conviction, and probation. As his supervising
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
probation officer, you should instruct the probationer to: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fill out the application honestly
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and refer to employer to you if he has any further
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions.
Assume that a probation officer is interviewing a client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
who seems to be unable to hold a job for any length of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time and has quit his most recent job after only two
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
weeks. In order to encourage the client to talk about this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
situation, of the following, it would be MOST appropriate
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