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FDLE SOCE Review Questions and
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A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - ✔✔• performing professional work to investigate
and assess offenders
• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision ordered by the
sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in their
community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and mental
health counseling
Florida Statute 943.10(3) - ✔✔defines a correctional probation officer as a person responsible for the
supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates, probationers, parolees, or community
controlees within the Department of Corrections' institutions or within the community. The term includes
supervisory personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance
of correctional probation officers.
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John Augustus is often called the - ✔✔"Father of Probation" in America. In the mid-nineteenth century,
he pioneered a probation movement by agreeing to pay the bail for and supervise people accused of
minor crimes. He believed that reforming offenders would improve lives and make communities safer.
The ideals of John Augustus parallel the goals of - ✔✔Reentry
The Department of Corrections defines___________ as the process of an offender transitioning from
incarceration in a facility to supervision within the community enhancing public safety and reducing
recidivism. - ✔✔Reentry
__________ begins from the time that the Department first has contact with an inmate or offender. During
intake, the Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate
services. - ✔✔Reentry
The Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate services
and examples of services include: - ✔✔Treatment programs, employment services, and educational
services.
The Department follows up to: - ✔✔document the progress of an offender and make adjustments and
recommendations as needed.
The reentry process continues: - ✔✔throughout an offender's incarceration and/or period of supervision.
The reentry process is crucial to - ✔✔breaking barriers and reducing recidivism.
Research shows that offenders may have a difficult time finding employment, which can cause them
to___________ . The goal is to make every effort to reduce the likelihood that an offender will return to
the correctional system. - ✔✔Reoffend
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Primary Responsibilities of Probation Officers Florida Statute 943.10(3) - ✔✔defines a correctional
probation officer as a person responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned
inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the Department of Corrections'
institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory personnel whose duties include, in
whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance of correctional probation officers. (Pg. 7)
A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - ✔✔• performing professional work to investigate and
assess offenders
• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision ordered by the
sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in their
community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and mental
health counseling
• collecting monies such as restitution, court costs, and other related payments
• maintaining an awareness of offenders' daily activities and providing direction as needed
• managing cases of all assigned offenders
(Pg. 7)
_________ perform fieldwork as necessary or required, making regular visits to the residences and places
of employment of offenders under supervision. ________also conduct random drug tests on offenders
and follow up with needed action. - ✔✔Probation Officers
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________ job focuses on helping offenders; however, ensuring compliance with supervision orders and
reporting noncompliance with the sentencing authority may place you in harm's way. When necessary,
officers file Violation of Probation (VOP) reports to the court or Florida Commission on Offender Review
(FCOR) and arrest offenders. Officers also represent the Department at court hearings or conditional
release/parole hearings. - ✔✔Probation Officers
(Page 8)
Leadership in Supervision To be an effective probation officer, you need to be a - ✔✔Good leader
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Many of the offenders you will supervise on a daily basis have had: - ✔✔Very little positive
reinforcement or role models in their lives.
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Refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal with the
management and control of crime and criminal offenders. The three main components of the criminal
justice system are law enforcement, the court system, and corrections. - ✔✔Criminal Justice
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This division investigates possible criminal activities related to the insurance industries (life, health, title,
worker's compensation).
Florida - ✔✔Division of Insurance Fraud
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