PSR Operations Manual Quiz

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PSR Operations Manual Challenge

Test your knowledge of the PSR Operations Manual with this comprehensive quiz. Designed for case managers and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system, this quiz will help reinforce key processes, timelines, and best practices.

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The purpose of the PSR is to: (choose one)

Provide a judge with detailed background information on an account of life circumstances that may impact a sentencing hearing.

Provide a judge with CJS's sentencing requirement decisions.

Provide a judge with steps to take to recommend sentencing.

It really doesn't do anything.

If the court has Sentencing scheduled past 45 days from the referral date, case managers have until three days prior to the new sentencing date to finish a PSR.

True

Flase

A case manager may update the PSR status to pending when received back from a supervisor review.

Yes, and the case manager can leave the date alone too

No, the case manager would update the status to "Return to Writer."

Yes, because it's what the process is.

No, the case manager will leave the status as "Return to Writer."

A case manager will conduct a second client outreach attempt based on the following specific timeline:

On the third calendar day after the initial contact date.

On the third calendar day from the referral date.

On the third business day from the referral date.

On the third business day after the initial contact date.

A case manager may or may not conduct victim outreach, though it would be best to try and reach them.

True

False

Based on the answer to the last question, when does the case manager need to contact the victim?

Never

Only if they feel they need to

14 days of case assignment

7 days from case assignment

For out-of-custody clients, the case manager has how many days from case assignment to conduct the client interview?

24 hours

If the client fails to make contact to schedule an interview, on which day does the case manager submit a progress report to the court?

12th

13th

14th

15th

Which is true? (Mark one)

The criminal history and LS/CMI come after the client interview.

The criminal history and LS/CMI occur at the same time as the client interview.

The criminal history and LS/CMI do not need to happen in any particular order.

The criminal history occurs prior to the client interview and the LS/CMI must occur prior to any PSR specific question.

Based on the response to the last question, how many days does the case manager have to complete a report from the date of the interview?

Which are false? Mark all that apply.

The case manager must review the PSR Content Expectations document before submitting a PSR for supervisor review.

The PSR Content Requirements document ensures the case manager has taken multiple steps before submitting a report to the supervisor for review.

Supervisor will immediately return a report to a case manager if it's clear the PSR Expectations document was not reviewed prior to submission to supervisor.

You will need to save a copy of the PSR Content Reqirements as it will not be saved on the I:drive.

All reports must be reviewed and approved in eSupervision by the Supervisor _________ any report is generated.

After

At the same time as

Never

Before

A PSR may be submitted to the court under the following circumstances. (choose all that apply)

When final supervisor approval is received and there are no further revisions required.

When the PSR has been approved, but afterward revised by the case manager due to missing information.

The PSR has gone through two rounds of edits and the supervisor hasn't responded with a final approval.

The case manager finishes editing the PSR document for distribution.

Once the final PSR draft is complete and supervisor approval recieved, what happens next? Mark all that apply.

A PDF of the PSR is generated and distributed.

The case manager updates the PSR status to "Sent."

The case manager distributes the PSR to the court, attorney's and CJS Director.

The case manager uploads the PDF to the filing cabinet.

The case manager closes out the PSR supervision.

The supervisor still has revisions.

When a PSR is complete, distributed, saved and the supervision closed, there is nothing else to do.

True

False

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