Licensure Examination for Criminologist

“April, 27, 28, 29, 2016”

Criminal Jurisprudence
1. Admission - is a declaration or acknowledgement by a party as to the existence of a certain
fact
2. Confession – directly express acknowledgement by the accused of his guilt.
3. Grave Threat - Any person who shall threaten another with the infliction upon the person,
honor or property of the latter or of his family of any wrong amounting to a crime,
4. Light Threat - Any threat to commit a wrong not constituting a crime
5. Grave Coercion - any person who, without authority of law, shall, by means of violence,
prevent another from doing something not prohibited by law, or compel him to do something
against his will, whether it be right or wrong.
6. Factum Probandum – Ultimate Facts
7. Jurisdiction – authority to try and hear a particular case
8. Ante Mortem Statement -
9. Informer – person gives information in considering money, gift, promise or reward.
10. Executive Clemency - refers to Reprieve, Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon and
Commutation of Sentence as may be granted by the President of the Philippines ( Oct. 2015)
11. A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable, and highly dangerous
persons who are the source of constant disturbances even in a maximum-security prison.
a. Maximum Prisoner c. Minimum Prisoner
b. Super Maximum Prisoner d. Medium Prisoner
12. Probation – is a disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence, is
released to the supervision of a probation officer subject to conditions imposed by the court.
13. What is defined as the means sanctioned by the rules of ascertaining the judicial proceeding
the truth respecting a matter of fact. ( Oct. 2014, , Oct. 2015)
a. Evidence c. Procedure
b. Investigation d. Trial
14. Estafa – defraud another; misappropriating or converting, to the prejudice of another, money,
goods, or any other personal property received by the offender in trust or on commission, or for
administration, or under any other obligation involving the duty to make delivery of or to return
the same, even though such obligation be totally or partially guaranteed by a bond; or by
denying having received such money, goods, or other property
15. Probation Officer – in charge with supervising probationer while serving probation.
16. Extra Judicial Confession - made outside the court like, taken during custodial investigation
17. Commitment Order - a writ issued by the court ordering the confinement of a person so
named in the penal institutions. ( Oct. 2015)
18. A warrant issued by the court bearing its seal and signature of the judge directing the jail or
prison authorities to receive the convicted offender for service of sentence or detention is
known as -
a. Mittimus c. Detention Mittimus
b. Sentence Mittimus d. Detention Warrant
19. Taking personal property with intent to gain but without violence against or intimidation of
persons nor force upon things?
a. Larceny b. Burglary
b. Theft d. Robbery
20. Revolver - handgun that has a cylinder with holes to contain the cartridges. The cylinder 
      revolves to bring the cartridge into position to be fired.
21. Ballistics - is the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior and effects of
projectiles especially bullet, gravity bombs, rockets or the like.
22. A testimony of a witness that is reduced into writing without affirmation
a. Sworn Statement c. Confession
b. Admission d. Deposition