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BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS FOR CRIMINOLOGIST CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY, ETHICS AND
HUMAN RELATIONS
1. A member of the PNP while on duty, whether in uniform or not should avoid unpleasant
habits which affect not only himself as an individual member, but also the whole
organization where he belongs.
a. Sleeping on duty
2. The general rule is that a member of the PNP cannot draw his firearms, except for-
a. Thinking
b. Intuition
c. Perceiving
d. Memory Ans. B
a. Code of ethics
6. This involves functions of the police to ensure compliance by regulatory means with
public safety and security.
a. Implement law
a. Assassination
b. Bombing
c. Sabotage
d. Prostitution Ans. D
9. Assume that you are a police officer and you found out that you have unjustly
reprimanded police officer Juan de la Cruz. The best procedure to follow is-
a. Justify the reprimand
10. This is a term applied for a specialist in the study of disorders, sometimes
interchangeably used with psychiatrist.
a. Anthropologist
b. Alienist
c. Autophobia
d. Biometry Ans. A
11. Inconsistent and wise use of discretion, base on professional policing competence, will
do much to preserve good relationship and retain the confidence of the public. This
statement is __________.
a. Absolutely correct
b. Absolutely wrong
c. Maybe correct
12. What disciplinary measure, do you think, will most likely produce discontentment and
grievance?
a. Unusual strictness
b. Inconsistent administration
c. Severity of punishment
13. This theory believes that punishment should fit the criminal and not the crime
committed.
a. Positivist theory
b. Neo-classical theory
c. Classical theory
14. A police officer in uniform is prohibited from carrying any package or bundle unless it is
needed in the performance of his duty. The likelihood, the said officer will be misinterpreted
to ______.
15.Before the development of scientist theorist, this theory involved believing that criminal
behavior is caused by the possession of evil spirits.
a. Demonological
b. Classical
c. Italian
d. Neo-classical Ans. A
16. A statue enacted by Congress, penal in character, which is not amendment to the Revise
Penal Code such as Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees and Memorandum Circulars.
a. Special Law
b. Constitution
17. It is a kind of early form of punishment where prisoners are shipped or moved from one
place to another for the purpose of cheap labor. a. Slavery
b. Banishment
c. Transportation
19. Which agency is responsible for the custody and rehabilitation of youthful offenders?
20. Are those who commit crime due to abnormalities or psychological disorders. They
should be exempted from criminal liability.
a. Born criminals
b. Insane criminals
c. Criminaloids
21. It is defined as the wise use of one’s judgment, common sense and personal experience
in deciding.
a. Discretion
b. Decision making
c. Problem solving
22. A police officer on witness stand is not called upon to express his view about the case,
nor to tell what he heard others say about it, nor to make a speech. Of the following, the
most accurate statement of this situation is that –
a. Be courteous
b. To tell the truth and nothing but the truth
c. Do not volunteer
a. Gun
b. Uniform
c. Whistle
24. It is defined as the sum total of dealings between the police and the people it serves and
whose goodwill and cooperation it craves for the greatest possible efficiency in the service.
a. Public Relations
b. Human Relations
25. Which of the following is the most important function of good public relation officers of
a police station?
26. The term “police” can be defined in two ways. This definition refers to the creation of
the police under the Constitution forming a part of the executive department in charge in
the apprehension of offenders and to execute the law.
a. As to agency
b. As to behavior
c. As to individual
d. As to organization Ans. D
27. The form of child abuse that can range from habitual humiliation of the child to
withholding life-sustaining nurturing refers to –
a. Mental abuse
b. Emotional abuse
c. Physical abuse
a. Alphonse Bertillon
b. Charles Darwin
c. Cesar Lombroso
29. Dominated by Pleasure principle, through which the individual is pressed for immediate
gratification of his or her desires.
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Superego
30. The theory which states that police officers who know the wrongdoing of another police
officer will not take action against them or provide information against them to
investigators.
b. Code of Secrecy
c. Blue wall of silence
a. Cessare Beccaria
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. Charles Goring
32. Under this ethical standard, the PNP member shall take legitimate means to achieve
goals despite of internal and external difficulties.
a. Perseverance
b. Humility
c. Orderliness
d. Integrity Ans. A
33. It means more than reporting to work on time. It involves as well as every detail of the
policeman’s daily activity.
b. Maltreatment of offenders
a. Monophobia
b. Megalomania
c. Autophobia
d. Kleptomania Ans. A
35. A police officer is forbidden to engage in idle conversation while on duty. Specifically this
prohibition refers to-
a. Gossip and idle talk
36. It is a strategic position to prevent crime and delinquency. It receives him when he is
young, observes, supervises, and teaches him for many hours each week during some of his
most impressionable years.
a. Home
b. Religion
c. School
a. Neglected homes
b. Police inefficiency
38. Police officer shall treat official business as such, and shall no impart the same to anyone
except those for whom it is intended, or as by his superior officer, or as required by law. This
Phrase describes-
a. Confession
b. Confidential information
c. criminal investigation
39. Which of the following should not released to the press by the police officer?
a. Length of investigation
b. Juveniles age
c. Juveniles name
a. There is no victim
41. A person who commits crime due to less physical stamina or self control.
a. Criminaloids
b. Criminal by passion
c. Insane criminal
42. The center stage of Police Officers actions wherein his spectators are the citizens he
has sworn to serve with utmost dedication is the – a. Court
b. Community
c. Police station
43. It is considered as the weakest pillar in the Philippine Criminal Justice System because
they fail to reform offenders and prevent them from returning to criminal life.
a. Police
b. Prosecution
c. Correctional institutions
d. Community Ans. C
44. Who constitutes the Holy Three in Criminology? 1. Cesare Lomborso 2. Emile Durkheim
3. Enrico Ferri 4. Rafael Garofalo
a. 2, 3, and 4
b. 1, 2, and 3
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4 Ans. D
45. All PNP members must have the moral courage to sacrifice self interest in keeping with
the time honored principle of _____________.
a. Delicadeza
b. Pakikisama
c. Balikatan
b. An adolescent
c. Senile
47. May be defined as a study and investigation of crime and criminals and is concerned
with the application of knowledge regarding crime to social programs of crime prevention
and control.
a. Etiology of crime
b. Criminalist
c. Criminology
48. Republic Act No. 8551 provides for the reorganization of the Philippine National Police.
Which of the following is NOT a guiding policy in the preparation of reorganization plan?
49. They are atavists according to Lombroso because they have inherited their criminal
tendencies.
a. Born criminals
b. Criminal by Passion
c. Insane criminals
d. Criminaloids Ans. A
b. Crime situation
c. Extent of crime
a. Compensation
52. The Neo-classical theory believes that children and lunatics should not be regarded as
criminal and punished because –
a. Punish children
55. A police officer must wear his uniform securely buttoned at all times because –
56. This political violence is used to promote political goals and employs kidnapping,
assassination and bombing to draw repressive response from government trying to defense
themselves.
a. Insurgency
b. Sabotage
c. Espionage
d. Terrorism Ans. D
57. Strict code of conduct that governs the behavior of mafia members
c. Code of ethics
58. There are _____ justices that composed the Supreme Court including the chief justice.
a. 15
b. 12
c. 20
d. 24 Ans. A
59. Who has the peace-keeping responsibility and to act as auxiliaries of the law?
a. Congressman
b. Mayor
c. Barangay Captain
d. Councilors Ans. C
60. According to Adolphe Quetelet, crimes against property increases during __________.
a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Night time
61. It is term as the relationship between the victim and the offender.
a. Penal couple
b. Brotherhood
c. Married couple
a. Plaintiff
b. Defendant
c. Police investigator
64. This process see to it that no person will be deprived of life, liberty, or property without
notice of charges, legal counsel, a hearing, and an opportunity to confront accusers.
a. Plea bargaining
b. Booking
c. Bail
65. Republic Act No. 6975 did not amend its provision on the ____________ power of city
executives in spite of lobbying to have them in congress, the power still remains with the
National Police Commission.
b. Appointing
c. Promoting
d. Dismissing Ans. A
66. Compulsory retirement from police service entitles one to be promoted one rank higher
from the rank he last held, for purpose of?
a. Monthly retirement
b. Retirement pay
c. Salary adjustment
67. When a person was subjected to some shocking experiences leaving him with painful
memories, repressed and can no longer be recalled, he is suffering from this disorder,
a. Delusion
b. Amnesia
c. Phobia
68. The rank of Police Senior Superintendent is required to become a, a. Police Director
b. Police Superintendent
70. If Metro Manila accounts for 26% of the national total crime volume of 84, 875, How
many crimes were reported to the police?
a. 22, 868
b. 22, 068
c. 20, 250
71. Sexual deviation is attained in this deviant behavior by watching nude man or woman.
a. Exhibitionism
b. Transvertism
c. Voyeurism
d. Fetishism Ans. C
72. This is an ethical standard that requires all PNP members to follow logical procedures in
accomplishing their duties in order to minimize waste of time, money and efforts.
a. Morality
b. Justice
c. Humility
d. Orderliness Ans. D
73. The mental attitude of every policemen is of vital importance in police works because,
c. a police officer must keep calm in order to think clearly in an emergency and critical
situations
d. a policeman usually has to act before he has the chance to think Ans. C
74. Who said that crime is normal and part of nature society?
a. Jeremy Bentham
b. Charles Goring
c. Cesare Beccaria
75. There is ___________ if the killing was considered beforehand and that it was motivated
by more than simple desire to engage in an act of violence. a. Implied malice
b. Deliberation
c. Premeditation
76. An offender who committed an act of violence, more than nine years of age but less
than 18 at the time of the commission of the crime, is classified as,
a. Juvenile Offender
b. Adult Offender
c. Habitual Offender
77. Under the PNP Reform Bill known as the RA 8551, thee police ranks are maintained.
What is the equivalent military rank of a Police Chief Superintendent?
a. Colonel
b. Lt. Colonel
c. Major General
78. The body of an _________ person is short, fat, and small-boned. He is easy-going and a
very comfortable person.
a. Mesomorph
b. Endomorph
c. Ectomorph
d. Chronomorph Ans. B
79. A behavior pattern where an individual return to a state of form adjustment and attempt
to experience them again in memory.
a. Anger
b. Phobia
c. Regression
d. Frustration Ans. C
80. Police officers trained on how to deal with people in a warm and friendly manner are
more skilled in handling ____________works.
a. Media relation
b. International relation
c. Press relation
a. 1433
b. 1444
c. 1434
d. 1435 Ans. A
82. With a population of 195,000 and a volume crime of 2,540, in Municipality A, What is its
crime rate?
a. 1465.2
b. 1203.5
c. 1230.6
d. 1302.6 Ans. D
83. How do you classify a family or home condition where death, or separation, or desertion
occurred?
a. Broken home
b. Family disintegration
c. Family migration
84. They are considered as juvenile offenders when they committed a crime at their given
ages; 1. Jimmy who is 9 years old 2. Rosa, 22 years old 3. Peter, 19 years old 4. Rodrigo, 15
years old
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 1 and 3 Ans. C
85. Where war or internal conflict is present, children found in those areas are referred to
as,
a. Children of war
b. Affected children
c. Victims of situation
86. The security preservation of the state is assumed by the PNP in the national level, and
the AFP in the external level. However, the AFP can take over primary responsibilities over
internal or national security when the situation calls for them, as Given below, EXCEPT,
a. There is a need for the employment of bigger tactical forces and use of higher caliber
armaments
d. These are serious threats to national security and great disturbance of peace and order
Ans. C
87. The most important supervisory principle in any office in order to improve the morale of
the staff is;
b. To be strict on attendance
88. It is a contemporary approach that relates behavior to events taking place inside the
body, specifically the brain and the nervous system.
a. Psychoanalytic approach
b. Neurobiological approach
c. Cognitive approach
90. What will happen to the sentence rendered by the court to a boy of 10 who raped a girl
of his age?
a. Mitigated
b. Suspended
c. Serve
d. Commuted Ans. B
91. A child deserted by his parents or guardians for six continuous months is classified as,
a. Neglected
b. Dependent
c. Abandoned
d. Abused Ans. C
92. Criminal physical anthropology refers to the study of the relationship of crime to the
______.
a. Environment
c. Given population
d. Reporting to work not in uniform Ans. A 94. Which statement can be considered FALSE?
a. People in early centuries believes that man’s behavior is caused by good or evil
spirits
b. All human behaviors are motivated, that drives gives direction and sustain action
95. When may age, height, weight, and educational requirements among police applicants
be waived?
c. Only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the minimum annual quota
96. In a given jurisdiction, who exercises control and supervision of anti gambling
operations?
97. A process in court pillar of our criminal justice system where the accused is brought
before the court and appraised of the formal charges and informed of his constitutional
rights. What is this process?
a. Plea bargaining
b. Custodial investigation
c. Arraignment
98. Policemen reports on a three (3) working shifts. However, they sometimes extend
working hours due to,
a. Overtime pay
b. Individual discretion
a. Cesare Lombroso
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Sigmund Freud
a. Criminal Demography
b. Criminal Epidemiology
c. Criminal Ecology
101. It is the smallest unit of society composed of people who share a way of life, a definite
location and has some continuity.
a. Society
b. Population
c. Family
d. Associations Ans. C
102. The Chief PNP exercises ________ since he has lawful authority over his
subordinates by virtue of his rank, position and assignment. a. Order
b. Administration
c. Control
d. Command Ans. D
103. Unusual emergencies that happens and absence of superior officers leaves the
policeman to handle the situation properly, the best procedure to follow is?
a. Take no action
d. Confer immediately with other police officers on the best action to take Ans. C
104. The command and direction of the Chief PNP may be delegated to
___________ officials with respect to the units under their respective command.
a. Subordinate
b. Next-in-rank
c. Qualified
d. Efficient Ans. B
105. Who among the following can be considered an applicant to the PNP?
106. The __________ is still considered as the most basic institution which has control over
the behavior of young persons.
a. Family
b. School
c. Church
d. Heredity is the talent transferred through the genes from parents to siblings Ans. B
108. All PNP members should try to create a positive image of the police in the eyes of the
public in line with its _________ building program.
a. People’s awareness
b. Human relations
c. Image building
d. Educational Ans. C
a. 1:1000
b. 1:750
c. 1:900
d. 1:500 Ans. D
110. When the incarcerated convicted offender undergoes rehabilitation inside jails, they
are undergoing?
a. Institutional treatment
b. Probation
c. Parole
d. Community-based treatment Ans. A 111. The Chief PNP has term of ______ years.
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 Ans. B
113. This theory states that the crime and delinquency results when an individual’s bond to
society is weak or broken.
a. Social learning
b. Social structure
c. Social process
114. This theory states that intelligence is largely determined genetically; that ancestry
determines IQ; and that low IQ is linked to behavior, including criminal behavior.
b. Labeling theory
c. Nature theory
115. Excessive use of force or police brutality by some members of the PNP is a violation of
human rights and police ethical standards. It is mandated that all PNP members shall
exercise proper and ___________ use of authority in the performance of duty.
a. Proportionate
b. Ethical
c. Effective
d. Legitimate Ans. D
a. Cesare Beccaria
b. Cesare Lombroso
c. Cesar Montano
117. They play an important role by bringing criminal events to the police. a. Media
b. Judges
c. Jail guards
d. Janitor Ans. A
a. Need recognition
b. Need aggression
c. Need difference
119. Presidential Decree 603 deals with _________ offender, whose age is less than nine but
under 18 at the time of the commission of an offense.
a. Habitual
b. Professional
c. Minor
d. Adult Ans. C
a. Command of word
121. Absence of a complaining victim in the typology of crime is classified as public order
crime or?
b. Victimless crime
c. Physical crime
122. When PNP members and their families involved themselves in religious, social, and
civic activities in the community, it enhances ___________ which will work well for the
image of the police.
a. Camaraderie
b. Social awareness
c. Responsiveness
d. Effectiveness Ans. B
123. There is a trend in criminal activities which was studied that as one grows older, there
is also a decline in criminal activities. This is known as,
a. Aging-out phenomenon
b. Age-line curve
c. Parkinson’s law
124. There are four inspection and audit authorities that conducts agency check on the PNP.
They are; The NAPOLCOM, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, and
A. NBI
b. IAS, PNP
c. DOJ
126. A strange development of mutual feeling between the hostage and the hostage taker
due to the prolong time of negotiation is known as,
a. Camaraderie
b. Stockholm syndrome
c. Successful negotiation
d. Sympathy Ans. B
127. The law that provides care and treatment of youthful offenders from apprehension to
the termination of the case is,
a. RA 7610
b. PD 603
c. PD 6975
d. RA 6425 Ans.B
128. It is the unwritten authority given to police officers to make decision, using ones own
judgment based on justice and fairness.
a. Negotiation
b. Discretion
c. Arraignment
129. The PNP belongs to one of the most inspected and audited agencies of the government
where audit and inspection are handled by the following authorities; NAPOLCOM, Civil
Service Commission, Internal Affairs Service, PNP and,
a. Department of Justice
b. National Bureau of Investigation
c. Commission on Audit
130. This theory states that obedience to the norms of lower-class culture places people in
conflict with norms of the dominant culture.
a. Theory of anomie
b. Strain theory
131. This theory considers delinquent behavior as result of people’s frustration and anger
over their inability to achieved legitimate social and financial success.
a. Classical
b. Sociological
c. Labeling
d. Strain Ans. D
132. Which of the following factors are considered as psychologically related to delinquent
behavior? 1. learning capacity 2. mental deficiency and retardation 3. mental psychological
set-up 4. emotional imbalances 5. personal problems
a. 2,3,4, and 5
b. 1,2,3, and 4
c. 1,3,4, and 5
133. Presidential Decree Number 9344, the most recent bill that deals with youthful
offenders whose age is fifteen and below, is also known as,
135. Moral aspect of personality that judges our personality and is also known as the
conscience.
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Super ego
136. He developed the study of body build and criminal behavior or Somatotype School,
which held that manifest distinct physiques that makes them susceptible to particular types
of delinquent behavior.
a. Charles Goring
b. William Sheldon
c. Charles Darwin
137. Girls see her mother as rival for her father’s attention is termed as –
a. Oedipus Complex
b. Electra
c. Mental retardation
138. Which deals with selective law enforcement for specific problem in the area?
a. Tactical patrol
c. Police patrol
b. Horse patrol
a. Career criminals
c. Informants
b. Terrorist
140. Which is a program that is devised by the National Sheriff’s Association which
incorporates the ancient notion of frankpledge?
a. Bellman System
c. Neighborhood Watch
d. Either A or C Ans. C
141. What is a civil wrong which the court seeks a remedy in the form of damages to be
paid?
a. Gift
b. Tort
c. Crime
142. A crime discovered after the perpetrator has left the scene?
a. Hot crimes
b. Cold crimes
c. Crime Scene
d. Either A or B Ans. B
143. What is an accusation based on probable cause by grand jury changing an individual
with a specific crime?
a. Pilferage
b. Accusation
c. Indictment
d. Inducement Ans. B
a. Infamous crime
b. Famous crime
c. Crime
d. Offense Ans. A
145. Which is referred to as the group of citizen’s patrolling at night and armed with rattle
to call for help?
a. Watchman
b. Rattle Snake
c. Rattle watch
a. Beat
b. Territory
c. Turf
d. Either B or C Ans. C
a. Decision – making
b. Vision
c. Discretion
a. Restorative justice
b. Distributive justice
c. Social justice
a. Egoism
b. Explication
c. Atonement
d. Explanation Ans. C
150. Which term is used for police officers who passively accept and take advantage of
opportunities of corruption?
a. Meat eaters
b. Grass eaters
c. Opportunists