CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION REVIEW sentence of penalty imposed for another previous offense.

QUESTIONS A. Recidivism
B. Delinquency
C. Quasi-recidivism
1. It is the authority of the President of the Philippines to D. City prisoner Answer: C
suspend the execution of a penalty, reduce the sentence and
extinguish criminal liability. 10. A person who is detained for the violation of law or ordinance
A. Parole and has not been convicted is a -
B.Executive clemency A. Detention Prisoner
C. Pardon B. Provincial Prisoner
D.President’s clemency Answer: B C. Municipal Prisoner
D. City Prisoner Answer: A
2. The B.J.M.P. is under the administration of the:
A. Executive Department 11. The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT
B. P.N.P. A. Commutation
C. D.I.L.G. B. Reform model
C. Amnesty
D. D.O.J Answer: C
D. Pardon Answer: B
3. There are three (3) casework techniques applied by the parole
12. It is that branch of the administration of Criminal Justice
officer, which is not included?
System charged with the responsibility for the custody,
A. The trick and treat techniques
supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender.
B.The executive techniques
A. conviction
C.The guidance, counseling and leadership techniques
B. corrections
D.The manipulative techniques Answer: A
C. penalty
D. punishment Answer: B
4. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.
A. Penology School
13. Which of the following instances Pardon cannot be exercised?
B. Classical School
C. Neo-classical A. before conviction
D. Positivist Answer: B B. before trial
C. after conviction
5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems D. during service of sentence Answer: B
A. Meeting
B. Working 14. This is a procedure which permits a jail prisoner to pursue
C. Recreation his normal job during the week and return to the jail to serve
D. Counseling Answer: D his sentence during the weekend or non-working hours.
A. Amnesty
6. Takes charge of financial matters especially in programming, B. good conduct time allowance
C. probation
budgeting, accounting, and other activities related to financial D. delayed sentence Answer: D
services. It consolidates and prepares financial reports and
related statements of subsistence outlays and disbursements in 15. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
the operational of the jail. A. Retribution
A. Budget and finance branch B. Deterrence
B. General services branch C. Redress
D. Expiration or atonement Answer: C
C. Property and supply branch
D. Mess services branch Answer: A
16. Pardon is exercised when the person is __.
A. already convicted
7. Operation conducted by the BJMP wherein a prisoner maybe
B. not yet convicted
C. about to be convicted
checked at any time. His bedding's, lockers and personal
D. serve the sentence Answer: A
belongings may also be opened at anytime, in his presence,
whenever possible. This practice is known as:
17. The idea that punishment will be give the offender lesson by
A. Check and balance
showing to others what would happen to them if they have
B. S.O.P.
committed the heinous crime.
C. Inventory
D. Operation Greyhound Answer: D A. Protection
B. Deterrence
8. Pardon cannot be extended to one of the following instances. C. Lethal injection
A. Murder D.Stoning Answer: B
B. Brigandage
C. Rape 18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.
D. Impeachment Answer: D A. Punishment
B. Treatment
9. It refers to commission of another crime during service of C. Enjoyment
D. Incarceration Answer: B
 and consumption and submits a daily report to the warden.
19. For amnesty to be granted, there should be __. A. General Services Branch
A. Recommendation from U.N. B. Mittimus Computing Branch
B. Recommendation from C.H.R. C. Budget and Finance
C. Application from C.H.R D. Mess services Branch Answer: D
D. Concurrence of the congress Answer: D
29. Under Article VII, Section 10 paragraph (B) of the Philippines
20. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the Constitution, pardoning power is vested with the
A. Director A. Department of Justice
B. Secretary of the DND B. Judiciary
C. Chief of Executive C. Chief Executive
D. Prison Inspector Answer: A D. Legislative Answer: C

21. Which program plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual 30. The temporary stay of execution of sentence is called
regeneration of the prisoner? A. Reprieve
A. None of these B. Pardon
B.Work programs C. Communication
C.Education programs D. Amnesty Answer: A
D.Religious programs Answer: D
31. Parole is a matter of ___.
22. It is a penalty wherein a convicted person shall not be permitted A. Privilege
to enter the place designated in the sentence or within the radius B. Right
therein specified, which shall not be more than 250 and not less C. Grace
than 25 kilometers from the place designated. D. Requirement Answer: A
A. Fine
B. None of these 32. This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as
C. P22.00/day dangerous as the super security prisoners. They are not
D. P19.00/day Answer: B allowed to work outside the institution.
A. maximum security prisoners
23. Giving punishment to a person so to serve as an example to B. super security prisoners
others is the theory of C. minimum security prisoners
A. Self-defense D. medium security prisoners Answer: A
B. Social defense
C. Exemplary 33. Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
D. Equality Answer: C A. President
B. Board of Pardons and Parole
24. The purpose of the decree on probation shall be to C. Director of Prison
A. provide an opportunity for the reformation of a D. Court Answer: B
penitent offender
B. prevent the commission of offenses 34. A recipient of absolute pardon is ________ from civil
C. promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender liability imposed upon him by the sentence.
by providing him with individualized treatment A. partially exempted
D. All of these Answer: D B. exempted
C. conditionally exempted
25. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the D. not exempted Answer: D
National Prison is
A. Excessive number of escapes 35. It is an act of clemency which changes a heavier sentence to
B. Overcrowding a less serious one or a longer term to a shorter term.
C. Disagreement about their mess A. Amnesty
D. Lack of adequate funding Answer: D B. Commutation
C. Reprieve
26. A justification of penalty which states that nobody can assume D. none of these Answer: B
the suffering for a crime committed by others.
A. Justice 36. ___ is an act of grace and the recipient is not entitled to
B. Personal it as a matter of right.
C. Legal A. Pardon
D. Certain Answer: B B. Parole
C. Probation
27. These are the factors considered in diversification, EXCEPT; D. none of these Answer: B
A. Age of offenders
B. Mother of offender 37. In probation system’s philosophy and concept, it is stated
C. Sex of offenders that the individual has the ability to ____ and to modify
D. Medical condition Answer: B his anti-social behavior with the right kind of help.
A. challenge
28. This branch takes charge of the preparation of the daily menu, B. none of these
makes foodstuff purchases, prepares and cooks the food and C. change
serves it to the inmates.It maintains a record of daily purchases D. aggravate his behavior Answer: C
 according to their sentence, gender, age, nationality, health,
38. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____. criminal record, etc.?
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development A. None of these
B. Department of Justice B. Custody
C. Department of the Interior and Local Government C. Security
D. Department of Health Answer: B D. Safe-keeping Answer: A

39. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three 48. The institution for dangerous but not incorrigible prisoners
(3) years is a _________________. in the Philippines is the
A. Municipal prisoner A. NBP
B. Detention prisoner B. Medium Security Institution
C. National or Insular prisoner C. Maximum Security Institution
D. City prisoner Answer: D D. Minimum Security Institution Answer: B

40. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the 49. The act of grace from a sovereign power inherent in the
A. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections state which exempts an individual from the punishment which th
B. Director of the Bureau of Corrections law imposes or prescribes for his crime, extended by the Preside
C. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections thru the recommendation of the Board of Parole and Pardon is
D. Warden Answer: B called
A. Amnesty
41. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP? B. Parole
A. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails C. Pardon
B. City and Municipal Jails D. Probation Answer: C
C. Lock up Jails
D. Insular Jails Answer: B 50. Under the prison service manual, the prescribed color of prison
uniform for maximum security prison is -
42. Provincial Jails were first established in 1910 under the A. Orange
American Regime. At present, who supervises and controls the B. Brown
said jails? C. Stripe Orange
A. BJMP D. Blue Answer: A
B. Provincial Government
C. DOJ 51. When an inmate is given a “shakedown” before admission, it
D. Municipal or City Mayor Answer: B means:
A. He has taken the process of identification, record,
43. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment? fingerprint and photograph
A. Rehabilitation and Reformation B. He has been examined for contraband
B. To stand trial C. His commitment paper are delivered to record clerk
C. Punishment D. All of these Answer: B
D. Socialization Answer: A
52. An inmate maybe granted parole if he
44. Which is a place of confinement for persons awaiting trial or A. earned good conduct time allowance credit
court action and where the convicted offenders serve short B. serve minimum sentence
sentences or penalty of imprisonment? C. earned good behavior while serving prison term
A. Jail D. all of these Answer: D
B. Lock-up
C. Penitentiary 53. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its
D. Detention Cells Answer: A latest objective, the
A. reformation of offenders
45. Which is a warrant issued by the court bearing its seal and B. deterrence
signature of the judge directing the jail or prison authorities to C. segregation of offender
receive the convicted offender for service of sentence or D. confinement of Offender Answer: A
detention?
A. Mittimus 54. In the New Bilibid Prison, all medium security prisoners are
B. Detention Mittimus confined at the
C. Sentence Mittimus A. NBP Main Prison
D. Detention Warrant Answer: C B. Camp Bukang Liwayway
C. Camp Sampaguita
46. The maintenance or care and protection accorded to people who D. Medium Security Prison Answer: C
by authority of law are temporarily incarcerated for violation
of laws and also those who were sentenced by the court to serve 55. Under the prison rules, who is charged for the hearing of
judgment is called – disciplinary cases in prison?
A. custody A. Classification Board
B. safe-keeping B. Parole Board
C. classification C. Administrative Board
D. caring Answer: A D. Disciplinary Board Answer: D

47. Which of these refers to the assigning or grouping of offenders 56. The form of conditional release that is granted after a
 prisoner has served a portion of his sentence in a correctional 65. Which of these is known as the Adult Probation Law, which
A. Conditional pardon grants probation to prisoner sentenced to term in prison of not
B. Probation more than six (6) years?
C. Parole A. PD 603
D. Commutation Answer: C B. RA 698
C. PD 968
57. In jails or prisons, which of the following is a function of D. PD 869 Answer: C
the Custodial Division?
A. Supervision of prisoners 66. The continuing relationship between probation officer and
B. Escort of inmates or prisoners probationer is known as –
C. Keeping of records A. Affiliation Guidance
D. None of the above Answer: B B. Pre-sentenced Investigation
C. Supervision
58. The putting of offenders in prison for the purpose of protecting D. Probation Guidance Answer: C
the public and at the same time rehabilitating them by requiring
the latter to undergo institutional treatment program is 67. Those who have been once on probation under the Probation
referred to as: Law:
A. Imprisonment A. are qualified to apply for probation
B. Trial B. are disqualified to apply for probation
C. Conviction C. may be granted for another probation
D. Detention Answer: A D. should be confined in prison Answer: B

59. The Sablayan Penal Colony and Farm, a National Penitentiary in 68. This pillar/component of our criminal justice system has been
the Philippines under the BUCOR is located in ____. regarded the weakest pillar due to its failure to eliminate
A. Palawan recidivism and habitual offenders.
B. Zamboanga A. law enforcement
C. Davao B. prosecution
D. Occidental Mindoro Answer: D C. court
D. correction Answer: D
60. In Babylon, about 1990 BC, this is credited as the oldest
code prescribing savage punishment but in fact ___ is nearly. 69. The traditional goal of penology is
100 years older A. Retribution
A. Hammurabic Code B. Deterrence
B. Sumerian Code C. Incapacitation
C. Justinian Code D. Rehabilitation Answer: B
D. Code of Draco Answer: B
70. The attempt to prevent future crimes through fear of
61. The penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means punishment.
that: A. Retribution
A. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy. B. Deterrence
B. No one must escape its effect C. Incapacitation
C. It must be equal for all persons D. Rehabilitation Answer: B
D. The consequence must be in accordance
with law. Answer: B 71. The task of changing an offender’s attitude so that he or she
may not commit another crime in the future.
62. The following are the duties of the custodial force in prison, A. Retribution
except: B. Deterrence
A. Censor offender’s items C. Incapacitation
B. Escort inmates D. Rehabilitation Answer: D
C. Inspect security devices
D. Conduct disciplinary hearing Answer: D 72. The idea that re-entry of an offender should be in the
mainstream of society rather than the usual abrupt re-entry
63. As a rule, when a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress or has at the end of a prison sentence.
just been perpetuated in the jail, the officer at the control A. Reintegration
centers shall immediately: B. Deterrence
A. sound the alarm C. Incapacitation
B. locked prisoners in their respective cells D. Rehabilitation Answer: A
C. Notify the nearest police precinct
D. call the warden or the director Answer: A 73. They were known as Bridewells, which started in 1553 and
served as training schools for delinquent youths, provided
64. In case of mass jailbreak, all members of the custodial force housing and support for older and poorer persons,
shall immediately issued firearms and assigned to critical posts to: and detained vagrants.
A. plug off the escape routes A. House of Corrections
B. to shoot the escapees B. Workhouses
C. protect the other inmates C. Common jails
D. to give warning shots Answer: A D. Penal colonies Answer: B
74. It direct, supervise and control the administration and operation 83. An alternative to incarceration granted after a convicted person
of all district, city and municipal jails to implement a better served a part of his sentence and is allowed to complete a
system of jail management nationwide sentence at large, subject to restrictions and supervision.
A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology A. Probation
B. Department of Justice B. Work release
C. Bureau of Corrections C. Parole
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: A D. Halfway houses Answer: C

75. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails. 84. An alternative to incarceration that allow convicted persons
A. BJMP to remain at large and under varying degrees of restriction
B. Bureau of Corrections and supervision and certain conditions imposed by the
C. Provincial Government granting court.
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: C A. Probation
B. Work release
76. An agency under the Department of Justice that is charged with C. Parole
custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, that is, those D. Halfway houses Answer: A
sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of more than three
(3) years 85. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain
A. BJMP persons awaiting trial or adjudication or confine convicted
B. Bureau of Corrections offenders for a short period of time.
C. Provincial Government A. Halfway houses
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: B B. Penal colonies
C. Jails
77. The New Bilibid Prison, the Correctional Institution for Women D. All of these Answer: C
(CIW), Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, and Sablayan Prison and
Penal Farm are all under this agency. 86. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain
A. BJMP convicted offenders for longer or extended period of time,
B. Bureau of Corrections including those who are waiting their death sentence.
C. Provincial Government A. Halfway house
D. Department of Justice Answer: B B. Farm house
C. Jail
78. An attached agency of the Department of Justice which provides D. Prison Answer: D
a less costly alternative to imprisonment of offenders who are
likely to respond to individualized community based treatment 87. The law creating the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
programs. A. RA 8551
A. BJMP B. RA 9165
B. Bureau of Corrections C. RA 6975
C. Provincial Government D. RA 4890 Answer: C
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: D
88. Who among the following is a provincial prisoner?
79. Prisoners whose sentences are more than three years to capital A. A prisoner serving a term below six (6) years
punishment are considered B. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) years and up
A. municipal prisoners C. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) months and one
B. provincial prisoners (1) day to three (3) years
C. city prisoners D. A prisoner serving a term of three (3)years and one
D. insular prisoners Answer: D (1) day up Answer: C

80. Prisoners whose sentences are from one day to six months are 89. This theory in criminology states that people are totally
A. municipal prisoners responsible for their behaviors and the stress is more on the
B. provincial prisoners effect of their felonious act than upon the criminal.
C. city prisoners A. Positivist Theory
D. insular prisoners Answer: A B. Psychological Theory
C. Biological Theory
81. A prison model which sought penitence (hence the term D. Classical Theory Answer: D
penitentiaries) through total individual isolation and silence.
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model 90. Which of the following is an executive clemency that requires
B. Auburn Prison Model the concurrence of congress?
C. Work Release A. Probation
D. Halfway Houses Answer: A B. Pardon
C. Amnesty
82. A prison model where incarcerated persons are allowed to work D. Parole Answer: C
outside the institution that houses them.
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model 91. The Parole and Probation Administration administers the ____
B. Auburn Prison Model Correctional Program.
C. Work Release A. Institutional
D. Halfway Houses Answer: B B. Integrated
C. Community – based
 D. Traditional Answer: C amended is known as
A. Correction Law
92. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is B. Jail Management Law
referred to as C. Prison Law
A. a corporal punishment D. Parole and Probation Law Answer: C
B. a determinate sentence
C. an indeterminate sentence 102. The mechanical device or contrivance, tools or implement use
D. a capital punishment Answer: C to hold back, keep in check or under control is the
A. Instrument of Restraint
93. Pedro was required to provide financial remuneration for the B. Iron leg Lock
losses incurred by the victim. What is the type of penalty C. Handcuffs
described? D. Metallic chains Answer: A
A. Bond
B. Retribution 103. Who is tasked with the gathering and collecting of informatio
C. Restitution and other data of every prisoner into a case study to determine
D. Remuneration Answer: C the work assignment, the type supervision and degree of
custody and restriction under which an offender must live in ja
94. What kind of program employs prisoners in various product or A. Classification Board
good producing tasks? B . Board of Custody
A. Agricultural C. Diagnostic Board
B. Operational D. Treatment Board Answer: A
C. Industrial
D. Administrative Answer: C 104. The imprisonment a convicted offender may serve, at the rate
of PhP8.00 a day subject to certain rules, for failure to pay a
95. What crimes apparently have no complaining victims such as fine and if ordered to do so by the judgment is referred to as
gambling, prostitution and drunkenness? A. Subsidiary imprisonment
A. Complex Crime B. Secondary imprisonment
B. Compound Crime C. Preventive imprisonment
C. Blue Collar crimes D. None of the above Answer: A
D. Victimless crimes Answer: D
105. The meaning of the word oblivion is
96. Which agency performs the evaluation of prisoner’s fitness and A. forgetting completely
qualifications for the grant of pardon or parole? B. class of persons
A. Punishment, confinement retribution, treatment C. abolish
B. Retribution, Deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation D. community based treatment Answer: A
C. Deterrence, retribution, punishment treatment
D. None of the above Answer: D 106. The process of determining the needs and requirements of
prisoners for assigning them to programs according to their
97. Which of the following should a probationer avoid? existing resources is called:
A. Make periodic report A. classification
B. Go and play in the gambling den B. quarantine
C. Work regularly to support family C. diversification
D. Stay away from bad associates. Answer: B D. quality control Answer: C

98. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals 107. Public humiliation or public exhibition also mean:
convicted and meted out the penalty of A. public execution
A. 12 years 6 months and one day B. social degradation
B. Death C. banishment
C. Life imprisonment D. public trial Answer: B
D. 6 years one month and one day Answer: B
108. During the 16th up to the 18th century, a criminal may be sen
away from a place carried out by prohibition to coming against
99. The ________ theory in crime causation focuses on the criminal specified territory. This is an ancient form of punishment called
disorders, chromosomes irregularity and abnormal brain activity. A. Exile
A. None of these B. Transportation
B. Age Reform C. Banishment
C. Age of Discernment D. Public trial Answer: C
D. Age of Reason Answer: A
109. One of the following represents the earliest codification of the
100. What correctional institution houses accused persons awaiting Roman law, which was incorporated into the Justinian Code.
trial? A. Twelve Tables
A. Rehabilitation center B. Burgundian Code
B. Jail C. Code of Draco
C. Halfway house D. Hammurabic code Answer: A
D. Prison Answer: B
110. In the history of correction, thinkers during the reformatory
101. Articles 1706 - 1727 of the revised Administrative Code as movement were the major influences of today’s correctional
 system. Alexander Macanochie was the one who introduced the __
of correction 118. The Camp Sampaguita of the national Bilibid Prison houses
A. Solitary system A. Super Maximum Security Prisoners
B. Irish System B. Maximum Security Prisoners
C. Marked System C. Medium Security Prisoners
D. Congregate system Answer: C D. Minimum Security Prisoners Answer: C

111. What law renamed the Bureau of Prison to Bureau of Correction 119. The only early Roman place of confinement which was built
during the Aquino administration in the Philippines? under the main sewer of Rome in 64 B.C.
A. E.O 727 A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. E.O 292 B. Wulnut Street Jail
C. E.O 645 C. Burgundian House
D. E.O 104 Answer: B D. none of these Answer: D

112. Retaliation is the earliest remedy for a wrong act to any one (in 120. The punishment should be provided by the state whose sanct
the primitive society). The concept follows that the victim’s is violated, to afford the society or individual the opportunity o
family or tribe against the family or tribe of the offender, hence imposing upon the offender suitable punishment as might be
“blood feuds” was accepted in the early primitive societies. enforced. Offenders should be punished because they deserve
Retaliation means: it.This is one justification of punishment called:
A. Personal Vengeance A. Atonement
B. Tooth for a tooth B. Incapacitation
C. Eye for an Eye C. Deterrence
D. All of these Answer: A D. Retribution Answer: D

113. In 1936, the City of Manila exchanges its Muntinlupa property 121. The purpose of commutation of sentence is to:
with the Bureau of Prisons originally intended as a site for boys’ A. do away with the miscarriage of justice
training school. Today, the old Bilibid Prison is now being used as B. break the rigidity of the law
the Manila City Jail, famous as the : C. restore the political and civil rights of the accused
A. “ May Halique Estate” D. all of the above Answer: D
B. “Tandang Sora State”
C. New Bilibid Jail 122. One of the following is an admission procedure which involve
D. Muntinlupa Jail Answer: A the frisking of the prisoner.
A. Identification
114. The sheriff of Bedsfordshire in 1773 who devoted his life and B. Searching
fortune to prison reform.After his findings on English Prisons, he C. Briefing/Orientation
recommended the following: single cells for sleeping, segregation D. minimum security prisoners Answer: B
of women, segregation of youth, provision of sanitation facilities,
and abolition of fee system by which jailers obtained money from 123. If the warden is taken as the hostage, for all intents and
prisoners. purposes, he ceases to exercise authority and the next in
A. John Howard command or the __________ officer present shall assume the
B. Robert Peel command.
C. William Penn A. Veteran
D. Manuel Montesimos Answer: A B. Assistant
C. Most senior
115. Mr. Cruz was convicted of the crime of murder. After 10 days D. Custodian Answer: C
from the promulgation of the sentence, he escaped from his
place of confinement. He maybe 124. Upon receipt of the probation officer investigation report, the
A. liable for evasion of service of sentence court shall resolve the application for probation not later than
B. considered as an escaped prisoner A. 60 days
C. not liable for evasion of service of sentence B. 5 days
D. All of these Answer: A C. 15 days
D. 45 days Answer: B
116. Ms. Bantog was convicted for the crime of infanticide. After
serving her sentence she committed again the same crime.Ms. 125. Who is the Father of Philippine Probation?
Ines Bantog maybe considered as a A. Jose Lacson
A. recidivist B. Juan Ponce Enrile
B. quasi-recidivist C. Antonio Torres
C. habitual delinguent D. None of these Answer: D
D. mentally retarded person Answer: A
126. What is the country, whose early schemes for humanizing the
117. Ramon, a basketball player, arrested Berto for some legal ground criminal justice under it’s common law, originated probation.
but he failed to file a complaint against the latter with in the A. England
prescribed period of filing. What crime did Ramon committed? B. United States
A. arbitrary detention C. Greece
B. illegal Detention D. France Answer: A
C. illegal arrest
D. no crime committed Answer: B 127. Which of the following does not belong to the common law
 practices to which the emergence of probation is attributed? C. San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm
A. Recognizance D. Iwahig Penal Answer: C
B. Reprieve
C. Benefit of the Clergy 137. A branch or division of law which defines crimes, treat of their
D. Penance Answer: D nature and provides for their punishment
A. Remedial law
128. Benefit of clergy, judicial reprieve, sanctuary, and abjuration B. Criminal law
offered offenders a degree of protection from the enactment of C. Civil law
A. harsh sentences D.Political law Answer: B
B. soft sentences
C. criminal liabilities 138. One who investigates for the court a referral for probation o
D. code of Hammurabi Answer: A supervises a probationer or both
A. police officer
129. In the United States, particularly in Massachusetts, different B. probationer officer
practices were being developed. "Security for good behavior," C. intelligence officer
also known as good aberrance, was much like modern bail. D. law enforcer Answer: B
A. Penalizing
B. Good aberrance 139. Post sentence investigation report must be submitted by the
C. Paying in cash probation officer to the court within
D. Collateral Answer: B A. 20 days
B. 30 days
130. Who among the following was the builder hospice of San C. 60 days
Michelle, a reformatory for delinquent boys D. 90 days Answer: C
A. Montesquieu
B. Pope Clement XI 140. Parole in the Philippine is governed by the
C. Samuel Romily A. determinate sentence law
D. John Howard Answer: B B. Indeterminate sentence law
C. Board of pardon and parole
131. The advocate of ultimate prison known as “the Panopticon” was D. Parole and probation administration Answer: B
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Samuel Romily 141. A detention jail in Philadelphia but it was converted into state
C. Walter Crofton prison and became the first American penitentiary.
D. John Howard Answer: A A. Auburn Prison
B. Walnut Street Jail
132. The founder of the Classical School of Criminology and published C. Pennsylvania Prison
a short treaties “ On Crimes and Punishments” which contains D. Bride Well Answer: B
his reformatory ideas was
A. Jeremy Bentham 142. The system of prison were the confinement of the prisoners
B. Cesare Lombroso single cells at night and congregate work in stop during the
C. Cesare Beccaria day.
D. Enrico Ferri Answer: C A. Pennsylvania prison
B. Auburn prison
133. Diversification means C. Elmira reformatory
A. Proper integration of prisoners D. Alcatraz prison Answer: B
B. Proper classification of prisoners 143. Under the rules, the chairman of the classification board and
C. Proper segregation of prisoners disciplinary board for jails should be
D. Welfare of prisoners Answer: C A. Warden
B. Assistant warden
134. Filipino female national prisoners are confined at the C.Custodial officer
A. Mental hospital D. Security officer Answer: B
B. CIW
C. Manila City Jail 144. A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intracta
D. Iwahig Penal Colony Answer: B and dangerous persons who are so difficult to manage inside
prisons.
135. An offender who surrenders from escaping because of calamity A.Medium Security prisoners
immediately 48 hours after the pronouncement of the B. Maximum security prisoners
passing away of calamity shall be granted C. Super maximum security prisoners
A. 1/5 reduction of sentence D. Minimum Security Prisoners Answer: B
B. ½ reduction of sentence
C. 2/5 reduction of sentence 145. One of the following is considered as the corner stone in
D. 2/6 reduction of sentence Answer: B reformation n which includes all the life experiences which
shape a persons attitudes and behaviors.
136. What is the name of the prison institution situated in A. Recreational program
Zamboanga, named after Capt. Blanco of the Spanish Royal B. Religious program
Army? C. Educational program
A. Old Bilibid Prison D. Work program Answer: C
B. Sablayan Prsions and Penal Farm
146. It involves supervision of prisoners to insure punctual and D. Personal belongings Answer: B
orderly movement from the dormitories, place of work, hospital
and churches in accordance with the daily schedules. 156. It is the suffering that is inflicted by the state for the
A. Control transgression of a law for the purpose of controlling criminals.
B. Custody A. Prevention
C. Discipline B. Revenge
D. Inspection Answer: A C. Penalty
D. All of the above Answer: C
147. It is a special unit in prison where by newly arrived prisoners
will be admitted for diagnostic examination, observation 157. Parole and Probation Administration is under the direction o
A. Reception and Diagnostic Center the
B. Medium Security Compound A. Department of Finance
C. Maximum Security Compound B. Department of Justice
D. Minimum Security Compound Answer: A C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. BJMP Answer: B
148. Under the jail rules, the following are authorized disciplinary
measures imposable to inmate offender except 158. What is nature in hearing the violation of a probation?
A. Reprimand A. Formal
B. Cancellation of visiting privilege B. Summary
C. Cancellation of food allowance C. Due process
D. Extra fatigue duty Answer: D D. None of the above Answer: B

149. The principle of an “eye for an eye” “tooth for a tooth” doctrine 159. Which is considered the forerunner of parole?
is common among ancient laws, specifically t A. Mark system
A. Code of Draco B. Solitary system
B. Hammurabic Code C. Benefits of a clergy
C. Summerian Code D. Congregate system Answer: A
D. Code of Solomon Answer: B
160. The following are considered as discretionary conditions of
150. “Lex Tallionis” means probation except
A. Punishment A. Drinking intoxicated liquor to excess
B. Law of retaliation B. Abstain from visiting house of ill repute
C. Retribution C. Meet his family responsibilities
D. Suffering Answer: B D. Cooperate with the program of probation Answer: C

151. These were abandoned or unusable transport ships use to 161. The first convict in the Philippines, sentenced to death by
confine criminals during the early period of treating criminal means of Lethal injection was
offenders. A. Baby Ama
A. Hulks B. Asiong Salonga
B. Gaols C. Leo Echagaray
C. Transportation D. Gregorio S. Mendoza Answer: C
D. Galleys Answer: A
162. In the 13th C, a criminal could avoid ________ by claiming
152. He wrote his book “State of the Prisons” and he was also refugee in a church for a period of 40 days at the end of which
considered as the great prison reformer. assigned to him.
A. John Howard A. Penalty
B. John Augustus B. punishment
C. William Penn C. trial
D. Domets of France Answer: A D. conviction Answer: D

153. The first house of correction in London England was the 163. Long, low, narrow, single decked ships propelled by sails, usua
A. Bridewell Workhouse rowed by criminals, a type of ship used for transportation of
B. Walnut Street Jail criminals in the 16th century. This referred to as the:
C. Mamertine Prison A. Gaols
D. Panopticon Answer: A B. Galleys
C. Hulks
154. ___ - known as the “Rock” build in San Francisco Bay D. Stocks Answer: B
A. Walnut prison
B. Alcatraz prison 164. The Classical School of penology maintains the “doctrine of
C. New York prison psychological hedonism” or __________. That the individual
D. Red Rock penitentiary Answer: B calculates pleasures and pains in advance of action and
regulates his conduct by the result of his calculations.
155. Anything that is contrary to prison or jail rules and regulations A. denied individual responsibility
are considered B. free will
A. Firearms C. pleasures and avoiding pain
B. Contrabands D. natural phenomenon Answer: C
C. Greyhounds
165. History has shown that there are three main legal systems in the 174. The group having the responsibility of providing a system of
world, which have been extended to and adopted by all sound custody, security and control of inmates and their
countries aside from those that produced them. Among the movements and also responsible to enforce prison or jail
three, it was the _____ that has the most lasting and most discipline is the:
pervading influence. A. Security group for jails
A. Mohammedan Law B. Escort Platoon
B. Anglo-American Law C. Control Center groups
C. Roman Law D. Warden Answer: A
D. Hammurabic Code Answer: C
175. A unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisone
166. Hanging is for death penalty, maiming is for given thorough physical examination including blood test, x-ray
A. Social degradation vaccinations and immunity is the:
B. Exile A. Quarantine cell
C. Physical torture B. NBP
D. Slavery Answer: C C. Death row
D. Control Area Answer: A
167. Who is the Director of the English Prison who opened the Borstal
Institution for young offenders? The Borstal Institution is 176. Imprisonment is not always advisable. Placing a person to
considered as the best reform institution for young offenders custodial coercion is to place him in physical jeopardy, thus
today. drastically narrowing his access to source of personal
A. Evelyn Brise satisfaction and reducing his self-esteem. This principle is base
B. Manuel Montesimos on the ____ of community based treatment programs.
C. Zebulon Brockway A. Restorative aspect
D. Walter Crofton Answer: C B. Humanitarian aspect
C. Managerial aspect
168. The __________ is considered forerunner of modern penology D. Legal aspect Answer: A
because it has all the elements in a modern system.
A. Bridewell Workhouse 177. The case where the Supreme Court laid down the doctrine tha
B. Elmira Reformatory the absolute pardon removes all that is left of the consequence
C. Wulnut Street Jail of conviction, and that it is absolute in so far it restores the
D. Borstal Institution for Boys Answer: B pardonee to full civil and political rights.
A. Cristobal vs. Labrador
169. Capital punishment refers to: B. Fernandez vs. Aquino
A. Life imprisonment C. People vs. Galit
B. Death Penalty D. None of these Answer: A
C. Reclusion Perpetua
D. All of these Answer: B 178. The power of the chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to
the following, except:
170. One of the following is not an administrative function exercised A. Pardon can not be extended to cases of impeachment.
by the executive branch of the government. B. No pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for the
A. Probation violation of any election law may be granted without
B. Pardon favorable recommendation of the Commission
C. Parole of Elections.
D. Amnesty Answer: A C. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
D. Pardon is administered by the court Answer: D
171. Pardon granted by the Chief Executive
A. extinguishes criminal liability of offender 179. In determining the fitness of a prisoner for release on conditio
B. does not extinguish civil liability of offender pardon, the following points shall be considered as guides,
C. must be given After the prosecution of the offense except:
D. all of the above Answer: D A. The political, organizational or religious affiliation of the
prisoner should be disregarded.
172. The enactment of Republic Act no. 6975 created the BJMP. It B. Due regard should be given the attitude of the people in
operates as a line bureau under the Department of Interior and the community from which he was sentenced.
Local Government (DILG). This statement is: C. The background of the prisoner before he was committed
A. partially true to prison – social, economic.
B. partially false D. Financial capacity of the prisoner. Answer: D
C. true
D. false Answer: C 180. Prisoners who are nearly to leave the institution, awaiting
transfer,those in disciplinary status, and those who are
173. The Jail Bureau shall be headed by a chief with a rank of chronically ill with mental disabilities are considered:
Director General, and assisted by Deputy Chief with the Rank of A. unassignable prisoners to undergo prison programs
Chief Superintendent. This statement is: B. all of these
A. partially true C. special group of offenders
B. partially false D. minimum security prisoners Answer: D
C. true
D. false Answer: D 181. Parole is not claimed as a right but the Board of Parole grants
as a privilege to a qualified prisoner. This statement is:
 A. partially true 189. Elmira Correctional Facility, known otherwise as ___, is a
B. partially false maximum security prison located in New York in the USA. The
C. true prison is located in Chemung County, New York in the City of
D. false Answer: B Elmira.
A. “the school”
182. Every violation of jail/prison discipline shall be dealt with B. “the hill”
accordingly. In extreme cases, where the violation necessitate C. “the rock”
Immediate action, the warden or the Officer of the Day may D. “the dungeon” Answer: B
administer the necessary restraints and reports the action
taken to 190. Who among the following was given the title “father of Prison
A. an SOP Reform” in the United States?
B. an emergency plan A. Zebulon Brockway
C. a general rule B. Robert Peel
D. not applicable to prisoners Answer: C C. John Howard
D. Alexander Macanochie Answer: A
183. Which of the following is a maximum security prison in Ossining,
New York, USA? It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) 191. It is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely
north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River which determined by its contribution to overall utility, that is, its
the Auburn Prison system was applied contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all
A. Alcatraz prison persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that th
B. Sing Sing Prison moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome—the en
C. Wulnut Street Jail justify the means.
D. Silver Mine Farm Answer: B A. Hedonism
B. Positivism
184. A ___, also called a 'block' or 'isolation cell', used to separate C. Determinism
unruly, dangerous, or vulnerable prisoners from the general D. Penology Answer: A
population, also sometimes used as punishment.
A. Segregation Unit 192. The concept of probation, from the Latin word “probatio” wh
B. Reception Unit means ___, has historical roots in the practice of judicial
C. Quarantine Unit reprieve.
D. Cell 45 Answer: A A. walk with faith
B. live with integrity
185. What is the place in some prisons, or a section in prisons where C. testing period
criminals are placed awaiting execution? D. out of prison Answer: C
A. Execution room
B. Death row 193. In the history of capital punishment, what do they call this
C. Garotine frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging?
D. Galley room Answer: B A. Galley
B. Gallows
186. The Auburn system is a penal method of the 19th century in C. Hulk
which persons worked during the day in groups and were kept in D. Double blade Answer: B
solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times.
The Auburn system is also known as 194. Lethal injection refers to the practice of injecting a person wit
A. Albany system a fatal dose of drugs for the explicit purpose of causing the
B. Irish system death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is
C. New York System capital punishment. Which of the following drug is injected to
D. None of these Answer: C stops the heart thus causing death by cardiac arrest?
A. Sodium thiopental
187. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a prison in B. Pancuronium
Bedford Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA. It is the C. Potassium chloride
largest women's prison in New York State and has hosted many D. Bicarbonate Answer: C
infamous prisoners. It is the only women's maximum security
prison in New York State. This statement is: 195. Execution by electrocution (referred to as the Electric Chair) is
A. True an execution method originating in the United States in which
B. False the person being put to death is strapped to a specially built
C. Partially true wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on
D. Partially false Answer: A the body. In the Philippines, its first use was in :
A. 1924
188. The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English B. 1976
philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design C. 1972
was derived from the word meaning of “pan” and “opticon”. D. 1918 Answer: A
“Opticon’ means:
A. to allow an observer to observe 196. Who was the British prison administrator and reformer, and
B. with out the prisoner founder of the Borstal system?
C. avoid watching A. Zebulon Brockway
D. To walk in military manner Answer: A B. Alexander Mocanochie
C. Evelyn Ruggles Brise
 D. Sir John Watson Answer: C

197. Besides religious laws such as the Torah, important codifications

of laws were developed in the ancient Roman Empire, with the
compilations of the Lex Duodecim Tabularum.This law refers to
A. the Corpus Juris Civilis
B. the Twelve Tables
C. the Hammurabic code
D. lex taliones Answer: B

198. The first permanent system of codified laws could be found in

China, with the compilation of the
A. Tang Code
B. Wong Code
C. Ting Code
D. Chang Code Answer: A

199. Opponents of capital punishment claim that a prisoner's isolation

and uncertainty over their fate constitute a form of mental
cruelty and those especially long-time death row inmates are
liable to become mentally ill, if they are not already. This is
referred to as
A. death row phenomenon
B. Cruelty syndrome
C. Execution syndrome
D. None of these Answer: A

200. After individuals are found guilty of an offense and sentenced to

execution, they will remain on death row while following an
appeals procedure, if they so choose, and then until there is a
convenient time for __.
A. Execution
B. Pardon
C. Parole
D Amnesty Answer: A