CORRECTIONAL

ADMINISTRATION
Final Coaching by:
Arfe June V. Mosquera
1. This is a juridical condition of penalty that changes the attitude of
offenders and become law-abiding citizens.

a. Correctional
b. Certain
c. Commensurate
d. Legal
Juridical Conditions of Penalty – suffering inflicted to an individual
Punishment – redress taken by the government against offending member.

1. Correctional – changes the attitude of offenders and become law-abiding citizens.

2. Certain – no one must escape its effect
3. Commensurate - different crimes must be punished with different penalty (Art.
25. RPC).
4. Legal – the consequence must be in accordance with the law
5. Equal – equal for all persons
6. Personal – the guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy.
7. Suffering – must be productive of suffering without however affecting the
integrity of human personality.
2. Process of reentry into society by people that have been in prison. It
includes the reinstatement of freedom not previously had by
individuals as a result of being in prison.

a. Deterrence
b. Isolation
c. Punishment
d. Reintegration
Ultimate Goals of Correctional Treatment:

1. To reform offenders
2. To rehabilitate offenders
3. To reintegrate offenders to the community and become law abiding
and productive citizens.
3. This happens when a law is enacted decriminalizing the acts or
omissions previously punishable by law.

a. Judicial clemency – probation

b. Executive clemency – ACCRA
c. Legislative clemency
d. Congressional clemency X
Different Forms of Clemencies:

1. Judicial Clemency – Probation

2. Executive Clemency – Absolute Pardon, Conditional Pardon,
Commutation of Sentence, Reprieve, Amnesty
3. Legislative Clemency – happens when the legislature enacted a law
decriminalizing the acts or omissions previously punishable by law
4. Upon written invitation by the Trial Court the for the
Agency level may appear as amicus curiae on any probation
investigation and supervision issue or concern.

a. Administrator
b. Regional Director
c. Chief Probation Officer
d. Probation Officer
• 3 Core Functions of a Probation Officer – All Probation Officers are Persons In
Authority.

1. Investigation – Post-Sentence Investigation, Pre-parole investigation,

community interview, pre-executive clemency investigation.
2. Supervision – Monitoring and surveillance of probationers, parolees and
pardonees. Clients
3. Rehabilitation – TC, RJ, & VPA
TC – Therapeutic Community – treatment modality
RJ - Restorative Justice – philosophical foundation that encourages the maximum
participation of all the stakeholders (victim, offender and community) in a crime.
VPA – Volunteer Probation Assistants – lead community resource
5. The final recommendation contained on the last page of the Post-
Sentence Investigation Report is in character addressed to the
sound discretion of the Trial Court.

a. mandatory X
b. obligatory X
c. persuasive
d. discretionary
• Post-Sentence Investigation Report – recommendatory in nature and
persuasive in character. Considered as a privilege communication and
confidential in nature.
• PSIR – submitted to Trial Court within 60 days.
6. When shall the probationer’s supervision service commence?

a. After the issuance of the probation order

b. After conviction and sentence
c. On the day of initial interview or reporting
d. Upon probationer’s receipt of probation order
Process of Application for Probation:

After conviction  Trial Court  Prosecutor’s Comments within 10 days

Within 15 days - suspension of sentence
- post bail for temporary
Trial Court issues a referral/investigation order  Post-Sentence Investigation (the ends of justice
has been met and the best interest of the general public as well as the defendant has been served)
(indispensable requirement)  PSIR within 60 days to Trial Court

Resolution (within 15 days)

• Grant (release)  Probation Order  Present himself within 72 hrs to his probation officer
(mandatory condition).
• Deny (serve sentence)  Mittimus Order
7. If the petitioner will be granted probation, what is the first thing that
he should immediately comply?

a. Ask for forgiveness to his victims

b. Abstain from drinking intoxicating beverages to excess
c. Report to the PPO at least once a month
d. Present himself to the PPO designated to undertake his supervision
within 72 hours
8. This refers to Standard Minimum Rules that provide a set of basic
principles to promote the use of non-custodial measures (community-
based corrections), as well as minimum safeguards for persons subject
to alternatives to imprisonment.

a. Beijing rules
b. Tokyo rules – principle of minimum intervention – minimal
encounter with client under community based correction.
c. Geneva rules x
d. Taipei rules x
9. Assuming that the court will deny the application for Probation of a
person, what is the proper course of action for him?

a. Appeal the decision to the court of appeals X

b. Appeal the decision to the court who denied the application for
probation X
c. Ask for forgiveness to his victim X
d. File a motion for reconsideration in the Trial Court
Or Petition for Certiorari (Grave Abuse of Discretion)
10. Who among the following are qualified for probation ?

a. Convicted of crimes against national security or public order

b. Sentenced to serve a maximum term of imprisonment of less than
six years
c. Who have been previously convicted of final judgement of an offense
punished by more than six (6) months and one (1) day
d. Who have been once on probation
• Probation is a special privilege granted to those who are remorseful and qualified offenders.
Disqualified Offenders:
Legal Moral (Sec. 8 of P.D. 968)
1. Sec. 9 of P.D. 968 - in need of correctional treatment inside an institution
- More than 6 years - undue risk of committing crimes while under probation
- Convicted of Crimes Against National Security - probation would depreciate the
seriousness of the offense
- Previously convicted of a penalty of imprisonment of more than 6 months and 1 day and/or
a fine of more than Php 1,000.00
- Once been on probation (once in a lifetime)
2. Special Laws
- Viol. R.A. 9165 except secs. 12, 14, 17 & 70
- Viol. Omnibus Elections Code
- Wage Rationalization Act
11. Probation is a disposition wherein the Court grants the suspension
of of sentence of the probationer.

a. Imposition
b. Implementation X
c. Promulgation X
d. Execution
12. A probation order shall take effect upon its issuance, at which time
the shall inform the offender of the consequence thereof and
explain that upon his failure to comply with any of the conditions
prescribed in the said order or his commission of another offense, he
shall serve the penalty imposed for the offense under which he was
placed on probation.

a. Probation Officer – reiteration of the content of probation order

b. Trial Court
c. Probationer’s counsel X
d. Prosecutor X
13. Manny is a CICL who has been convicted and sentenced by the
Court and placed under probation. He successfully completed his
probation period and was granted final discharge by the Court. When
he reached twenty-one (21) years old, he was again convicted of
another offense and was meted with a penalty of four (4) years. In this
case, can Manny still apply for probation?

a. Yes, he can
b. No, he cannot
c. Maybe
d. Maybe not
• Probation under P.D. 603 and R.A. 9344
- Is a matter of right for CICL

Probation under P.D. 968 (Probation Law of 1976)

- Is a matter of privilege
14. When the sentence imposes a fine only and the offender is made to
serve subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, the period of
probation shall the total number of days of subsidiary
imprisonment.

a. not be less than nor be more than half

b. not be less than nor be more than thrice
c. not be less than nor be more than twice
d. not be less than nor be more than one third
• Probation covers imprisonment and fine
• Imprisonment
Sentence Period of Probation
less than 1year not to exceed 2year
1 year and above not to exceed 6 years

Fine
Period of probation shall not be more than nor less than twice the
number of days of subsidiary imprisonment
15. In year 2020, Ping has served five (5) months of jail time for the
crime of estafa. In 2022, he was again convicted, this time for the crime
of malicious mischief and was sentenced to serve three (3) years of
imprisonment. Is he qualified to avail probation?

a. Yes, he can
b. No, he cannot
c. Maybe
d. Maybe not
16. Norberto was sentenced by the Regional Trial Court of a maximum
of eight (8) years imprisonment, he then appealed his case to the
Court of Appeals where the judgement was modified and imposed a
sentence of four (4) years and five (5) days minimum to five (5) years
and eight (8) months maximum. Can Norberto still apply for
probation?

a. Yes, he can
b. No, he cannot
c. Maybe
d. Maybe not
• Sec. 4 of P.D. 968
Convicted – Appeal or Apply (Chose one)

R.A. 10707

Convicted  Appeal – Appellate Court modifies Apply

Non-probationable and reduces the penalty
Penalty into probationable penalty
17. Given the scenario mentioned in the preceding question,
ASSUMING that Norberto is allowed to apply for probation, where
should he file his application for probation?

a. RTC
b. CA
c. Either CA or RTC
d. None of these
18. During the conduct of the PSI, must be gathered from those
persons who have direct personal knowledge of the petitioner,
offended party family members, and/or their relatives, including
barangay officials and disinterested persons.

a. Collateral Information
b. Background Investigation
c. Community Information
d. Background Information
19. This aims to enable the trial court to determine whether or not the
ends of justice and primarily the best interest of the public, as well as
that of the petitioner, would be served by the grant or denial of the
application.

a. General Inter-Officer Referral

b. Waiver cum-authorization
c. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report
d. Post-Sentence Investigation Report
20. The following are examples of terms and conditions of probation
EXCEPT:

a. Payment of Civil Liability

b. Outside Travel  1 to 10 days Supervising Probation Officer, 11 to
30 days Chief Probation Officer, more than 30 days Trial Court
c. Change of Residence
d. Payment of Fine
Probation Conditions
e. Mandatory
f. Other/Discretionary
21. The court may revise or modify the conditions or period of probation
upon any of the 3 circumstances listed below EXCEPT ONE.

a. Motion/manifestation of the probationer or his lawyer

b. Application of the Probation Officer
c. Motion/manifestation by the Chief Probation Officer
d. Motu proprio discretion of the Court
22. A court order modifying the probation conditions or revoking
probationer's probation shall .

a. be appealable
b. not be appealable
c. temporary
d. permanent
23. Whenever a probationer is permitted to reside in a place under the
jurisdiction of another court, control over him shall be transferred to the
.

a. Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court of that place

b. Executive Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of that place
c. Probation Officer of that place
d. NOTA
24. The final discharge of the probationer shall operate to restore to him
all rights lost or suspended as a result of his conviction.

a. Civil and political

b. Human and civil
c. Economic and cultural
d. Social and political

Final Discharge order from probation serves to totally extinguish his

criminal liability. Restoration civil and political rights lost or suspended.
25. Who has the authority to appoint Provincial and City Probation
Officers?

a. The Administrator upon the recommendation of the Regional Director

b. The SOJ upon the recommendation of the Administrator
c. The President upon the recommendation of the SOJ
d. The Administrator upon the recommendation of the Deputy
Administrator
26. To assist the Chief Probation and Parole Officers in the supervised
treatment program of the probationers, the Probation Administrator may
appoint citizens of good repute and probity, who have the willingness,
aptitude, and capability.

a. Volunteer Probation Officer

b. Volunteer Probation Aide Min. 5 probationers, Max. 10 probationers
c. Volunteer Probation Trustee
d. Volunteer Probation Assistant Direct Supervisor Min. 3 probationers,
Max. 5 probationers
27. One who has not reported for initial supervision within seventy two
(72) hours from receipt of the probation order and/or whose
whereabouts could not be found, located or determined despite due
diligence .

a. Absconding Petitioner
b. Absconding Client
c. Absconding Probationer
d. Absconding Parolee
28. An order placing defendant on probation is not a final judgment but is
rather an judgment in the nature of a conditional order placing
the convicted defendant under the supervision of the court for his/her
reformation.

a. Ex-parte
b. Ex-officio
c. Interlocutory
d. Provisional
29. Upon the probationer's appearance for his/her initial supervision, the
Supervising Officer (SO) or CPPO shall do the following EXCEPT.

a. Give instructions to the client using PPA Form 4 in order to reinforce

probationer's awareness of the probation conditions specified in the
Probation Order in a language or dialect understood by him/her
b. Formulate with the client My Personal Development Plan (MPDP)
c. Immediately assign the case of the probationer to an SO
d. Pay his civil liability
30. Outside travel for a cumulative duration of more than thirty (30) days
within a period of six (6) months shall be considered as a .

a. Courtesy supervision
b. Transfer supervision
c. Supervision continuance
d. AOTA
31. In the process of parole investigation, the Penal Superintendent has
the obligation to transmit to the Prison Director all pertinent records of
prisoners in prison within days before the expiration of the
prisoner’s minimum sentence.

a. 30 days
b. 15 days
c. 10 days
d. 60 days
32. For Conditional Pardon, the prisoner shall have served at least of
the minimum of his original indeterminate and/or definite sentence.

a. One half (1/2)

b. One third (1/3)
c. One fourth (1/4)
d. One fifths (1/5)
33. Refers to the document approving the Conditional Pardon/Absolute
Pardon issued by the President of the Philippines to a prisoner.

a. Discharge on Parole Document

b. Probation Order
c. Executive Order
d. Release Document
34. An executive clemency that merely looks FORWARD and relieves
the offender from the consequences of an offense of which he has
been convicted.

a. Absolute Pardon  looks forward

b. Conditional Pardon
c. Amnesty  looks backward it puts into oblivion
d. Commutation of sentence
35. Prisoners who escaped or evaded service of sentence are not
eligible for executive clemency for a period of from the date or
their last recommitment to prison or conviction for evasion of service
of sentence.

a. one (1) year

b. two (2) years
c. three (3) years
d. four (4) years
36. The period of parole supervision shall extend up to the expiration of
the sentence which should appear in the Discharge of Parole.

a. Minimum
b. Medium
c. Maximum
d. Indeterminate
37. The purpose of the Indeterminate Sentence Law (ISL) is to uplift
human material and prevent unnecessary and excessive deprivation of
liberty and economic usefulness. Is the ISL applicable to offenders
sentenced to destierro?

a. Yes, it is applicable
b. No, it is not applicable
c. It maybe applied depending on the attendant circumstance
d. None of these
• Act No. 4103 – Indeterminate Sentence Law
• Mandates Courts that upon sentencing a penalty of imprisonment of more than 1 year
the Court shall sentence the offender with a minimum term and a maximum term.
• Applicable to RPC and Special Laws
Disqualified Prisoners:
1. Life Imprisonment, Reclusion Perpetua, Death Penalty
2. Treason, Conspiracy and proposal to commit treason, misprision of treason, piracy,
espionage, rebellion, mutiny, coupdetat, sedition and inciting to sedition;
3. Habitual delinquents
4. Escapees or evaded service of sentence
5. Granted conditional pardon but violated terms and conditions thereof
6. Pending cases and cases are on appeal to the SC
7. Destierro and suspension
38. Who is the chairperson of the Board of Pardons and Parole ?

a. Administrator of DOJ-PPA
b. Secretary of Justice
c. Prison Director
d. Penal Superintendent
BPP – grants parole and recommends executive clemency
1. Chairperson – SOJ
2. Ex-Officio member – PPA, Administrator
3. Members: Clergyman, Psychiatrist, Educator, Member of the BAR
Tenure of Office up to 6 years.
39. How many days before expiration of probation period shall the City
and Provincial Parole and Probation Office shall submit to the Trial
Court a Probation Officer’s Final Report?

a. 10 days
b. 5 days
c. 20 days
d. 30 days
40. A client (parolee) may not transfer from the place of residence
designated in his Release Document without the prior written approval
of the subject to the confirmation by the Board.

a. PPA Administrator
b. PPA Deputy Administrator
c. PPA Regional Director
d. Board of Pardons and Parole
41. This is otherwise known as “inmate record or jacket”, contains the personal
and criminal records of inmates, documents related to his/her incarceration such
as but not limited to: commitment order, subpoenas, personal identification,
orders from the court, and all other papers necessarily connected with the
detention of an inmate.

a. Prison record  information containing the personal circumstances of the

prisoner.
b. Carpeta  inmate record or jacket. Institutional records of an inmate
c. Commitment Order  issued by the Court or any other agency authorized by
law to entrust an inmate to a jail or prison.
d. Mittimus Order  warrant bearing the seal of the Court and contains the
signature of the Judge entrusting the commitment of the inmate to a jail or
prison.
42. A branch of criminology dealing with jail management and
administration of inmates.

a. Correctional Administration
b. Institutional Corrections
c. Penal Science
d. Penology
43. Means entrusting for the confinement of an inmate to a jail by a
competent court or authority, for the purposes of safekeeping during
the pendency of his/her case.

a. Safekeeping – protection
b. Classification – assigning
c. Commitment – entrusting
d. Admission procedure
• Reception procedure in jails:
1. Gater – checks the credentials of the person bringing the inmate. Review the completeness of
requirements for commitment (CMCPC, Commitment Order, Medical Certificate, Complaint or
Information, Police Booking Sheet and Certificate of detention)
2. Records Unit – examines the completeness and authenticity of the requirements for
commitment.
3. Health Unit – Checks authenticity of entries of the medical certificate. Conducts thorough
physical examination.
4. Records Unit – start booking procedures and apprise inmates of the provision of Art. 29 of the
RPC.
5. Property Custodian – Checks the inmate’s belongings for presence of contrabands.
6. Desk Officer – books the newly committed inmate in the jail blotter. Schedules the orientation.
7. Assistant Warden – Orients the newly committed inmate on jail rules and regulations.
8. Warden – Coordinate with concerned agencies regarding the speedy disposition of the case of
the inmate.
44. Are those inmates who have lesser tendencies to commit offenses
and generally pose the least risk to public safety. In most cases, they
may be first time offenders and are charged with light offenses.

a. Minimum Security Prisoner

b. Medium Security Prisoner
c. Medium Risk Inmates  moderate risk to public and staff.
d. Minimum Risk Inmates (ordinary inmates)
45. No person shall be committed to any jail facility without the
following required documents EXCEPT:

a. Commitment Order
b. Medical Certificate
c. Complaint/Information
d. Warrant of Arrest
46. Once the inmate has undergone the registration process; he/she
will be temporarily housed at the in jails where it is
available.

a. Reception and Diagnostics Center X

b. Directorate for Reception and Diagnostics X
c. Inmate Classification and Counseling Unit minimum 30 days and
maximum 60 days
d. Inmate Counseling and Classification Unit
47. A disciplinary board shall be organized and maintained for the
purpose of hearing disciplinary cases involving any inmate who violates
jail rules and regulations. It shall be composed of the following EXCEPT
ONE.

a. Jail Warden
b. Assistant Warden
c. Chief Custodial/Security Office
d. Inmates Welfare and Development Officer

Disciplinary board – conducts fact-finding investigation and summary

hearings. They have the jurisdiction over grave and less grave offense.
48. It is imperative that at specified times during each 24-hour period, all
inmates are physically counted. How many times should the inmates be
physically counted in a day?

a. 4 times a day
b. 3 times a day
c. 5 times a day
d. Count each inmate physically at specified times or as necessary
General rule of accounting inmate. Section 36 of BJMP Operational
Manual: Count each inmate physically at specified times or as necessary
Standard Operating Procedure: at least 6 times
Mandatory accounting of inmates: 4 times
49. An inmate may be released through the following EXCEPT ONE:

a. Reprieve
b. Parole
c. Pardon
d. Amnesty

Modes of Release:
Service of sentence
Order of the Court
Pardon
Parole
Amnesty
50. Is a search, which involves the inspection of the anus and/or vaginal
area, generally requiring the subject to bend over and spread the
cheeks of the buttocks; to squat and/or otherwise expose body cavity
orifices.

a. Strip Search  removal of clothing. No heterosexual strip search

b. Rub Search  thorough rubbing over the subject’s clothing.
c. Pat/Frisk Search  simple patting or squeezing over the subject’s
clothing
d. Visual Body Cavity Search  inspection of all body cavity orifices.
51. Shall refer to the act that ensures the public (including families of
inmates and their victims) that national inmates are provided with
their basic needs, completely incapacitated from further committing
criminal acts, and have been totally cut off from their criminal
networks.

a. Rehabilitation
b. Reformation  no longer harmful to society. prepared to live a
normal and productive life.
c. Safekeeping
d. Custody  
52. BuCOr personnel from Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief
Superintendent are appointed by .

a. Prison Director
b. Director General of Corrections
c. President of the Philippines
d. Secretary of Justice

Deputy Director General to Director General  President with

recommendation from SOJ.
53. Should have the rank of Chief Inspector, who must have finished at least
second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a
master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and
must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the BuCor.

a. Sub-Colony Supervisor  senior inspector, 2nd yr LLB or 12 units of masters

degree.
b. Colony Assistant Superintendent
c. Colony Superintendent  Superintendent or Sr. Supt. LLB graduate or MS
graduate.
d. Regional Superintendent  Sr. Supt or C/Supt. LLB graduate or MS graduate
54. An Act Amending Articles 29 (CPI), 94 (partial extinction of CL), 97
(GCTA), 98 (STAL) and 99 (authorities who may grant GCTA) of Act. No.
3815, Amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code.

a. The New GCTA Law

b. R.A. 10592
c. R.A. 10952
d. R.A. 10951
55. A qualified PDL who has undergone preventive imprisonment and
who after, being informed of the effects thereof and with assistance of
counsel, manifests in writing his unwillingness to abide by the same
disciplinary rules imposed upon a PDL convicted by final judgment,
shall be credited with of the time of his imprisonment.

a. Fulltime
b. 2/3
c. 3/4
d. 4/5
56. The following shall not be entitled to any GCTA during preventive imprisonment EXCEPT ONE:

a. Recidivist
b. An accused who has been convicted previously twice or more times of any crime
c. PDL charged of heinous crimes
d. PDL convicted of heinous crimes

GCTA DQ for PDL’s under Preventive Imprisonment:

RAAHEP
Recidivist
Accused previously convicted twice or more of any offense
Accused who failed to surrender voluntarily
Habitual delinquent
Escapees
PDL Charged with heinous crimes
57. If the maximum penalty to which the PDL may be sentenced is
destierro, he shall be released after how many days of preventive
imprisonment?

a. 20 days
b. 25 days
c. 30 days
d. 40 days
58. Special Time Allowance for Loyalty shall be granted to any PDL,
whether undergoing preventive imprisonment or serving sentence. This
statement is.

a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Truelse
59. Who among the following prisoners is a national prisoner?
1. One who is sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of more than
three years or to a fine of more than P5,000.00
2. Regardless of the length of sentence, one sentenced for violation of
Custom Law or other laws within the jurisdiction of Bureau of Customs
3. Regardless of length of sentence, one who sentenced for violation of
Immigration laws and election law.
4. One sentenced to serve 2 or more prison sentence in the aggregate
exceeding the period of 3 years.

a. 3, 4 and 1
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. all of those listed
60. Considered as the first penitentiary that adopted the classification
or segregation of the dangerous criminals.

a. Auburn system
b. Pennsylvania system
c. Elmira reformatory
d. Irish prison system