COR AD

1. Probation is granted to _______ who are sentenced to a prison term of not more than six (6)
years.
A. recidivist C. fist time offenders
B. second time offenders D. senior citizens
2. The child and youth welfare code of 1974 was promulgated on December 10, 1974by virtue
of what Presidential decree?
A. P.D. 613 C. P.D. 916
B. P.D. 603 D. R.A. 9344
3. What are emphasized under the custodial model of correctional institutions?
A. reintegration into society
B. security, discipline and order
C. rehabilitation and correction
D. physical and mental upliftment
4. What is the security classification of inmates who have two (2) or more escape records but
have served 8 years since recommitment?
A. minimum security C. optimum security
B. maximum security D. medium security
5. What is the security classification of an inmate who is criminally insane or with severe
personality or emotional disorder and is dangerous to others?
A. minimum security C. maximum security
B. optimum security D. medium security
6. ________ program employs prisoners in various product or good productions tasks.
A. agricultural C. operational
B. industrial D. administrative
7. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. a parolee may be authorized by the parole and probation officer to travel outside his operational
jurisdiction for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.
B. Outside travel for a cumulative duration of more than thirty (30) days within a period of one (1)
year shall be considered transfer of residence
C. It is not mandatory for the parolee to comply with the terms and conditions appearing in the
release document
D. A parolee cannot transfer to a residence other than that indicated in the release document
without prior written approval of the board of pardon and parole
8. What is referred to as hustling inside the prison?
A. befriending a prison guard
B. selling illegal commodities
C. doing assigned prison assignment
D. reporting illegal activities
9. Juanito is 17 years old when he was convicted for the crime of theft. Can he apply for
probation under the adult probation system?
A. no, because he is entitled for parole
B. no, because his crime is theft
C. no, because he is only 17 years old
D. no, because he is convicted of a crime
 10. It is a correctional model wherein criminals are punished because they have infringed the
rights of others and the security of the sanction should fit the seriousness of the crime.
A. benefit of the clergy C. rehabilitation model
B. custodial model D. just desert model
11. Who among the following may have his penalty suspended under PD 603?
A. Eduardo who is 30 years old
B. Peter who is 10 years old
C. Ronald who is 25 years old
D. Jack who is 20 years old
12. What document is issued to a parolee when the maximum period of his prison term has
expired?
A. certificate of final discharge
B. certificate of prison term completion
C. certificate of final release
D. certificate of final release and discharge
13. It was an age of response to the industrialization, urbanization, technological change and
advancement of science that had revolutionalized the landscape.
A. age of reform C. age of correction
B. age of reason D. age of enlightenment
14. Which model underscores the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by biological or
psychological conditions that require treatment?
A. reform model C. community model
B. rehabilitation model D. medical model
15. What is the legal process that results in the removal of conviction from the official records?
A. exoneration C. expungement
B. restriction D. mitigation
16. The judge will base the grant of probation on the report of the _____.
A. social worker C. prosecutor
B. probation officer D. police officer
17. When can a drug user or one who is in possession of drugs be placed on probation?
A. first time offender
B. first time offender and less than 21 years old
C. second time offender and less than 21 years old
D. second time offender
18. Which of the following is considered in the grant of conditional pardon?
A. good conduct shown
B. discipline of the prisoner
C. old age provided that he was not yet 60 years old at the time of his commitment to prison
D. length of time spend in prison
19. What do you call the pathway between a two towers?
A. catwalk C. pathway
B. hall way D. none of these
20. To what penal farm were political prisoners in the 1870’s confined?
A. sablayan penal colony
B. san ramon prison penal farm
C. iwahig penal colony
D. davao penal colony
21. A married prisoner is visited by his wife and they are granted time for their marital sexual
obligations. This privilege is called?
A. conjugal partnership C. conjugal incentive
B. conjugal vacation D. conjugal visit
22. What is the movement in 1790 which held that offenders were out of touch with God thus,
they were given bibles and placed in isolation?
A. reformatory movement C. quaker reform movement
B. church reform movement D. crime prevention movement
23. Where shall Laureta be confined if his sentence is six (6) months or less?
A. provincial jail C. city jail
B. municipal jail D. new bilibid prison
24. It is a judicial action or legal disposition that allows the offender to remain in the community
subject to conditions imposed by court order.
A. commutation C. reprieve
B. probation D. parole
25. Which agency performs the evaluation of prisoners fitness and qualifications for the grant of
parole and pardon?
A. National police commission
B. Board of pardon and parole
C. Department of social welfare and development
D. National bureau of investigation
26. Which of the following institutions is included under the corrections sub- system?
A. drug rehabilitation center
B. police
C. jails
D. drug enforcement units
27. The theory which affords the society or the individual who was wronged the opportunity to
impose upon the offender such suitable punishment as may be enforced?
A. retribution C. deterrence
B. reformation D. expiation
28. Who among the following may have his penalty suspended under PD 603?
A. Pablo who is 25 years old
B. Juan who is 10 years old
C. Martin who is 20 years old
D. Pedro who is 19 years old
29. Sonny is convicted for a crime that carries a prison sentence of more than eight (8) years
and one (1) day. Can Sonny avail of probation?
A. No
B. He will be pardoned
C. He will served 1/ 2 of the sentence in jail
D. Yes
30. The target of behavior change effort for inmate is not criminality per se but the variety of
problem behavior surrounding criminal lifestyles. Which of the following is NOT a problem
behavior?
A. ability to relate with others
B. ability to control anger and frustration
C. ability to logically and rationally think
D. deficiency in social skills
 31. Which among the following are the major goals of corrections?
A. punishment, confinement, retribution, treatment
B. retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation
C. deterrence, retribution, punishment, treatment
D. deterrence, punishment, incapacitation, treatment
32. Which of the following should NOT a probationer do?
A. make periodic office report
B. go and play in a gambling den
C. work regularly to support his family
D. stay away from bad associates
33. Force is used only by correctional institutions to:
A. exact respect
B. enforce discipline
C. show physical strength and power
D. perform assignments
34. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals convicted and meted out
the penalty of:
A. 12 years 6 months and one day
B. life imprisonment
C. death
D. 6 years, one month and 1 day
35. Presidential Decree No. 968 established the __________ system.
A. civilian police C. juvenile justice
B. family welfare D. adult probation
36. What correctional institution houses accused persons awaiting trial?
A. rehabilitation center C. jail
B. half- way house D. prison
37. The following are identified as correctional dilemmas EXCEPT
A. ambivalent correctional strategies and technique
B. unclear statement of correctional mission
C. government support for funding requirement
D. inadequacy of correctional personnel
38. The ________ theory in crime causation focuses on the criminal disorders, chromosomes
irregularity and abnormal brain activity.
A. psychological theory C. sociological theory
B. biological theory D. political theory
39. This was the period when concepts of liberalism, nationality, equality and individualism
dominated social and political thinking in the 18th century in England.
A. age of reform C. age of discernment
B. age of rehabilitation D. age of reason
40. What does the classical theory provide?
A. criminal behavior is inherited and therefore could be controlled by regulating the production of
families
B. criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of communication
C. crime and delinquency are symptoms of social and penalty disorders
D. the basis for criminal liability is human free will and the purpose of penalty is retribution
41. What correctional goal is referred to when the offender is rendered physically unable to
commit a crime in the future?
A. deterrence C. rehabilitation
B. incapacitation D. retribution
 42. Under the UN standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners, which of the following
are the two (2) basic principles under the rules of general application to prisoners?
1. There shall be not discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or
other opinion, national or social origin, birth or other status
2. It is necessary to respect the religious beliefs and moral precepts of the group to which a
prisoners belongs
3. The treatment of prisoners should emphasize not their exclusion from the community, but
their continuing part in it.
4. Unconvicted prisoners are presumed to be innocent and shall be treated as such

A. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4 D. 4 and 1
43. When does punishment have a deterrent effect?
A. punishment reduces the capacity of an individual to commit a crime
B. punishment is serious compared with the nature of offense
C. punishment disgraces the offender before the public
D. punishment serves as an example to the public thus, discouraging the commission of offense
44. Who espoused the idea that criminality increases in proportion as one approaches the
equator?
A. Lombroso C. Ferri
B. Garofalo D. Montesquieu
45. This is an investigation of behavior based on subject’s responses to questions concerning
activities in which they have engaged.
A. victimization study C. social study
B. self- report study D. criminological research
46. Antonio Lava was sentenced to serve a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than
six (6) years. He applied for probation but his application will not be considered if:
1. he was convicted of subversion of any crime against national security or public interest
2. he was previously convicted by final judgment of an offense punished by imprisonment of not
less than one (1) month and one (1) day and / or a fine of not less than Php 200.00
3. he was previously granted probation
4. he was previously granted parole

A. 1, 2 and 3 C. 2, 3, and 4
B. any of those listed D. 3, 4, and 1
47. Which of the following is an open correctional institution known to be the best and “prison
without walls”?
A. Sablayan penal colony
B. Iwahig penal colony
C. San Ramon prison and penal farm
D. Davao penal farm
48. Among the following factors, which would best determine the extent to which prison
functions are subdivided?
A. operating programs
B. adequacy of resources
C. inmate population and size of the prison/ jail
D. number of prison staff
49. What law is very supportive for the convicted prisoner after he completely served the
minimum sentenced of his indeterminate prison term of his incarceration can be eligibility for his
early release;
a. Executive Clemency b. PD 968 c. RA 4103 d. RA 4130
 50. Aside from the name, offense committed and the court imposing the sentence, what
information about an alien offender should be reported to the Commissioner of Immigration?
A. his educational background and profession
B. name of his wife and children
C. his age, weight and height
D. his nationality and number of his alien certificate of registration
51. What theory provides that criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in the
process of communications?
A. strain theory
B. psychoanalytical theory
C. social disorganization theory
D. differential association theory
52. How are habitual offenders who have been involved in prostitution, drugs, numbers and
shoplifting called?
A. “Punk” C. “Cool”
B. “The life” D. “Square”
53. Who said that punishment should not be more secure than necessary to deter crime
because excessive punishment is unjustified?
A. Charles Goring C. Raffaeli Garofalo
B. Robert Peel D. Jeremy Bentham
54. What idea was advocated by John Howard?
A. Corporal punishment is more effective than other punishment
B. Prisons should be under the control of the police
C. Public labor by offenders should be abolished
D. Reformation will not occur inside penitentiary
55. When can some prisoners have disciplinary authority over their co- inmates?
A. When they show “macho” image
B. When they are of senior age over those to be supervised
C. When they are of good behavior, more technically skilled and properly trained
D. When they have grease money
56. What is the action of the court in case a probationer violated his/ her probation conditions?
A. Court revokes probation and probationer goes to prison
B. Court directs probationer to re- apply for probation
C. Court releases the probationer to the community
D. Court orders the continuation of probation
57. You are a legislator who would like to help in the resolution of the labeling problem of ex-
convicts. Which of the following is the best legislative proposal to prepare?
A. A bill that would expunge all criminal records pertaining to all released prisoners
B. A bill that would penalize business establishment or offices which will not accept released
prisoners as long as they qualify to the vacant position
C. A bill that would grant automatic absolute pardon to those who have served atleast 90% of their
sentence
D. A bill that would grant automatic parole to those who have served atleast 80% of their sentence
58. There are four (4) concepts of lifestyle in prison. What concept is referred to when inmates
aspire for leadership within the prison subculture and such positions and power in the prison
society?
A. disorganized criminals C. doing time
B. jailing D. gleaning
59. How do inmates know that they have letters?
A. An inmate trustee delivers the letters to addresses
B. A list with mails for inmates is posted
 C. Inmates with letters are called to the Jail Warden’s office
D. A jail officer delivers the letters personally
60. The RA 4103 known as;
a. Probation law b. Executive Clemency
c. Parole d. Indeterminate Sentence Law
61. The correctional principle that “the basis of all social action must be the utilitarian
conception of the greatest happiness for the greatest number” was se forth by:
A. Montesquieu C. Becarria
B. Locke D. Voltaire
62. Female prison reform during the 19th century had the following principles EXCEPT
A. separation of women prisoners from male
B. suspension of sentence
C. control of women’s prison by female management and staff
D. provision for differential feminine care
63. How are inmates called when they are of low intelligence or afflicted with psychological or
physical disabilities and who have difficulty in functioning within the prison society?
A. psychotic criminals C. adult criminals
B. disorganized criminals D. juvenile offenders
64. A convict is in a __________ if he is placed inside one (1) cell alone and without anybody to
talk to or be seen with.
A. individual confinement C. corporal punishment
B. capital punishment D. solitary confinement

65. After release from the jail or prison, when does the parolee present himself to the parole
and probation officer?
A. atleast one (1) month from release
B. within three (3) months from release
C. atleast three (3) weeks from release
D. within the period prescribed in the release document
66. One of the purposes of Adult Probation Law is to:
A. Promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender
by providing him with personalized, community based program
B. Place the offender outside the police power of the state
C. Coordinate the workings of the agencies of the criminal justice system
D. Foster closer relationship between the offender and the judge who promulgated the probation order
. Is Mario qualified for probation if his prison term is arresto mayor?
A. Yes, his sentence is less than 6 years and 1 day
B. No, his sentence is 12 years
C. No, his sentence is 8 years
D. Yes, his sentence is 6 months
68. Under this correctional goal, the criminal is rendered physically unable to commit crime in
the future.
A. retribution C. incapacitation
B. deterrence D. rehabilitation
69. Who among the following is a provincial prisoner?
A. a prisoner serving a term below six (6) years
B. a prisoner serving a term of six (6) years up
C. a prisoner serving a term of six (6) months and one (1) day to three (3) years
D. a prisoner serving a term of three (3) years and one (1) day and up
70. What theory in criminology states that criminals are totally responsible for their behaviors.
The stress is more in the effect of their felonious act than upon the criminal himself.
 A. classical theory C. biological theory
B. positivist theory D. physiological theory
71. Which two (2) of the following unusual offenders should be under the close supervision of
the Jail Physicians?
1. mentally- ill
2. sex deviates
3. infirm or sick
4. escape prone prisoners
A. 1 and 2 C. 3 and 4
B. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 3
72. Who said that “criminal acts are signals of distress, signals of failures, the spasms of
struggles and convulsions of a sub marginal human being trying to make it in our complex
society with inadequate equipment and preparation”?
A. John Howard C. James Wilson
B. Karl Menninger D. Jeremy Bentham
73. The parole and probation administration administers a _________ correctional program.
A. institutional C. integrated
B. community based D. traditional
74. Changing criminals through non-punitive means is referred to as _________.
A. retribution C. restitution
B. reformation D. rehabilitation
75. Hubert Webb was sentenced to imprisonment on September 30, 2002. OnOctober 5,
2002 the judge who promulgated the decision died. What is the effect of the judge’s death to the
service of Alfonso’s sentence?
A. He will have to serve his sentence
B. His sentence will be suspended
C. His sentence will nit be binding anymore
D. His sentence will be reduced
76. Placido was convicted to a prison term of prision correctional. Will he qualify for probation?
A. no, his sentence is three (3) years and 1 day
B. no, his sentence is six (6) years and 1 day
C. yes, his sentence is less than six (6) years and 1 day
D. no, his sentence is more than six (6) years and 1 day
77. What was the system of money compensation in which harm could be atoned for by a
money payment to the injured party?
A. lex taliones C. wergild
B. wite D. fine
78. It is an arrangement where a prisoner goes out of the institution to attend educational
classes.
A. Vocational program C. Work Furlough
B. Guidance counseling D. study release
79. What the right to be tried in an ecclesiastical court during the middle ages?
A. inquisition C. social contract
B. benefit of the clergy D. secular prosecution
80. Prison work assignments are given to prisons usually _________.
A. at early morning hours
B. after recreational hours
C. before sleeping hours
D. during middle hours of the day
81. Which among the following strategies should be developed in order to enhance corrections
in the country?
A. Development of clear vision, mission, objective
B. Management of correction efficiency
C. Integration of correction services
D. Encouragement of private sector to assist correction
82. Which among the following factors are considered in petition for executive clemency?
1. age of the petitioner
2. gravity of the offense
3. manner in which offense was committed
4. petitioner’s institutional conduct or behavior
5. previous criminal record, if any

A. 2, 3, 4 and 5 C. all these listed

B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 D. 3, 4, 5 and 1

83. Joan Pamintuan was convicted of the crime of theft at age 10. What law provides that she
should be released to her family?
A. Presidential Decree No. 1184
B. Presidential Decree No. 968
C. Presidential Decree No. 603
D. Republic Act no. 9344
84. Who among the following prisoners is a national prisoner?
1. One who is sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of more than three (3) years or to a
fine of more than Php 5,000.00
2. Regardless of length of sentence, one sentence for violation of customs law or other laws within
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs
3. Regardless of length of sentence, one sentence for violation of Immigration laws and Election
laws
4. One sentenced to serve two (2) or more prison sentences in the aggregate exceeding the period
of three (3) years

A. 3, 4 and 1 C. 2, 3, and 4
B. all those listed D. 1, 2 and 3
85. One of the following criminologists espoused the idea that the certainty of punishment
outweighs its severity as a deterrent against crime?
A. Cesare Becarria C. Charles Goring
B. Jeremy Bentham D. William Sheldon
86. Who was the sheriff of Bedfordshire, England whose writings served to bring about changes
that resulted in the development of the penitentiary?
A. Cesare Lombroso C. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Becarria D. John Howard
87. Which of the following is encouraged to give the inmate a respite from the strain of prison
life?
A. Report unruly behavior of fellow inmates
B. Maintain wholesome contact with friends and relatives through correspondents
C. Perform prison assignments/ works diligently
D. Write his autobiography for others to read
88. Which of the following is exercised by executive clemency with the concurrence of
Congress?
A. probation C. pardon
B. amnesty D. parole
 89. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence of penalty imposed for
another previous offense.
A. recidivism C. delinquency
B. quasi- recidivism D. concurso de delito
90. It is responsible for carrying out the treatment programs of the prisoners in jails.
A. Warden C. Chaplain
B. Classification board D. disciplinary board
91. Pardon cannot be extended to one of the following instances.
A. murder C. brigandage
B. rape D. impeachment
92. He introduced the “Progressive or Mark” system of penal management, which granted
privileges and good conduct time gradually culminating to the offenders release and an
improvement of the ticket of leave. Who was he?
A. Sir Evelyn Ruggles Brise
B. Alexander Machonochie
C. Sir Walter Crafton
D. Zebulon Brockway
93. The features of this prison system were confinement of the prisoners in their cells day and night.
A. Auburn C. Pennsylvania system
B. pre- classical D. Judea Christian theory
94. A model of correctional history that had been successful for young boys and girls in the
earlier house or refuge and training that was adopted for older offenders.
A. family model C. reform model
B. penitence model D. rehabilitation model
95. A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment for not more than three (3) years or to
pay a fine of not more than Php 1,000.00 or both fine and imprisonment.
A. city prisoner C. insular prisoner
B. national prisoner D. municipal prisoner
96. This prison system was considered more advantageous because it had been observed that
prisoners could finish more articles when they work in groups than working alone in their
individual cells.
A. Maison de force C. Auburn system
B. none of these D. Pennsylvania system
97. What law was passed by the U.S. Congress which ended the industrial prison movement?
A. a law which prohibited the increase of delinquency in prisons
B. none of these
C. a law which encouraged the prisoners to be more industrious in the works
D. a law which prohibited the sale of prison made articles to the public and limited their use to
government owned or controlled institutions
98. Which of the following types of jail is under the supervision of Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology (BMJP)?
A. Provincial jail
B. City and municipal jail
C. District jail
D. Insular jail
99. What is called as the mechanical device, contrivance or tools used to hold back, keep in
check or under control a prisoner?
A. instrument of restraint
B. iron leg lock
C. handcuffs
D. metallic chains
100. Under the prison service manual, what is the prescribed color of prison uniform for
maximum-security prison?
A. blue C. yellow
B. white D. orange

101. When an inmate is given a “shakedown” before admission it means:

 A. process of identification, record, fingerprint and photograph
B. examination of an inmate for contraband
C. delivery of commitment paper to records section
D. all of these
102. In New Bilibid prison, the medium security prisoners are confined at __________.
A. NBP main prison camp C. Camp Bukang Liwayway
B. Camp Sampaguita D. all of these
103. He is the first leader to prescribe imprisonment as correctional treatment for major
offenders.
A. Charles Montesquieu C. Jeremy Bentham
B. William Penn D. Cesare Becarria
104. In case of mass jail break, all members of the custodial force shall be immediately issued
firearms and assigned to critical post to:
A. protect the other inmates
B. shoot the escaping inmates
C. plug off the escape routes
D. give warning shots
105. Upon receipt of the probation officer’s investigation report, the court shall resolve the
application for probation not later than _________.
A. Fifteen (15) days from receipt
B. Sixty (60) days from receipt
C. Forty five (45) days from receipt
D. Thirty (30) days from receipt
106. The entrusting for confinement of an offender to a jail by competent court or authority for
investigation, trial and/ or service of sentence is known as:
A. commitment order C. imprisonment
B. mittimus D. recognizance
107. The most common problem of the national prison is:
A. excessive number of escapes
B. disagreement about mess
C. overcrowding
D. lack of adequate funding

108. Who is the father of Philippine Probation Law?

A. Jose Lacson C. Juan Ponce Enrile
B. Teodulo Natividad D. Antonio Torres
109. What privilege can be availed of only once, by first offenders for penalties of imprisonment
not exceeding six (6) years?
A. Parole C. Probation
B. Psychological services D. Home life services
110. Rehabilitation of convicted offenders who are incarcerated inside jails is called:
A. institutional treatment
B. parole
C. community based treatment
D. probation
111. What was the first prison constructed in the year 1847?
A. National Bilibid Prison
B. Correctional Institution for Women
C. New Bilibid Prison
D. San Ramon Penal Colony
 112. A youth offender held for physical and mental examination, trial or pending an appeal,
infusible to furnish bail shall from the time of arrest be committed to the care of _____________.
A. Child and Youth Welfare
B. Bantay Bata Center
C. DSWD
D. City Jail
113. Under Section 4 of Presidential Decree 968 that no application for probation shall be
granted if the defendant has perfected and __________ from the judgment of conviction.
A. trial C. waived
B. pre- trial D. appeal
114. The Bureau of Correction is under what Department?
A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
B. Department of the Interior and Local Government
C. Department of Justice
D. Office of the Provincial Governor
115. In the early history of imprisonment, there were two (2) rival prisons system;
theAuburn prison system known as the “congregated system” and the other system is known for
its “separate system” called the ______.
A. Elmira reformatory C. Alcatraz prison
B. Pennsylvania system D. Walnut street jail
116. What is the type of prison conceived by Jeremy Bentham which would consist of a large
circular building of cast iron and glass containing multi tiered cells around the periphery?
A. Walnut street jail C. Alcatraz prison
B. Panoptican prison D. Auburn prison system
117. The following are the justifications of punishment EXCEPT
A. retribution C. deterrence
B. atonement D. happiness
118. The presidential Decree that suspends the sentence of minor offenders whose ages range
from nine years old to under eighteen years and places them in rehabilitation center.
A. PD 968 C. PD 603
B. PD 1203 D. PD 29
119. Republic Act 7659 is known as what?
A. Anti- Rape law
B. Anti- violence against women and children
C. Death Penalty law
D. Lethal injection
120. What law can be considered the second Probation Law in the Philippines which is intended
only for minors?
A. RA 7610 C. RA 4221
B. PD 968 D. PD 603
121. This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as dangerous as the super security
prisoners. They are not allowed to work outside the institution.
A. super security prisoners
B. medium security prisoners

C. maximum security prisoners

D. minimum security prisoners
122. Which of the following factors is used mostly for the diversification of correctional
institution?
A. age C. sex
B. degree of custody D. mental condition
 123. A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment for not more than six months.
A. insular prisoner C. city prisoner
B. provincial prisoner D. municipal prisoner
124. Who is the shoemaker in Boston, USA where the first probation originated?
A. Alexander Machonochie C. John Howard
B. John Augustus D. Walter Crofton
125. What year the Bilibid Prison was constructed?
A. 1932 C. 1869
B. 1905 D. 1847
126. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3) years is a:
A. municipal prisoner C. national prisoner
B. detention prisoner D. city prisoner
127. One who undergoes preventive imprisonment is known as _________.
A. Parole C. Detention prisoner
B. Probationer D. Any of these
128. Where is the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) located?
A. Bukang Liwayway camp C. Sablayan Penal Colony
B. Camp Sampaguita D. Maximum Security compound
129. What is the ultimate goal of imprisonment?
A. punishment C. redress
B. isolation D. rehabilitation
130. The duration of arresto menor as a penalty is from ______ imprisonment.
A. one to thirty days
B. six to twelve years
C. six years and one day
D. one year

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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. Articles 1706 - 1727 of the revised Administrative Code as amended is known as

A. Correction Law
B. Jail Management Law
C. Prison Law
D. Parole and Probation Law
C
2. The mechanical device or contrivance, tools or implement used to hold back,
keep in check or under control is the
A. Instrument of Restraint
B. Iron leg Lock
C. Handcuffs
D. Metallic chains
A
3. Who is tasked with the gathering and collecting of information and other data of
every prisoner into a case study to determine the work assignment, the type supervision
and degree of custody and restriction under which an offender must live in jail?
A. Classification Board
B. Board of Custody
C. Diagnostic Board
D. Treatment Board
A
4. The imprisonment a convicted offender may serve, at the rate of PhP8.00 a day
subject to certain rules, for failure to pay a fine and if ordered to do so by the judgment is
referred to as
A. Subsidiary imprisonment
B. Secondary Imprisonment
C. Preventive Imprisonment
D. None of the above
A
5. The meaning of the word oblivion is
A. forgetting completely
B. class of persons
C. abolish
D. community based treatment
A

6. The process of determining the needs and requirements of prisoners for

assigning them to programs according to their existing resources is called:
A. classification
B. quarantine
C. diversification
D. quality control
C
7. Public humiliation or public exhibition also mean:
A. public execution
B. social degradation
C. banishment
D. public trial
B
8. During the 16th up to the 18th century, a criminal may be sent away from a place
carried out by prohibition to coming against a specified territory. This is an ancient form
of punishment called:
A. Exile
B. Transportation
C. Banishment
 D. Public trial
C
9. One of the following represents the earliest codification of the Roman law, which
was incorporated into the Justinian Code.
A. Twelve Tables
B. Burgundian Code
C. Code of Draco
D. Hammurabic code
A
10. In the history of correction, thinkers during the reformatory movement were the major influences
of today’s correctional system. Alexander Mochanochie was the one who introduced the __ of
correction
A. Solitary system
B. Irish System
C. Marked System
D. Congregate system
C
11. What law renamed the Bureau of Prison to Bureau of Correction during the Aquino administration
in the Philippines?
A. E.O 727
B. E.O 292
C. E.O 645
D. E.O 104
B

12. Retaliation is the earliest remedy for a wrong act to any one (in the primitive society). The concept
follows that the victim’s family or tribe against the family or tribe of the offender, hence “blood
feuds” was accepted in the early primitive societies. Retaliation means:
A. Personal Vengeance
B. Tooth for a tooth
C. Eye for an Eye
D. All of these
A
13. In 1936, the City of Manila exchanges its Muntinlupa property with the Bureau of Prisons originally
intended as a site for boys’ training school. Today, the old Bilibid Prison is now being used as the
Manila City Jail, famous as the :
A. “ May Halique Estate”
B. “Tandang Sora State”
C. New Bilibid Jail
D. Muntinlupa Jail
A
14. The sheriff of Bedsfordshire in 1773 who devoted his life and fortune to prison reform. After his
findings on English Prisons, he recommended the following: single cells for sleeping, segregation
of women, segregation of youth, provision of sanitation facilities, and abolition of fee system by
which jailers obtained money from prisoners.
A. John Howard
B. Robert Peel
C. William Penn
D. Manuel Montesimos
A
15. Mr. Cruz was convicted of the crime of murder. After 10 days from the promulgation of the
sentence, he escaped from his place of confinement. He maybe
A. liable for evasion of service of sentence
B. considered as an escaped prisoner
C. not liable for evasion of service of sentence
D. All of these
A
16. Ms. Bantog was convicted for the crime of infanticide. After serving her sentence she committed
again the same crime. Ms Ines Bantog maybe considered as a
A. recidivist
B. quasi-recidivist
C. habitual delinguent
D. mentally retarded person
A

17. Ramon, a basketball player, arrested Berto for some legal ground but he failed to file a complaint
against the latter with in the prescribed period of filing. What crime did Ramon committed?
A. arbitrary detention
B. illegal Detention
C. illegal arrest
D. no crime committed
B
18. The Camp Sampaguita of the national Bilibid Prison houses
A. Super Maximum Security Prisoners
B. Maximum Security Prisoners
C. Medium Security Prisoners
D. Minimum Security Prisoners
C
19. The only early Roman place of confinement which was built under the main sewer of Rome in 64
B.C.
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Wulnut Street Jail
C. Burgundian House
 D. none of these
D
20. The punishment should be provided by the state whose sanction is violated, to afford the society
or individual the opportunity of imposing upon the offender suitable punishment as might be
enforced. Offenders should be punished because they deserve it. This is one justification of
punishment called:
A. Atonement
B. Incapacitation
C. Deterrence
D. Retribution
D
21. The purpose of commutation of sentence is to:
A. do away with the miscarriage of justice
B. break the rigidity of the law
C. restore the political and civil rights of the accused
D. all of the above
D
22. One of the following is an admission procedure which involves the frisking of the prisoner.
A. Identification
B. Searching
C. Briefing/Orientation
D. minimum security prisoners
B

23. If the warden is taken as the hostage, for all intents and purposes, he ceases to exercise authority
and the next in command or the __________ officer present shall assume the command.
A. Veteran
B. Assistant
C. Most senior
D. Custodian
C
24. Upon receipt of the probation officer investigation report, the court shall resolve the application
for probation not later than-
A. 60 days
B. 5 days
C. 15 days
D. 45 days
B
25. Who is the Father of Philippine Probation?
A. Jose Lacson
B. Juan Ponce Enrile
C. Antonio Torres
D. None of these
D
26. What is the country, whose early schemes for humanizing the criminal justice under it’s common
law, originated probation.
A. England
B. United States
C. Greece
D. France
A
27. Which of the following does not belong to the common law practices to which the emergence of
probation is attributed?
A. Recognizance
B. Reprieve
C. Benefit of the Clergy
D. Penance
D
28. Benefit of clergy, judicial reprieve, sanctuary, and abjuration offered offenders a degree of
protection from the enactment of
A. harsh sentences
B. soft sentences
C. criminal liabilities
D. code of Hammurabi
A

29. In the United States, particularly in Massachusetts, different practices were being developed.
"Security for good behavior," also known as good aberrance, was much like modern bail.
A. Penalizing
B. Good aberrance
C. Paying in cash
D. Collateral
B
30. Who among the following was the builder hospice of San Michelle, a reformatory for delinquent
boys
A. Montesquieu
B. Pope Clement XI
C. Samuel Romily
D. John Howard
B
31. The advocate of ultimate prison known as “the Panopticon” was
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Samuel Romily
C. Walter Crofton
D. John Howard
 A
32. The founder of the Classical School of Criminology and published a short treaties “ On Crimes
and Punishments” which contains his reformatory ideas was
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Lombroso
C. Cesare Beccaria
D. Enrico Ferri
C
33. Diversification means
A. Proper integration of prisoners
B. Proper classification of prisoners
C. Proper segregation of prisoners
D. Welfare of prisoners
C
34. Filipino female national prisoners are confined at the
A. Mental hospital
B. CIW
C. Manila City Jail
D. Iwahig Penal Colony
B
35. An offender who surrenders from escaping because of calamity immediately 48 hours after the
pronouncement of the passing away of calamity shall be granted
A. 1/5 reduction of sentence
B. ½ reduction of sentence
C. 2/5 reduction of sentence
D. 2/6 reduction of sentence
A
36. What is the name of the prison institution situated in Zamboanga, named after Capt. Blanco of
the Spanish Royal Army?
A. Old Bilibid Prison
B. Sablayan Prsions and Penal Farm
C. San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm
D. Iwahig Penal
C
37. A branch or division of law which defines crimes, treat of their nature and provides for their
punishment
A. Remedial law
B. Criminal law
C. Civil law
D. Political law
B
38. One who investigates for the court a referral for probation or supervises a probationer or both
A. police officer
B. probationer officer
C. intelligence officer
D. law enforcer
 B
39. Post sentence investigation report must be submitted by the probation officer to the court within
A. 20 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
D. 90 days
C
40. Parole in the Philippine is governed by the
A. determinate sentence law
B. Indeterminate sentence law
C. Board of pardon and parole
D. Parole and probation administration
B
41. A detention jail in Philadelphia but it was converted into state prison and became the first
American penitentiary.
A. Auburn Prison
B. Walnut Street Jail
C. Pennsylvania Prison
D. Bride Well
B
42. The system of prison were the confinement of the prisoners in single cells at night and
congregate work in stop during the day
A. Pennsylvania prison
B. Auburn prison
C. Elmira reformatory
D. Alcatraz prison
B

43. Under the rules, the chairman of the classification board and disciplinary board for jails should
be
A. Warden
B. Assistant warden
C. Custodial officer
D. Security officer
B
44. A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable and dangerous persons who
are so difficult to manage inside prisons.
A. Medium Security prisoners
B. Maximum security prisoners
C. Super maximum security prisoners
D. Minimum Security Prisoners
B
45. One of the following is considered as the corner stone in reformation n which includes all the life
experiences which shape a persons attitudes and behaviors
A. Recreational program
B. Religious program
C. Educational program
D. Work program
C
46. It involves supervision of prisoners to insure punctual and orderly movement from the
dormitories, place of work, hospital and churches in accordance with the daily schedules
A. Control
B. Custody
C. Discipline
D. Inspection
A
47. It is a special unit in prison where by newly arrived prisoners will be admitted for diagnostic
examination, observation
A. Reception and Diagnostic Center
B. Medium Security Compound
C. Maximum Security Compound
D. Minimum Security Compound
A
48. Under the jail rules, the following are authorized disciplinary measures imposable to inmate
offender except
A. Reprimand
B. Cancellation of visiting privilege
C. Cancellation of food allowance
D. Extra fatigue duty
D

49. The principle of an “eye for an eye” “tooth for a tooth” doctrine is common among ancient laws,
specifically the
A. Code of Draco
B. Hammurabic Code
C. Summerian Code
D. Code of Solomon
B
50. “Lex Tallionis” means
A. Punishment
B. Law of retaliation
C. Retribution
D. Suffering
B
51. These were abandoned or unusable transport ships use to confine criminals during the early
period of treating criminal offenders.
A. Hulks
B. Gaols
C. Transportation
D. Galleys
 A
52. He wrote his book “State of the Prisons” and he was also considered as the great prison
reformer.
A. John Howard
B. John Augustus
C. William Penn
D. Domets of France
A
53. The first house of correction in London England was the
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Walnut Street Jail
C. Mamertine Prison
D. Panopticon
A
54. ___ - known as the “Rock” build in San Francisco Bay
A. Walnut prison
B. Alcatraz prison
C. New York prison
D. Red Rock penitentiary
B
55. Anything that is contrary to prison or jail rules and regulations are considered
A. Firearms
B. Contrabands
C. Greyhounds
D. Personal belongings
B

56. It is the suffering that is inflicted by the state for the transgression of a law for the purpose of
controlling criminals.
A. Prevention
B. Revenge
C. Penalty
D. All of the above
C
57. Parole and Probation Administration is under the direction of the
A. Department of Finance
B. Department of Justice
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
B
58. What is nature in hearing the violation of a probation?
 A. Formal
B. Summary
C. Due process
D. None of the above
B
59. Which is considered the forerunner of parole?
A. Mark system
B. Solitary system
C. Benefits of a clergy
D. Congregate system
A
60. The following are considered as discretionary conditions of probation except
A. Drinking intoxicated liquor to excess
B. Abstain from visiting house of ill repute
C. Meet his family responsibilities
D. Cooperate with the program of probation
C
61. The first convict in the Philippines, sentenced to death by means of Lethal injection was
A. Baby Ama
B. Asiong Salonga
C. Leo Echagaray
D. Gregorio S. Mendoza
C
62. In the 13th C, a criminal could avoid ________ by claiming refugee in a church for a period of 40
days at the end of which time he has compelled to leave the realm by a road or path assigned to
him.
A. Penalty
B. punishment
C. trial
D. conviction
D

63. Long, low, narrow, single decked ships propelled by sails, usually rowed by criminals, a type of
ship used for transportation of criminals in the 16th century. This referred to as the:
A. Gaols
B. Galleys
C. Hulks
D. Stocks
B
64. The Classical School of penology maintains the “doctrine of psychological hedonism” or
__________. That the individual calculates pleasures and pains in advance of action and
regulates his conduct by the result of his calculations.
A. denied individual responsibility
B. free will
C. pleasures and avoiding pain
 D. natural phenomenon
C
65. History has shown that there are three main legal systems in the world, which have been extended
to and adopted by all countries aside from those that produced them. Among the three, it was the
__________ that has the most lasting and most pervading influence.
A. Mohammedan Law
B. Anglo-American Law
C. Roman Law
D. Hammurabic Code
C
66. Hanging is for death penalty, maiming is for
A. Social degradation
B. Exile
C. Physical torture
D. Slavery
C
67. Who is the Director of the English Prison who opened the Borstal Institution for young offenders?
The Borstal Institution is considered as the best reform institution for young offenders today.
A. Evelyn Brise
B. Manuel Montesimos
C. Zebulon Brockway
D. Walter Crofton
C
68. The __________ is considered forerunner of modern penology because it has all the elements in
a modern system.
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Elmira Reformatory
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Borstal Institution for Boys
B

69. Capital punishment refers to:

A. Life imprisonment
B. Death Penalty
C. Reclusion Perpetua
D. All of these
B
70. One of the following is not an administrative function exercised by the executive branch of the
government.
A. Probation
B. Pardon
C. Parole
D. Amnesty
A
71. Pardon granted by the Chief Executive
A. extinguishes criminal liability of offender
B. does not extinguish civil liability of offender
 C. must be given before the prosecution of the offense
D. all of the above
D
72. The enactment of Republic Act no. 6975 created the BJMP. It operates as a line bureau under
the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false
C
73. The Jail Bureau shall be headed by a chief with a rank of Director General, and assisted by
Deputy Chief with the Rank of Chief Superintendent. This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false
D
74. The group having the responsibility of providing a system of sound custody, security and control
of inmates and their movements and also responsible to enforce prison or jail discipline is the:
A. Security group for jails
B. Escort Platoon
C. Control Center groups
D. Warden
A
75. A unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is given thorough physical
examination including blood test, x-rays, vaccinations and immunity is the:
A. Quarantine cell
B. NBP
C. Death row
D. Control Area
A
76. Imprisonment is not always advisable. Placing a person to custodial coercion is to place him in
physical jeopardy, thus drastically narrowing his access to source of personal satisfaction and
reducing his self-esteem. This principle is based on the ____ of community based treatment
programs.
A. Restorative aspect
B. Humanitarian aspect
C. Managerial aspect
D. Legal aspect
A
77. The case where the Supreme Court laid down the doctrine that the absolute pardon removes all
that is left of the consequences of conviction, and that it is absolute in so far it restores the
pardonee to full civil and political rights.
A. Cristobal vs. Labrador
B. Fernandez vs. Aquino
C. People vs. Galit
 D. None of these
A
78. The power of the chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to the following, except:
A. Pardon can not be extended to cases of impeachment.
B. No pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for the violation of any
election law may be granted without favorable recommendation of the
Commission of Elections.
C. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
D. Pardon is administered by the court
D
79. In determining the fitness of a prisoner for release on conditional pardon, the following points
shall be considered as guides, except:
A. The political, organizational or religious affiliation of the prisoner should
be disregarded.
B. Due regard should be given the attitude of the people in the community
from which he was sentenced.
C. The background of the prisoner before he was committed to prison –
social, economic.
D. Financial capacity of the prisoner.
D
80. Prisoners who are nearly to leave the institution, awaiting transfer, those in disciplinary status, and
those who are chronically ill with mental disabilities are considered:
A. unassignable prisoners to undergo prison programs
B. all of these
C. special group of offenders
D. minimum security prisoners
B

81. Parole is not claimed as a right but the Board of Parole grants it as a privilege to a qualified prisoner.
This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false
C
82. Every violation of jail/prison discipline shall be dealt with accordingly. In extreme cases, where the
violation necessitate immediate action, the warden or the Officer of the Day may administer the
necessary restraints and reports the action taken to the Disciplinary Board. The statement is:
A. an SOP
B. an emergency plan
C. a general rule
D. not applicable to prisoners
A
83. Which of the following is a maximum security prison inOssining, New York, USA? It is located
approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City on the banks of theHudson River which
the Auburn Prison system was applied.
 A. Alcatraz prison
B. Sing Sing Prison
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Silver Mine Farm
B
84. A ___, also called a 'block' or 'isolation cell', used to separate unruly, dangerous, or vulnerable
prisoners from the general population, also sometimes used as punishment.
A. Segregation Unit
B. Reception Unit

C. Quarantine Unit
D. Cell 45
A
85. What is the place in some prisons, or a section in prisons where criminals are placed awaiting
execution?
A. Execution room
B. Death row
C. Garotine
D. Galley room
B
86. The Auburn system is a penal method of the 19th century in which persons worked during the
day in groups and were kept in solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times.
The Auburn system is also known as
A. Albany system
B. Irish system
C. New York System
D. None of these
C
87. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a prisonin Bedford Hills, Westchester County,
New York, USA. It is the largest women's prison in New York State and has hosted many
infamous prisoners. It is the only women's maximum security prison in New York State. This
statement is:
A. True
B. False
C. Partially true
D. Partially false
A
88. The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in
1785. The concept of the design was derived from the word meaning of “pan” and “opticon”.
“Opticon’ means:
A. to allow an observer to observe
B. with out the prisoner
C. avoid watching
D. To walk in military manner
A
89. Elmira Correctional Facility, known otherwise as ___, is a maximum security prison located
in New York in theUSA. The prison is located in Chemung County, New Yorkin the City of
Elmira.
A. “the school”
B. “the hill”
C. “the rock”
D. “the dungeon”
B
90. Who among the following was given the title “father of Prison Reform” in the United States?
A. Zebulon Brockway
B. Robert Peel
C. John Howard
D. Alexander Mocanochie
A
91. It is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to
overallutility, that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all persons. It
is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of anaction is determined by
its outcome—the ends justify the means.
A. Hedonism
B. Positivism
C. Determinism
D. Penology
A

92. The concept of probation, from the Latin word “probatio” which means ___, has historical roots in
the practice of judicial reprieve.
A. walk with faith
B. live with integrity
C. testing period
D. out of prison
C
93. In the history of capital punishment, what do they call this frame, typically wooden, used
for execution byhanging?
A. Galley
B. Gallows
C. Hulk
D. Double blade
B
94. Lethal injection refers to the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the
explicit purpose of causing the death of the subject. The main application for this procedure
is capital punishment. Which of the following drug is injected to stops the heart thus causing
death by cardiac arrest?
A. Sodium thiopental
 B. Pancuronium
C. Potassium chloride
D. Bicarbonate
C
95. Execution by electrocution (referred to as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in
the United States in which the person being put to death is strapped to a specially built wooden
chair andelectrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. In the Philippines, its first use was
in :
A. 1924
B. 1976
C. 1972
D. 1918
A
96. Who was the British prison administrator and reformer, and founder of the Borstal system?
A. Zebulon Brockway
B. Alexander Mocanochie
C. Evelyn Ruggles Brise
D. Sir John Watson
C

97. Besides religious laws such as the Torah, important codifications of laws were developed in the
ancientRoman 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
B
98. 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
A
99. 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 the
A. death row phenomenon
B. Cruelty syndrome
C. Execution syndrome
D. None of these
A
100.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
A
REVIEW QUESTIONS IN
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION SET ONE

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. It is the authority of the President of the Philippines to suspend the execution of a penalty, reduce
the sentence and extinguish criminal liability.
A. Parole
B. Executive clemency
C. Pardon
D. President’s clemency
B
2. The B.J.M.P. is under the administration of the:
A. Executive Department
B. P.N.P.
C. D.I.L.G.
D. D.O.J
C
3. There are three (3) casework techniques applied by the parole officer, which is not included?
A. The trick and treat techniques
B. The executive techniques
C. The guidance, counseling and leadership techniques
D. The manipulative techniques
A
4. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.
A. Penology School
B. Classical School
C. Neo-classical
D. Positivist
B
5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems
A. Meeting
B. Working
C. Recreation
D. Counselling
D
6. Takes charge of financial matters especially in programming, budgeting, accounting, and other
activities related to financial services. It consolidates and prepares financial reports and related
statements of subsistence outlays and disbursements in the operational of the jail.
A. Budget and finance branch
B. General services branch
C. Property and supply branch
D. Mess services branch
A
7. Operation conducted by the BJMP wherein a prisoner maybe checked at any time. His beddings,
lockers and personal belongings may also be opened at anytime, in his presence, whenever
possible. This practice is known as:
A. Check and balance
B. S.O.P.
C. Inventory
D. Operation Greyhound
D
8. Pardon cannot be extended to one of the following instances.
A. Murder
B. Brigandage
C. Rape
D. Impeachment
D
9. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence of penalty imposed for another
previous offense.
A. Recidivism
B. Delinquency
C. Quasi-recidivism
D. City prisoner
C
10. A person who is detained for the violation of law or ordinance and has not been convicted is a -
A. Detention Prisoner
B. Provincial Prisoner
C. Municipal Prisoner
D. City Prisoner
A
11. The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT
A. Commutation
B. Reform model
C. Amnesty
D. Pardon
B

12. It is that branch of the administration of Criminal Justice System charged with the responsibility for
the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender.
A. conviction
B. corrections
 C. penalty
D. punishment
B
13. Which of the following instances Pardon cannot be exercised?
A. before conviction
B. before trial
C. after conviction
D. during service of sentence
B
14. This is a procedure which permits a jail prisoner to pursue his normal job during the week and
return to the jail to serve his sentence during the weekend or non-working hours.
A. Amnesty
B. good conduct time allowance
C. probation
D. delayed sentence
D
15. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Redress
D. Expiration or atonement
C
16. Pardon is exercised when the person is __.
A. already convicted
B. not yet convicted
C. about to be convicted
D. serve the sentence
A
17. The idea that punishment will be give the offender lesson by showing to others what would happen
to them if they have committed the heinous crime.
A. Protection
B. Deterrence
C. Lethal injection
D. Stoning
B
18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.
A. Punishment
B. Treatment
C. Enjoyment
D. Encarceration
B

19. For amnesty to be granted, there should be __.

A. Recommendation from U.N.
B. Recommendation from C.H.R.
C. Application from C.H.R
D. Concurrence of the congress
D
20. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
 A. Director
B. Secretary of the DND
C. Chief of Executive
D. Prison Inspector
A
21. Which program plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual regeneration of the prisoner?
A. None of these
B. Work programs
C. Education programs
D. Religious programs
D
22. It is a penalty wherein a convicted person shall not be permitted to enter the place designated in
the sentence or within the radius therein specified, which shall not be more than 250 and not less
than 25 kilometers from the place designated.
A. Fine
B. None of these
C. P22.00/day
D. P19.00/day
B
23. Giving punishment to a person so to serve as an example to others is the theory of
A. Self-defense
B. Social defense
C. Exemplary
D. Equality
C
24. The purpose of the decree on probation shall be to
A. provide an opportunity for the reformation of a penitent offender
B. prevent the commission of offenses
C. promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender by providing him with individualized
treatment
D. All of these
D
25. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the National Prison is
A. Excessive number of escapes
B. Overcrowding
C. Disagreement about their mess
D. Lack of adequate funding
D

26. A justification of penalty which states that nobody can assume the suffering for a crime committed
by others.
A. Justice
B. Personal
C. Legal
D. Certain
B
27. These are the factors considered in diversification, EXCEPT;
A. Age of offenders
B. Mother of offender
C. Sex of offenders
D. Medical condition
B
28. This branch takes charge of the preparation of the daily menu, makes foodstuff purchases,
prepares and cooks the food and serves it to the inmates. It maintains a record of daily purchases
and consumption and submits a daily report to the Warden.
A. General Services Branch
B. Mittimus Computing Branch
C. Budget and Finance
D. Mess services Branch
D
29. Under Article VII, Section 10 paragraph (B) of the Philippines Constitution, pardoning power is
vested with the
A. Department of Justice
B. Judiciary
C. Chief Executive
D. Legislative
C
30. The temporary stay of execution of sentence is called
A. Reprieve
B. Pardon
C. Communication
D. Amnesty
A
31. Parole is a matter of ___.
A. Privilege
B. Right
C. Grace
D. Requirement
A
32. This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as dangerous as the super security
prisoners. They are not allowed to work outside the institution.
A. maximum security prisoners
B. super security prisoners
C. minimum security prisoners
D. medium security prisoners
A
33. Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
A. President
B. Board of Pardons and Parole
C. Director of Prison
D. Court
B
34. A recipient of absolute pardon is ________ from civil liability imposed upon him by the sentence.
A. partially exempted
B. exempted
C. conditionally exempted
D. not exempted
D
35. It is an act of clemency which changes a heavier sentence to a less serious one or a longer term
to a shorter term.
A. Amnesty
B. Commutation
 C. Reprieve
D. none of these
B
36. ___ is an act of grace and the recipient is not entitled to it as a matter of right.
A. Pardon
B. Parole
C. Probation
D. none of these
B
37. In probation system’s philosophy and concept, it is stated that the individual has the ability to ____
and to modify his anti-social behavior with the right kind of help.
A. challenge
B. none of these
C. change
D. aggravate his behavior
C
38. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____.
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development
B. Department of Justice
C. Department of the Interior and Local Government
D. Department of Health
B
39. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3) years is a _________________.
A. Municipal prisoner
B. Detention prisoner
C. National or Insular prisoner
D. City prisoner
D

40. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the

A. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections
B. Director of the Bureau of Corrections
C. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections
D. Warden
B
41. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
A. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails
B. City and Municipal Jails
C. Lock up Jails
D. Insular Jails
B
42. Provincial Jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. At present, who
supervises and controls the said jails?
A. BJMP
B. Provincial Government
C. DOJ
D. Municipal or City Mayor
B
43. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?
 A. Rehabilitation and Reformation
B. To stand trial
C. Punishment
D. Socialization
A
44. Which is a place of confinement for persons awaiting trial or court action and where the convicted
offenders serve short sentences or penalty of imprisonment?
A. Jail
B. Lock-up
C. Penitentiary
D. Detention Cells
A
45. Which is a warrant issued by the court bearing its seal and signature of the judge directing the jail
or prison authorities to receive the convicted offender for service of sentence or detention?
A. Mittimus
B. Detention Mittimus
C. Sentence Mittimus
D. Detention Warrant
C
46. The maintenance or care and protection accorded to people who by authority of law are temporarily
incarcerated for violation of laws and also those who were sentenced by the court to serve
judgment is called –
A. custody
B. safe-keeping
C. classification
D. caring
A
47. Which of these refers to the assigning or grouping of offenders according to their sentence, gender,
age, nationality, health, criminal record, etc.?
A. None of these
B. Custody
C. Security
D. Safe-keeping
A
48. The institution for dangerous but not incorrigible prisoners in the Philippines is the
A. NBP
B. Medium Security Institution
C. Maximum Security Institution
D. Minimum Security Institution
B
49. The act of grace from a sovereign power inherent in the state which exempts an individual from
the punishment which the law imposes or prescribes for his crime, extended by the President thru
the recommendation of the Board of Parole and Pardon is called
A. Amnesty
B. Parole
C. Pardon
D. Probation
C
50. Under the prison service manual, the prescribed color of prison uniform for maximum security
prison is -
A. Orange
 B. Brown
C. Stripe Orange
D. Blue
A
51. When an inmate is given a “shakedown” before admission, it means:
A. He has taken the process of identification, record, fingerprint and photograph
B. He has been examined for contraband
C. His commitment paper are delivered to record clerk
D. All of these
B
52. An inmate maybe granted parole if he
A. earned good conduct time allowance credit
B. serve minimum sentence
C. earned good behavior while serving prison term
D. all of these
D

53. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its latest objective, the
A. reformation of offenders
B. deterrence
C. segregation of offender
D. confinement of Offenders
A
54. In the New Bilibid Prison, all medium security prisoners are confined at the
A. NBP Main Prison
B. Camp Bukang Liwayway
C. Camp Sampaguita
D. Medium Security Prison
C
55. Under the prison rules, who is charged for the hearing of disciplinary cases in prison?
A. Classification Board
B. Parole Board
C. Administrative Board
D. Disciplinary Board
D
56. The form of conditional release that is granted after a prisoner has served a portion of his sentence
in a correctional
A. Conditional pardon
B. Probation
C. Parole
D. Commutation
C
57. In jails or prisons, which of the following is a function of the Custodial Division?
A. Supervision of prisoners
B. Escort of inmates or prisoners
C. Keeping of records
D. None of the above
B
58. The putting of offenders in prison for the purpose of protecting the public and at the same time
rehabilitating them by requiring the latter to undergo institutional treatment program is referred to
as:
A. Imprisonment
B. Trial
C. Conviction
D. Detention
A
59. The Sablayan Penal Colony and Farm, a National Penitentiary in the Philippines under the BUCOR
is located in ____.
A. Palawan
B. Zamboanga
C. Davao
D. Occidental Mindoro
D
60. In Babylon, about 1990 BC, this is credited as the oldest code prescribing savage punishment
but in fact ___ is nearly 100 years older.
A. Hammurabic Code
B. Sumerian Code
C. Justinian Code
D. Code of Draco
B
61. The penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means that:
A. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy.
B. No one must escape its effect
C. It must be equal for all persons
D. The consequence must be in accordance with law.
B
62. The following are the duties of the custodial force in prison, except:
A. Censor offender’s items
B. Escort inmates
C. Inspect security devices
D. Conduct disciplinary hearing
D
63. As a rule, when a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress or has just been perpetuated in the jail,
the officer at the control centers shall immediately:
A. sound the alarm
B. locked prisoners in their respective cells
C. Notify the nearest police precinct
D. call the warden or the director
A
64. In case of mass jailbreak, all members of the custodial force shall immediately issued firearms
and assigned to critical posts to:
A. plug off the escape routes
B. to shoot the escapees
C. protect the other inmates
D. to give warning shots
A
65. Which of these is known as the Adult Probation Law, which grants probation to prisoner
sentenced to term in prison of not more than six (6) years?
A. PD 603
 B. RA 698
C. PD 968
D. PD 869
C

66. The continuing relationship between probation officer and probationer is known as –
A. Affiliation Guidance
B. Pre-sentenced Investigation
C. Supervision
D. Probation Guidance
C
67. Those who have been once on probation under the Probation Law:
A. are qualified to apply for probation
B. are disqualified to apply for probation
C. may be granted for another probation
D. should be confined in prison
B
68. This pillar/component of our criminal justice system has been regarded the weakest pillar due to
its failure to eliminate recidivism and habitual offenders.
A. law enforcement
B. prosecution
C. court
D. correction
D
69. The traditional goal of penology is
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
B
70. The attempt to prevent future crimes through fear of punishment.
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
B
71. The task of changing an offender’s attitude so that he or she may not commit another crime in the
future.
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
D
72. The idea that re-entry of an offender should be in the mainstream of society rather than the usual
abrupt re-entry at the end of a prison sentence.
A. Reintegration
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
 D. Rehabilitation
A

73. They were known as Bridewells, which started in 1553 and served as training schools for
delinquent youths, provided housing and support for older and poorer persons, and detained
vagrants.
A. House of Corrections
B. Workhouses
C. Common jails
D. Penal colonies
B
74. It direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal
jails to implement a better system of jail management nationwide
A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
B. Department of Justice
C. Bureau of Corrections
D. Parole and Probation Administration
A
75. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails.
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government
D. Parole and Probation Administration
C
76. An agency under the Department of Justice that is charged with custody and rehabilitation of
national offenders, that is, those sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of more than three
(3) years
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government
D. Parole and Probation Administration
B
77. The New Bilibid Prison, the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW), Iwahig Prison and Penal
Farm, and Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm are all under this agency.
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government
D. Department of Justice
B
78. An attached agency of the Department of Justice which provides a less costly alternative to
imprisonment of offenders who are likely to respond to individualized community based treatment
programs.
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government
D. Parole and Probation Administration
D

79. Prisoners whose sentences are more than three years to capital punishment are considered
A. municipal prisoners
 B. provincial prisoners
C. city prisoners
D. insular prisoners
D
80. Prisoners whose sentences are from one day to six months are
A. municipal prisoners
B. provincial prisoners
C. city prisoners
D. insular prisoners
A
81. A prison model which sought penitence (hence the termpenitentiaries) through total individual
isolation and silence.
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model
B. Auburn Prison Model
C. Work Release
D. Halfway Houses
A
82. A prison model where incarcerated persons are allowed to work outside the institution that houses
them.
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model
B. Auburn Prison Model
C. Work Release
D. Halfway Houses
B
83. An alternative to incarceration granted after a convicted person served a part of his sentence and
is allowed to complete a sentence at large, subject to restrictions and supervision.
A. Probation
B. Work release
C. Parole
D. Halfway houses
C
84. An alternative to incarceration that allows convicted persons to remain at large and under varying
degrees of restriction and supervision and certain conditions imposed by the granting court.
A. Probation
B. Work release
C. Parole
D. Halfway houses
A

85. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain persons awaiting trial or adjudication or
confine convicted offenders for a short period of time.
A. Halfway houses
B. Penal colonies
C. Jails
D. All of these
C
86. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain convicted offenders for longer or extended
period of time, including those who are waiting their death sentence.
A. Halfway house
 B. Farm house
C. Jail
D. Prison
D
87. The law creating the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)is
A. RA 8551
B. RA 9165
C. RA 6975
D. RA 4890
C
88. Who among the following is a provincial prisoner?
A. A prisoner serving a term below six (6) years
B. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) years and up
C. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) months and one (1) day to three (3) years
D. A prisoner serving a term of three (3) years and one (1) day up
C
89. This theory in criminology states that people are totally responsible for their behaviors and the
stress is more on the effect of their felonious act than upon the criminal.
A. Positivist Theory
B. Psychological Theory
C. Biological Theory
D. Classical Theory
D
90. Which of the following is an executive clemency that requires the concurrence of congress?
A. Probation
B. Pardon
C. Amnesty
D. Parole
C
91. The Parole and Probation Administration administers the _____ Correctional Program.
A. Institutional
B. Integrated
C. Community – based
D. Traditional
C
92. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as _______.
A. a corporal punishment
B. a determinate sentence
C. an indeterminate sentence
D. a capital punishment
C
93. Pedro was required to provide financial remuneration for the losses incurred by the victim. What is
the type of penalty described?
A. Bond
B. Retribution
C. Restitution
D. Renumeration
C
94. What kind of program employs prisoners in various product or good producing tasks?
A. Agricultural
B. Operational
 C. Industrial
D. Administrative
C
95. What crimes apparently have no complaining victims such as gambling, prostitution and
drunkenness?
A. Complex Crime
B. Organized crimes
C. Blue Collar crimes
D. Victimless crimes
D
96. Which agency performs the evaluation of prisoner’s fitness and qualifications for the grant of
pardon or parole?
A. Punishment, confinement retribution, treatment
B. Retribution, Deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation
C. Deterrence, retribution, punishment treatment
D. None of the above
D
97. Which of the following should a probationer avoid?
A. Make periodic report
B. Go and play in the gambling den
C. Work regularly to support family
D. Stay away from bad associates.
B
98. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals convicted and meted out the
penalty of
A. 12 years 6 months and one day
B. Death
C. Life imprisonment
D. 6 years one month and one day
B

99. The ________ theory in crime causation focuses on the criminal disorders, chromosomes
irregularity and abnormal brain activity.
A. None of these
B. Age Reform
C. Age of Discernment
D. Age of Reason
A
100.What correctional institution houses accused persons awaiting trial?
A. Rehabilitation center
B. Jail
C. Halfway house
D. Prison
B

1. A probationer is allowed to do the following EXCEPT,

a. Stay away from bad associates
b. Work regularly to support his family
c. Make periodic report
d. Go and play in a gambling den

Ans. D

2. Who among the following may have his penalty suspended under PD 603?

a. Pedro who is 19 years old

b. Juan who is 20 years old
c. Martin who is 10 years old
d. 25 years old Pablo

Ans. C

3. A judicial action or legal disposition that allows the offender to remain in the
community subject to the conditions imposed by the court.

a. Reprieve
b. Commutation
c. Probation
d. Good Conduct Time Allowance

Ans. C

4. Which agency performs the evaluation of prisoner’s fitness and qualifications for the
grant of Pardon or parole?
a. Board of Pardon and Parole
b. National Police Commission
c. Department of Social Welfare and Development
d. National Bureau of Investigation

Ans. A

5. What is the movement in 1790 which held that offenders were out of touch with God
thus, they were given Bibles and placed in isolations?

a. Quaker reform movement

b. Reformatory movement
c. Church Reform movement
d. Crime prevention movement

Ans. B

6. What is the legal process that results in the removal of conviction from the official
records?

a. Mitigation
b. Expungement
c. Exoneration
d. Restriction

Ans. C
7. The judge’s bases of the grant of probation relies on the report of,

Prosecutor
Police officer
Probation officer
Social worker

Ans. C

8. Which model emphasize the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by

biological or psychological conditions that require treatment?

Medical model
Reform model
Rehabilitation model
Community model

Ans. A

9. What document is issued to a parolee when the maximum period of his prison term
has expired?

Certificate of final discharge

Certificate of final release and discharge
Certificate of prison term completion
Certificate of final release

Ans. A
12. Billy the kid was 17 years old when he was convicted for the crime of theft. Can he
apply for probation under the Adult Probation System?

No, because his crime is theft

No, because he is only 17 years old
No, because he is entitled for parole
No, because he is convicted of a crime

Ans. B

11.An _________ program employs prisoners in various product or good-producing

tasks.

Agricultural
Industrial
Operational
Administrative

Ans. B

12. What is referred to as hustling inside the prison?

Reporting illegal activities

Doing prison assignment
Using prohibited drugs
Selling illegal commodities
Ans. D

13. What institution conducts training program for uniformed personnel of the Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology?

PNP training center

Fire service training institute
Jail management training institute
PNP academy

Ans. C

14. Maria Clara was required to provide financial remuneration for the losses incurred
by the victim. What is this type of sentence?

Fine
Payment
Retribution
Restitution

Ans. A

15. Which of the following organizations donated the Half-way House inside the
compound of the Bureau of Corrections?

Office of the President

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
United Nations Security Council
Asia Crime Foundation
Ans. B

16. Robin Padilla served his sentence at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Why was
he photographed at the Reception and Diagnostic Center?

It is a rare opportunity to have his photograph

He is an actor and photogenic
Photographing the inmate is part of the reception procedure
To have a souvenir photo of the actor

Ans. C

17. Detention prisoners who are awaiting judgment or trial of their case are under the
supervision and control of,

Bureau of Corrections
Provincial jails
Davao penal colony
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Ans. D

18. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as

________.

A determinate sentence
A corporal punishment
A Indeterminate sentence
A capital punishment

Ans. C

19. Who advocated the principle that the basis of all social actions must be the utilitarian
conception of the greatest happiness for the greatest number?

John Howard
Jeremy Bentham
Cesare Becaria
George Vold

Ans. B

20. Prison work assignments are usually given to prisoners,

After recreational activities

At early morning hours
Before sleeping hours
During middle hours of the day

Ans. A

21. An arrangement where prisoner goes out of the institution to attend educational
classes.

Study release
Work furlough
Guidance counseling
Vocational program

Ans. D

22. Who said that “criminal acts are signs of distress, signals of failures, the spasm of
struggles and convulsions of a sub marginal human being trying to make it in the
complex society with inadequate equipment and preparation”

John Howard
James Wilson
Jeremy Bentham
Karl Menninger

Ans. A

23. The parole and probation administration administers a _____________ corrections

program.

Integrated
Community-based
Traditional
Institutional

Ans. B

24. Changing criminals through non-punitive means is referred to as,

Restitution
Retribution
Reformation
Institutional

Ans. C

25. Jose Matalo was sentenced to imprisonment on Sept. 30, 2003. On Oct. 20, 2003
the judge who promulgated the decision died. What is the effect of the judge’s death to
the service of Jose’s sentence?

His sentence will not be binding anymore

He will have to serve his sentence
His sentence will be suspended
His sentenced will be reduced

Ans. B

26. Who among the following prisoners is a national prisoner?

1. One who is sentenced to maximum term of imprisonment of more than 3 years
or a fine of more than 5,000.
2. One sentenced to serve 2 or more prison sentences in the aggregate
exceeding the period of 3 years.
3. Regardless of the length of sentence, one sentenced for violation of Custom
Law or other laws within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs
4. Regardless of the length of sentence, one sentenced for violation of
Immigration Laws and Election Laws.

1, 2, and 3
2, 3, and 4
1, 3, and 4
All of the listed

Ans. D

27. This theory in criminology states that criminals are totally responsible for their
behaviors and the stress is more on the effect of their felonious act than upon the
criminal himself.

Biological theory
Positivist theory
Classical theory
None of the above

Ans. C

28. What is the action of the court in case a probationer violated his probation
conditions?

Court directs probationer to re apply for probation

Court orders the continuation of the probation
Court releases the probationer to the community
Court revokes probation and probationer goes back to prison

Ans. D

29. How do inmates know that they have letters?

A list of mails for inmates is posted

A jail guard delivers the letter personally
An inmate trustees delivers the letters to the addressee
Inmate with letters are called to the Jail Warden’s Office

Ans. A

30. Who introduced the Silent System in 1831 at the Auburn Prison?

John Howard
Jeremy Bentham
Elam Lynds
James Wilson

Ans. B

31. Forced is used only by correctional institutions to,

Exact respect
Enforce discipline
Show physical strength and power
Perform assignments

Ans. B

32. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals convicted and
meted out the penalty of,

12 years 6 months and 1 day

Life imprisonment
Death
6 years, 1 month and 1 day

Ans. C

33. Presidential Decree No. 968 established the ________ system.

Adult probation
Juvenile Justice
Family Welfare
Civilian Police

Ans. A

34. What correctional institution houses accused awaiting trial?

Prison
Half-way house
Jail
Rehabilitation center

Ans. C

35. Which of the following is an open correctional institution known to be the best and
“prison without walls”?

Davao penal colony

Sablayan penal colony
Iwahig penal colony
San Ramon prison and penal farm
Ans. C

36. The first workhouse in England in 1557 to 1576.

Singsing prison
Bridewell
Alcatraz
Walnut Street Jail

Ans. B

37. A prison system which includes confinement of prisoners in single cells at night and
congregate work in shops during the day.

Pennsylvania system
Auburn system
Elmira reformatory
Irish system

Ans. A

38. He introduced the worldwide progressive mark system in prison.

Manuel Montesimos
Walter Crofton
Alexander Macanochie
Zebulon Brockway
Ans. C

39. He has the supervisory powers over all provincial and city jails but his powers are
limited in the sense that they are advisory and recommendatory only.

Secretary of Justice
Warden
Chief Justice
Director of prison

Ans. D

40. The period of 1870 to 1880 was called the __________of penology.

Age of Reason
Age of Reform
Age of Enlightenment
Golden Age

Ans. D

41. Granted by the Chief Executive without any conditions attached which serves to
wipe away the guilt of pardonee and makes him innocent as if he has not committed a
crime.

Pardon
Absolute Pardon
Conditional Pardon
Parole

Ans. B

42. It is also known as the “Industrial Good Time Law”.

Republic Act No. 2489

Republic Act No.6425
Act No. 2489
Act No. 3815

Ans. C

43. Firs Juvenile Delinquency Law in the Philippines.

Commonwealth Act No. 3203

Republic Act No. 7610
Presidential Decree No. 603
Republic Act No. 9344

Ans. A

44. When was the establishment of the Correctional Institution for Women.

November 01, 1929

November 12, 1929
November 27, 1929
November 17, 1929

Ans. C

45. It is an order issued by the court to a correctional facility indicating the basis for the
confinement of a prisoner.

Mittimus
Carpeta
Commitment Order
Arrest Report

Ans. A

46. Preliminary form filed up by the petitioner within 72 hours after the release of his
probation order.

Arrest and Booking Report

Release form
Work Sheet
None of the above

Ans. C

47. A chemical that is injected to an offender that puts him into deep sleep in lethal
injection.
Potassium Chloride
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sodium Thiopenthotal
Sodium Chloride

Ans. C

48. In the exercise of religious beliefs of prisoners, a prison official trying to covert a
prisoner to change his religion.

Proselytizing
Restitution
Reparation
Compensation

Ans. A

49. How many minutes is the allowable time for an inmate to use the telephone/

5 Minutes
10 Minutes
15 Minutes
20 Minutes

Ans. A

50. An act which creates a Board of Claims under DOJ for claims for compensation of
victims of violent crimes.
Republic Act No. 7903
Republic Act No. 7309
Republic Act No. 3709
Republic Act No. 3079

Ans. B

51. After receiving the PSIR, how many days must a judge decide whether to grant or
deny probation?

a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days

Ans. A

52. If two (2) inmates are arguing each other of some lost of their items in cell, refer
them to the ____________________.

a. Warden
b. Investigation and disciplinary board
c. Classification board
d. Never mind them

Ans. B

53. Mandated as the “age of reason”.

a. 17th century
b. 18th century
c. 19th century
d. 20th century

Ans. B

54. A system that teaches inmates to value himself and his dealing with others.

a. Auburn system
b. Pennsylvania system
c. Millien system
d. Congrete system

Ans. C

55. When was the Bilibid prison established?

a.1845
b. 1846
c.1847
d. 1848

Ans. C

56. It is extended to a group/class of persons generally exercised by the Chief

Executive with the concurrence of Congress.
a. Pardon
b. Commutation of sentence
c. Parole
d. Amnesty

Ans. D

57. An executive clemency given for the temporary stay of the execution of sentence.

a. Amnesty
b. Reprieve
c. Commutation of sentence
d. Pardon

Ans. B

58. An executive clemency intended to reduce the degree of penalty inflicted upon the
convict, or by decreasing the length of his imprisonment.

a. Amnesty
b. Reprieve
c. Commutation of sentence
d. Pardon

Ans. C

59. A privilege granted to a prisoner that shall entitle him to a deduction of his term of
imprisonment for his good behavior.
a. Amnesty
b. Reprieve
c. Commutation of sentence
d. Good Conduct Time Allowance

Ans. D

60. A school of criminology which maintain the doctrine of psychological hedonism or

freewill.

a. Classical School
b. Neo-classical school
c. Positivist school
d. None of these

Ans. A

61. Also known as the Juvenile and Youth Welfare Code.

a. BP 603
b. RA 9344
c. PD 603
d. RA 603

Ans. C

62. Before taking out the prisoner to jail, he will be pre-release to _________________.

a. Diagnostic and Reception Center

b. Reception
c. Classification board
d. Disciplinary board

Ans. A

63. When you are once on probation, are you still allowed to apply for the second time?

a. Yes
b. No
c. True
d. False

Ans. B

64. Under our laws, when should a probationer report to his designated probation
officer?
a. Within 72 hours after probation order has been granted
b. Upon court order
c. Upon initial interview
d. Upon completion of the PSIR

Ans. A

65. Having a pornographic materials inside jail is a?

a. Minor offense
b. Grave Offense
c. Less grave offense
d. Major offense

Ans. A

66. It is the national record of a prisoner at New Bilibid Prison.

a. Mittimus
b. Carpeta
c. Commitment order
d. Arrest record

Ans. B

67. It is considered as the best reform institution for young offenders.

a. Elmira reformatory
b. Auburn prison system
c. Borstal institution
d. Bridewell penitentiary

Ans. C

68. Among the colonies established in the Philippines, what penal colony was
established in Zamboanga?

a. Iwahig Penal Colony

b. Sablayan PenalColony
c. Camp Sampaguita
d. San Ramon Penal Colony
Ans. D

69. Who is the Father of Probation in England?

a. Calvin Coolidge
b. Teodulo Natividad
c. Mathew Davenport Hill
d. John Howard

Ans. C

70. What is the age requirement for drug user for admission for probation under RA
6425?

a. Less than 21
b. 25 years old and above
c. 21 years old and above
d. 25 years old and below

Ans. A

71. The head of Bureau of Corrections is the Director of prisons who is appointed by the
_____________ with the conformation of the Commission on Appointments.

a. Chief Executive
b. DOJ Secretary
c. DILG Secretary
d. None of the above
Ans. A

72. It refers to the money paid to the relatives of a murdered person as compensation
and to prevent blood feud.

a. Wergild
b. Restitution
c. Compensation
d. Reprimand

Ans. A

73. Theory which states that criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other
persons in the process of communication. (2x question)

a. Differential Association Theory

b. Strain Theory
c. Classical Theory
d. Positivist Theory

Ans. A

74. A justification of punishment which state that “Severity of the punishment must fit the
crime”.

a. Expiation
b. Atonement
c. Retribution
d. Deterrence
Ans. C

75. Probation order will take effect-

a. Before its issuance

b. Upon order by the court
c. Upon its issuance
d. When the offender will be found guilty

Ans. C

76. Provincial prisoners are prisoners with imprisonment ranging from?

a. 1 day to 3 years
b. 6 months,1 day to 5 years
c. 3 years to life
d. Not more than 6 months

Ans. B

77. How many hectares do the San Ramon Penal Colony has?

a. 1,414 hectares
b. 2,414 hectares
c. 3,414 hectares
d. 4,141 hectares
Ans. A

78. It has been regarded as the forerunner of modern penology due to its extensive use
of parole, social casework and training school type of institution.

a. Pennsylvania System
b. Auburn System
c. Elmira Reformatory
d. All of these

Ans. C

79. San Ramon Penal Colony is an institution intended to detain or house?

a. Convicted offenders
b. Political offenders
c. Private offenders
d. None of these

Ans. B

80. PO1 Duling was convicted to serve a penalty of 6 years of imprisonment for
usurpation of a person in authority due to his frequent introduction of himself as NBI
agent, what would be his classification under PD 29?

a. Detention prisoner
b. Provincial prisoner
c. Municipal Prisoner
d. National Prisoner
Ans. D

81. A method undertaken to allow prisoners to have the opportunity for normal sexlife.

a. Visitation
b. Sodomy
c. Conjugal visit
d. All of these

Ans. C

82. It serves as the basis in granting probation for qualified petitioners.

a. Pre sentence investigation report

b. Post sentence investigation report
c. Admission summary
d. behavior report

Ans. B

83. It refers to the continuing relationship between the probationer and the probation
officer.

a. Orientation
b. Post sentence investigation
c. Supervision
d. None of the above
Ans. C

84. Before the travel of probationer outside the jurisdiction of the City/Provincial
probation office, application for court should be filed within how many days?

a. 45 days
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 5 days

Ans. B

85. The probation officer is required by law to submit the PSIR within how many days?

a. 90 days
b. 60 days
c. 120 days
d. 30 days

Ans. B

86. Provincial jail is under what government agency?

a. Provincial government
b. Department of Justice
c. Bureau of Correction
d. None of these

Ans. A
87. Those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1) day to six (6)
months are classified as:

a. Provincial prisoners
b. City prisoners
c. Insular prisoners
d. Municipal prisoners

Ans. D

88. It is one of the earliest device for softening brutal severity of punishment through a
compromise with the church.

a. Benefit of clergy
b. Rehabilitation
c. Retribution
d. None of the foregoing

Ans. A

89. An operation conducted by BJMP officers where a prisoner maybe checked at

anytime for possession of contrabands inside prison cell.

a. Man-haunt operation
b. Operation greyhound
c. Operation Bravo
d. Thunderbolt Operation
Ans. B

90. Designated rank of a warden in city jails.

a. Inspector
b. Chief inspector
c. Superintendent
d. Director

Ans. C

91. Differentiate National prisoners from that of City prisoners.

A. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1)
day to six (6) months, while City prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of
imprisonment of Three (3) years and One (1) day to Life imprisonment.
B. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1)
day to (3) years or a fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or both, City prisoners are those
sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1) day to six (6) months
C. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One
(1) day to (3) years or a fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or both, while City prisoners
are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment of Three (3) years and One (1)
day to Life imprisonment.
D. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment of Three (3)
years and One (1) day to Life imprisonment, while City prisoners are those sentenced to
suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1) day to (3) years or a fine of not more than
1,000 pesos or both.

Ans. D
92. A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable, and highly
dangerous persons who are the source of constant disturbances even in a maximum
security prison and wear orange color of uniform.

a. Medium Security Prisoners

b. Maximum Security Prisoners
c. Super Maximum Security Prisoners
d. Minimum Security Prisoners

Ans. C

93. The ________ exercises supervision and control over all districts, cities and
municipal jails throughout the country.

a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

b. Department of the Interior and Local Government
c. Department of Justice
d. Bureau of Corrections

Ans. A

94. Under the rules, methods and procedures of probation, the reglamentary period for
which the convicted offender may apply for probation after conviction is within-

a. 10 days
b. 15 days
c. 20days
d. 30 days

Ans. B
95. Which branch of the Administrative Group takes charge of the preparation of the
daily menu, prepares and cook the food and serve it to inmates.

a. Property and supply branch

b. Budget and finance branch
c. Mess service branch
d. General service branch

Ans. C

96. ___________ is a security facility, common to police stations used for temporary
confinement of individual held for investigation.

a. Ordinary jails
b. Lock-up jails
c. Workhouse, jail farms or camp
d. None of these

Ans. B

97. It is a justification of punishment which claims that punishment gives lesson to the
offender by showing to others what would happen to them if they violate the law.

a. Retribution
b. Expiation
c. Incapacitation
d. Detterence
Ans. D