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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
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
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
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
5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems
A. Meeting
B. Working
C. Recreation
D. Counseling
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
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D. Mess services branch
7. Operation conducted by the BJMP wherein a prisoner maybe
checked at any time. His bedding's, 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
8. Pardon cannot be extended to one of the following instances.
A. Murder
B. Brigandage
C. Rape
D. Impeachment
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
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
11. The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT
A. Commutation
B. Reform model
C. Amnesty
D. Pardon
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
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B. corrections
C. penalty
D. punishment
13. Which of the following instances Pardon cannot be exercised?
A. before conviction
B. before trial
C. after conviction
D. during service of sentence
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
15. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Redress
D. Expiration or atonement
16. Pardon is exercised when the person is __.
A. already convicted
B. not yet convicted
C. about to be convicted
D. serve the sentence
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
18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.
A. Punishment
B. Treatment
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C. Enjoyment
D. Incarceration
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
20. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
A. Director
B. Secretary of the DND
C. Chief of Executive
D. Prison Inspector
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
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
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
24. The purpose of the decree on probation shall be to
A. provide an opportunity for the reformation of a
penitent offender
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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
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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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 Offender
29. 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
30. Under the prison rules, who is charged for the hearing of
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disciplinary cases in prison?
A. Classification Board
B. Parole Board
C. Administrative Board
D. Disciplinary Board
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
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C. Justinian Code
D. Code of Draco
36. 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.
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
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41. The continuing relationship between probation officer and
probationer is known as –
A. Affiliation Guidance
B. Pre-sentenced Investigation
C. Supervision
D. Probation Guidance
42. 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
43. 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
44. The traditional goal of penology is
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
45. The attempt to prevent future crimes through fear of
punishment.
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation
46. 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
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47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails.
A. BJMP
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government
D. Parole and Probation Administration
51. 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
52. The mechanical device or contrivance, tools or implement used
to hold back, keep in check or under control is the
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A. Instrument of Restraint
B. Iron leg Lock
C. Handcuffs
D. Metallic chains
53. 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
54. 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
55. The meaning of the word oblivion is
A. forgetting completely
B. class of persons
C. abolish
D. community based treatment
56. 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
57. Public humiliation or public exhibition also mean:
A. public execution
B. social degradation
C. banishment
D. public trial
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58. 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
59. 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
60. In the history of correction, thinkers during the reformatory
movement were the major influences of today’s correctional
system. Alexander Macanochie was the one who introduced the __
of correction
A. Solitary system
B. Irish System
C. Marked System
D. Congregate system
61. 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
62. 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
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63. 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
64. 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
65. 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
66. 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
67. 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
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B. illegal Detention
C. illegal arrest
D. no crime committed
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. 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
72. 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
73. If the warden is taken as the hostage, for all intents and
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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
74. 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
75. Who is the Father of Philippine Probation?
A. Jose Lacson
B. Juan Ponce Enrile
C. Antonio Torres
D. None of these
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
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
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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. Pardon is not exercised only after conviction
C. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
D. Pardon is administered by the court
79. 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
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
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
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
A. an SOP
B. an emergency plan
C. a general rule
D. not applicable to prisoners
83. Which of the following is a maximum security prison in Ossining,
New York, USA? It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km)
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north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River which
the Auburn Prison system was applied
A. Alcatraz prison
B. Sing Sing Prison
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Silver Mine Farm
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
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
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
87. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a prison in
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
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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
89. Elmira Correctional Facility, known otherwise as ___, is a
maximum security prison located in New York in the USA. The
prison is located in Chemung County, New York in the City of
Elmira.
A. “the school”
B. “the hill”
C. “the rock”
D. “the dungeon”
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 Macanochie
91. It is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely
determined by its contribution to overall utility, 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 an action is determined by its outcome—the ends
justify the means.
A. Hedonism
B. Positivism
C. Determinism
D. Penology
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
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C. testing period
D. out of prison
93. In the history of capital punishment, what do they call this
frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging?
A. Galley
B. Gallows
C. Hulk
D. Double blade
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
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 and electrocuted through electrodes placed on
the body. In the Philippines, its first use was in :
A. 1924
B. 1976
C. 1972
D. 1918
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
97. Besides religious laws such as the Torah, important codifications
of laws were developed in the ancient Roman Empire, with the
compilations of the Lex Duodecim Tabularum.This law refers to
A. the Corpus Juris Civilis
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B. the Twelve Tables
C. the Hammurabic code
D. lex taliones
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
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
A. death row phenomenon
B. Cruelty syndrome
C. Execution syndrome
D. None of these
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
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ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. A
21. D
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. D
26. B
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27. D
28. A
29. C
30. D
31. C
32. B
33. A
34. D
35. B
36. B
37. D
38. A
39. A
40. C
41. C
42. B
43. D
44. B
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. B
49. A
50. C
51. C
52. A
53. A
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54. A
55. A
56. C
57. B
58. C
59. A
60. C
61. B
62. A
63. A
64. A
65. A
66. A
67. B
68. C
69. D
70. D
71. D
72. B
73. C
74. B
75. D
76. A
77. A
78. D
79. B
80. D
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81. B
82. C
83. B
84. A
85. B
86. C
87. A
88. A
89. B
90. A
91. A
92. C
93. B
94. C
95. A
96. C
97. B
98. A
99. A
100. A
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