CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION

1. Justification of punishment which state that “Severity of the punishment must fit the crime”.
a. Expiation
b. Atonement
c. Retribution
d. Deterrence
2. 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
3. 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
4. How many hectares do the San Ramon Penal Colony has?
a. 1,414 hectare
b. 2,414 hectares
c. 3,414 hectares
d. 4,141 hectares
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. A method undertaken to allow prisoners to have the opportunity for normal sexlife.
a. Visitation
b. Sodomy
c. Conjugal visit
d. All of these
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. Provincial jail is under what government agency?
a. Provincial government
b. Department of Justice
c. Bureau of Correction
d. None of these
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. Designated rank of a warden in city jails.
a. Inspector
b. Chief inspector
c. Superintendent
d. Director
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. ___________ 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. The last warden of Alcatraz Prison.
a. Fred T. Wilkinson
b. James Bennet
c. Zebulon Brockway
d. Domets of France
26. Aims of institutional security.
a. To prevent escape;
b. To control entry of contrabands;
c. Maintenance of good order
d. All of the above
27. The ________ theory in crime causation focuses on the criminaldisorders, chromosomes irregularity and abnormal
brain activity.
A. None of these
B. Age Reform
C. Age of Discernment
D. Age of Reason
28. 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
29. 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
30. Mandated as the “age of reason”.
a. 17th century
b. 18th century
c. 19th century
d. 20th century.
31. 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
32. When was the Bilibid prison established?
a.1845
b. 1846
c.1847
d. 1848
33. 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
34. An executive clemency given for the temporary stay of the execution of sentence.
a. Amnesty
b. Reprieve
c. Commutation of sentence
d. Pardon
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. Also known as the Juvenile and Youth Welfare Code.
a. BP 603
b. RA 9344
c. PD 603
d. RA 603
39. 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
40. When you are once on probation, are you still allowed to apply for the second time?
a. Yes
b. No
c. True
d. False
41. 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
42. Having a pornographic materials inside jail is a?
a. Minor offense
b. Grave Offense
c. Less grave offense
d. Major offense
43. It is the national record of a prisoner at New Bilibid Prison.
a. Mittimus
b. Carpeta
c. Commitment order
d. Arrest record
44. It is considered as the best reform institution for young offenders.
a. Elmira reformatory
b. Auburn prison system
c. Borstal institution
d. Bridewell penitentiary
45. 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
46. Who is the Father of Probation in England?
a. Calvin Coolidge
b. Teodulo Natividad
c. Mathew Davenport Hill
d. John Howard
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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
51. 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
52. 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
53. What is the legal process that results in the removal of conviction from the official records?
a. Mitigation
b. Expungement
c. Exoneration
d. Restriction
54. The judge’s bases of the grant of probation relies on the report of,
A. Prosecutor
B. Police officer
C. Probation officer
D. Social worker
55. Which model emphasize the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by biological or psychological conditions
that require treatment?
A. Medical model
B. Reform model
C. Rehabilitation model
D. Community model
56. 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 final release and discharge
C. Certificate of prison term completion
D. Certificate of final release
57. 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?
A. No, because his crime is theft
B. No, because he is only 17 years old
C. No, because he is entitled for parole
D. No, because he is convicted of a crime
58. An _________ program employs prisoners in various product or good-producing tasks.
A. Agricultural
B. Industrial
C. Operational
D. Administrative
59. What is referred to as hustling inside the prison?
A. Reporting illegal activities
B. Doing prison assignment
C. Using prohibited drugs
D. Selling illegal commodities
60. What institution conducts training program for uniformed personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology?
A. PNP training center
B. Fire service training institute
C. Jail management training institute
D. PNP academy
61. Maria Clara was required to provide financial remuneration for the losses incurred by the victim. What is this type of
sentence?
A. Fine
B. Payment
C. Retribution
D. Restitution
62. Which of the following organizations donated the Half-way House inside the compound of the Bureau of
Corrections?
A. Office of the President
B. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
C. United Nations Security Council
D. Asia Crime Foundation
63. Robin Padilla served his sentence at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Why was he photographed at the
Reception and Diagnostic Center?
 A. It is a rare opportunity to have his photograph
B. He is an actor and photogenic
C. Photographing the inmate is part of the reception procedure
D. To have a souvenir photo of the actor
64. Detention prisoners who are awaiting judgment or trial of their case are under the supervision and control of,
A. Bureau of Corrections
B. Provincial jails
C. Davao penal colony
D. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
65. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as ________.
A. A determinate sentence
B. A corporal punishment
C. A Indeterminate sentence
D. A capital punishment
66. Who advocated the principle that the basis of all social actions must be the utilitarian conception of the greatest
happiness for the greatest number?
A. John Howard
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Cesare Becaria
D. George Vold
67. Prison work assignments are usually given to prisoners,
A. After recreational activities
B. At early morning hours
C. Before sleeping hours
D. During middle hours of the day
68. An arrangement where prisoner goes out of the institution to attend educational classes.
A. Study release
B. Work furlough
C. Guidance counseling
D. Vocational program
69. 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”
A. John Howard
B. James Wilson
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. Karl Menninger
70. The parole and probation administration administers a _____________ corrections program.
a. Integrated
b. Community-based
c. Traditional
d. Institutional
71. Changing criminals through non-punitive means is referred to as,
a. Restitution
b. Retribution
c. Reformation
d. Institutional
72. 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?
a. His sentence will not be binding anymore
b. He will have to serve his sentence
c. His sentence will be suspended
d. His sentenced will be reduced
73. 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.
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 1, 3, and 4
d. All of the listed
74. 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.
a. Biological theory
b. Positivist theory
c. Classical theory
d. None of the above
75. What is the action of the court in case a probationer violated his probation conditions?
a. Court directs probationer to re apply for probation
b. Court orders the continuation of the probation
c. Court releases the probationer to the community
d. Court revokes probation and probationer goes back to prison
76. Who introduced the Silent System in 1831 at the Auburn Prison?
a. John Howard
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Elam Lynds
d. James Wilson
77. How do inmates know that they have letters?
a. A list of mails for inmates is posted
b. A jail guard delivers the letter personally
c. An inmate trustees delivers the letters to the addressee
d. Inmate with letters are called to the Jail Warden’s Offic
78. Forced is used only by correctional institutions to,
a. Exact respect
b. Enforce discipline
c. Show physical strength and power
d. Perform assignments
79. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals convicted and meted out the penalty of,
a. 12 years 6 months and 1 day
b. Life imprisonment
c. Death
d. 6 years, 1 month and 1 day
80. Presidential Decree No. 968 established the ________ system.
a. Adult probation
b. Juvenile Justice
c. Family Welfare
d. Civilian Police
81. What correctional institution houses accused awaiting trial?
a. Prison
b. Half-way house
c. Jail
d. Rehabilitation center
82. Which of the following is an open correctional institution known to be the best and “prison without walls”?
a. Davao penal colony
b. Sablayan penal colony
c. Iwahig penal colony
d. San Ramon prison and penal farm
83. The first workhouse in England in 1557 to 1576.
a. Singsing prison
b. Bridewell
 c. Alcatraz
d. Walnut Street Jail
84. A prison system which includes confinement of prisoners in single cells at night and congregate work in shops
during the day.
a. Pennsylvania system
b. Auburn system
c. Elmira reformatory
d. Irish system
85. He introduced the worldwide progressive mark system in prison.
a. Manuel Montesimos
b. Walter Crofton
c. Alexander Macanochie
d. Zebulon Brockway
86. 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.
A. Secretary of Justice
B. Warden
C. Chief Justice
D. Director of prison
87. The period of 1870 to 1880 was called the __________of penology.
a. Age of Reason
b. Age of Reform
c. Age of Enlightenment
d. Golden Age
88. 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.
a. Pardon
b. Absolute Pardon
c. Conditional Pardon
d. Parole
89. It is also known as the “Industrial Good Time Law”.
a. Republic Act No. 2489
b. Republic Act No.6425
c. Act No. 2489
d. Act No. 3815
90. Firs Juvenile Delinquency Law in the Philippines.
a. Commonwealth Act No. 3203
b. Republic Act No. 7610
c. Presidential Decree No. 603
d. Republic Act No. 9344
91. When was the establishment of the Correctional Institution for Women.
a. November 01, 1929
b. November 12, 1929
c. November 27, 1929
d. November 17, 1929
92. It is an order issued by the court to a correctional facility indicating the basis for the confinement of a prisoner.
a. Mittimus
b. Carpeta
c. Commitment Order
d. Arrest Report
93. Preliminary form filed up by the petitioner within 72 hours after the release of his probation order.
a. Arrest and Booking Report
b. Release form
c. Work Sheet
d. None of the above
94. A chemical that is injected to an offender that puts him into deep sleep in lethal injection.
 a. Potassium Chloride
b. Hydrogen Peroxide
c. Sodium Thiopenthotal
d. Sodium Chloride
95. In the exercise of religious beliefs of prisoners, a prison official trying to covert a prisoner to change his religion.
a. Proselytizing
b. Restitution
c. Reparation
d. Compensation
96. How many minutes is the allowable time for an inmate to use the telephone/
a. 5 Minutes
b. 10 Minutes
c. 15 Minutes
d. 20 Minutes
97. An act which creates a Board of Claims under DOJ for claims for compensation of victims of violent crimes.
a. Republic Act No. 7903
b. Republic Act No. 7309
c. Republic Act No. 3709
d. Republic Act No. 3079
98. 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
99. 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
100. 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
101. 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
102. The meaning of the word oblivion is
A. forgetting completely
B. class of persons
C. abolish
D. community based treatment
103. 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
104. Public humiliation or public exhibition also mean:
A. public execution
B. social degradation
C. banishment
D. public trial
105. 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:
Exile
A. Transportation
B. Banishment
C. Public trial
106. 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
107. 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
108. 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
109. 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
110. 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. “TandangSora State”
C. New Bilibid Jail
D. Muntinlupa Jail
111. 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
112. 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
113. Ms. Bantog was convicted for the crime of infanticide. After serving her sentence she committed again the
same crime. Ms Ines Bantog may be considered as a
A. recidivist
B. quasi-recidivist
C. habitual delinguent
D. mentally retarded person
114. Ramon, a basketball player, arrested Berto for some legal ground but he failed to file a complaint against
the latter within the prescribed period of filing. What crime did Ramon committed?
A. arbitrary detention
 B. illegal Detention
C. illegal arrest
D. no crime committed
115. 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
116. 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
117. 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
118. 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
119. 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
120. 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
121. 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
122. Who is the Father of Philippine Probation?
A. Jose Lacson
B. Juan Ponce Enrile
C. Antonio Torres
D. None of these
123. 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
124. 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
125. 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
126. 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
127. Who among the following was the builder hospice of San Michelle, a reformatory for delinquent boys
Montesquieu
A. Pope Clement XI
B. Samuel Romily
C. John Howard
128. The advocate of ultimate prison known as “the Panopticon” was
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Samuel Romily
C. Walter Crofton
D. John Howard
129. 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. CesareBeccaria
D. Enrico Ferri
130. Diversification means
A. Proper integration of prisoners
B. Proper classification of prisoners
C. Proper segregation of prisoners
D. Welfare of prisoners
131. Filipino female national prisoners are confined at the
A. Mental hospital
B. CIW
C. Manila City Jail
D. Iwahig Penal Colony
132. 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
133. 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. SablayanPrsions and Penal Farm
C. San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm
D. Iwahig Penal
134. 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
135. 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
136. 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
137. 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
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
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
138. 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
139. 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
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
140. 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
141. 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
142. 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
143. 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
144. “Lex Tallionis” means
A. Punishment
B. Law of retaliation
C. Retribution
D. Suffering
145. 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
146. 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
147. The first house of correction in London England was the
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Walnut Street Jail
C. Mamertine Prison
D. Panopticon
148. ___ - known as the “Rock” build in San Francisco Bay
A. Walnut prison
B. Alcatraz prison
C. New York prison
D. Red Rock penitentiary
149. Anything that is contrary to prison or jail rules and regulations are considered
A. Firearms
B. Contrabands
C. Greyhounds
D. Personal belongings
150. 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
151. 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
152. What is nature in hearing the violation of a probation?
A. Formal
B. Summary
C. Due process
D. None of the above
153. Which is considered the forerunner of parole?
A. Mark system
B. Solitary system
C. Benefits of a clergy
D. Congregate system
154. 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
155. The first convict in the Philippines, sentenced to death by means of Lethal injection was
A. Baby Ama
B. AsiongSalonga
C. Leo Echagaray
D. Gregorio S. Mendoza
156. 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
157. 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
158. 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
159. 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
160. Hanging is for death penalty, maiming is for
A. Social degradation
B. Exile
C. Physical torture
D. Slavery
161. 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
162. 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
163. Capital punishment refers to:
A. Life imprisonment
B. Death Penalty
C. Reclusion Perpetua
D.All of these
164. 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
165. 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
166. 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
167. 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
168. 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
169. 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
170. 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
171. 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
172. The power of the chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to the following, except:
A. Pardon cannot 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
173. 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.
174. 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
175. 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
176. 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
177. Which of the following is a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, USA? It is located
approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River which theAuburn Prison
system was applied.
A. Alcatraz prison
B. Sing Sing Prison
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Silver Mine Farm
178. 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
179. 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
180. 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
181. 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
182. 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
183. 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”
184. 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
185. 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
186. The concept of probation, from the Latin word “probation” 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
187. 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
188. 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
189. 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
190. Who was the British prison administrator and reformer, and founder of the Borstal system?
A. Zebulon Brockway
B. Alexander Mocanochie
C. Evelyn RugglesBrise
D. Sir John Watson
191. Besides religious laws such as the Torah, important codifications of laws were developed in the ancient
Roman Empire, with the compilations of the Lex DuodecimTabularum. This law refers to
A. the Corpus Juris Civilis
B. the Twelve Tables
C. the Hammurabic code
D. lextaliones
192. 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
193. 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
194. 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
195. Transportation of criminals in England was authorized. At the end of this century, Russia and other
European Countries followed this system. This practice was abandoned in 1835.
A. 13TH century
B. 14th century
C. 15th century
D. 16th century
196. England’s first house of correction.
A. Saint Bridget’s Well
B. Bridewell
C. Mamertime
197. He is the first leader to prescribe imprisonment as correctional treatment for major offenders. He is also
responsible for the abolition of death penalty and torture as a form of punishment.
A. William Penn
B. Charles Montesquieu
C. John Howard
D. Jeremy Bentham
198. 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
199. 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
200. 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