OLAER, DONNA MAY OCTOBER 25, 2021

BS CRIMINOLOGY CRIM PRAC I

ACTIVITY NO. 4 - CORRECTION ASPECT

Instruction: Research and answer the following items relating to correctional aspect.

1. DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CARPETA AND PRISON RECORD.

Carpeta refers to the institutional record of an inmate which consists of his

mittimus, or commitment order issued by the Court after conviction, the prosecutor's
information and the decisions of the trial court and the appellate court, if any, certificate
of non-appeal, certificate of detention and other pertinent documents of the case. On the
other hand, prison record refers to information concerning an inmate's personal circumstances,
the offense he committed, the sentence imposed, the criminal case number in the trial and
appellate courts, the date he commenced serving his sentence, the date he was received
for confinement, the place of confinement, the date of expiration of the sentence, the number
of previous convictions if any, and his behavior or conduct while in prison.

2. HOW MANY TIMES WE NEED TO CONDUCT HEAD COUNTING TO THE

PDL AND EXPLAIN WHY?

A headcount of PDL shall be conducted four (4) times a day or as often as

necessary. This is to ensure that all PDL are duly accounted for. Moreover, for
conducting a periodic physical head count of PDL shall be as follows:

a. During the count, the PDL shall not be allowed to move until the count is completed.
b. There must be a positive verification of the PDL’s presence. Counting a PDL as
present based on seeing only any part of his clothing, his hair, or shoes shall not be made.
c. A written report on the result of each headcount shall be submitted to the Chief,
Overseer.
d. If the PDL count does not tally with the list of PDL, the matter shall be immediately
reported to the Chief, Overseer.

If there is more than one PDL being escorted, there shall be a headcount of the
PDL every turnover of guarding shifts.

3. WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODALITY PROGRAM?

The Therapeutic Community Modality Program (TCMP) is a self-help social

learning treatment model which utilizes the community as the primary therapeutic vehicle
to foster behavioral and attitudinal change. In this modality, the person learns and
practices skills and responsibilities through structured activities that they can transfer to
 the society upon their release. Each participant is expected to be a contributing member
of the community and develops the impetus to change by being a member of the
community. At present, TCMP is recognized as the backbone program of the BJMP for
inmate development and is being implemented in majority of the jails nationwide. The
program was inconsistently implemented as it wavered due to varied reasons. Despite the
training of numerous jail personnel, the practice of TCMP remained far from being ideal.
A lot of modifications and deviations were introduced that some programs lost their
fidelity to the core essence of TCMP. The Therapeutic Community Modality Program is
adopted by the bureau in attaining one of its mandates, the “Development of Inmates”
however there are issues and concerns attributed to the program implementation that
needs to be addressed to ensure its effectiveness. The TCMP believes that a person needs
to have a strong sense of personal and social responsibility in order to live a fully
functional healthy lifestyle.

4. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF KEY CONTROL?

Establishing proven operational procedures, including prison or jail key control, is

a critical step to help ensure physical security. For correctional facilities and detention
centers, another way to enhance safety and security is through the use of automated guard
tour systems. Key management solutions offer access control and accountability by
providing jail key storage and tracking. Jail officers and authorized users have access to
specific jail key cabinets only as approved by the system administrator. Wardens and jail
officers must be able to account for every key for which they’re responsible, and they
need to be confident they will be accessed only when necessary. To do anything less can
endanger the safety and security of staff as well as the community at large.

5. ENUMERATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRISON OR JAIL AND DISCUSS

WHO ARE THE PARTICULAR PRISONERS/PDL IN THAT
INSTITUTION/JAIL?

 Penal Institutions of the Bureau of Corrections – for insular or national prisoner,

one who is sentenced to a prison term of three years and one day to death.

 Provincial Jail – provincial prisoner, one who is sentenced to a prison term of six
months and one day to three years.

 District Jail – district prisoner, one who is sentenced to a prison term ranging
from 1 day to 3 years.

 City Jail – city prisoner, one who is sentenced to a prison term of one day to three
years.
  Municipal Jail – municipal prisoner, one who is sentenced to a prison term of one
day to six months.

Jails include provincial, district, city and municipal jails managed and supervised
by the Provincial Government and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP),
respectively, which are both under the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
Municipal and city prisoners are committed to municipal, city or district jails managed by
the BJMP. A district jail is a cluster of small jails, each having a monthly average
population of ten or less inmates and is in the vicinity of the court. Where the imposable
penalty for the crime committed is more than six months and the same was committed
within the municipality, the offender must serve his or her sentence in the provincial jail
which is under the Office of the Governor. Where the penalty imposed exceeds three
years, the offender shall serve his or her sentence in the penal institutions of the Bureau
of Corrections.