Seat No: _____

Republic of the Philippines

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
Manila

BOARD OF CRIMINOLOGY

CRIMINOLOGIST Licensure Examination

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (20%)

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

1. How can a police communication system be made to conform to the standard procedure?
A. It must be expeditious or speedy
B. It must be adaptable
C. Its personnel must be trained in its use
D. Its personnel must be reliable

2. The accomplishment of the purpose of patrol, crime prevention, traffic, vice, etc. can be
found in______________.
A. Management plan C. Operational Plan
B. Tactical D. Extra departmental Plan

3. The membership of a country to the United Nations (UN) is decided by the __________ as
recommended by the Security Council.
A. International Court of Justice C. General Assembly
B. Secretariat D. Economic and Social Council

4. How can effective planning be achieved?

A. By accomplishing the task according to the plan
B. By providing with the output more than expected as the plan can expect
C. By accomplishing of functions, activities and responsibilities in order to know them
D. None of them

5. A non-stock organization formed in 1958 which crafted the bill of what is known today as the
“Private Security Agency Law” is the __________.
A. PNP SOSIA C. PNP SAGSG
B. P.C-INP SUSIA D. PADPAO

6. The process through which intelligence is obtained, produced and made available to users is
known as____________.
A. Intelligence plan C. Intelligence estimate
B. Intelligence cycle D. Prediction

7. Security service contracts between private security and clients must be ___________.
A. published C. typewritten
B. printed D. notarized

8. Patrol is the most important function of the police because _______________?

A. It is the most visible police activity
B. B. it is the most effective means of crime prevention
C. It is the backbone of police organization
D. It is the best way to determine that the police performs their job

9. All except one is categorized as Police Commissioned Officers. Which one?

A. Inspector C. Senior superintendent
B. Senior police officer D. None of the above

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10. The use of firearms by private detective agency is__________.
A. directory C. mandatory
B. required D. optional

11. The primary purpose of ______________ is to eliminate opportunity for crime commission.
A. Crime prevention C. Foot patrol
B. Police patrol D. Police visibility

12. What type of patrol should be adopted if the purpose is to attain good and healthy
community relation?
A. Automobile patrol C. Bicycle patrol
B. Foot patrol D. Canine

13. What concept of police service which the yardstick of its efficiency is the absence of crime?
A. Modern Concept C. Home Rule Theory
B. Old Concept D. Continental Theory

14. Private security agency with one hundred gaurds must initially procure at least _____ pcs.
of licensed firearms for the use of its security guards.
A. 30 C. 40
B. 100 D. 50

15. How can a foot patrol officer be better checked whether they are on their respective beat or
not?
1. By means of inspection by the beat leader
2. By checking on the neighbourhood residents
3. By analysis of the report
4. By installing CCTV came in all police beats
A. 1, 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 D. 2 and 4

16. What are the three (3) elements that must be present at the same time and place before a
crime to happen?
A. Motive, instrumentality and opportunity
B. Opportunity, convenience and instrumentality
C. Desire planning and execution
D. Desire, opportunity and convenience

17. For patrol purposes area of responsibility is divided into following patrol units, namely: area,
district, sector, beat, line and fixed post. What is the best patrol done in beat?
A. Canine C. Bicycle
B. Mobile D. Foot

18. A newly sworn Police Officer 1 receives a temporary appointment. When does a permanent
appointment is issued to him?
A. After having passed all of the selection process, processing in the NAPOLCOM and
Civil Service commission and return of appointment to appointing authority
B. After taking an oath as police officer
C. After the completion of Public Safety Basic Recruit Course
D. After completion of the Public Safety Basic Recruit Course and Field Training
Program on patrol, traffic and investigation

19. Which of the following are the three (3) aspects of police visibility?
A. Proper, adequate and timely police response
B. Physical presence of the police, proper patrolling scheme and response time
C. Mobile, integrated and widespread
D. foot patrol, mobile patrol and specialized patrol scheme.

20. Tactics and strategies are similar in the sense that:

1. They both concern police works
2. They deal on how police work can best be accomplished
3. They both concerns with the accomplishment of the assigned tasks

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 4. They define the technique to accomplish the objective
A. 1 and 2 C. 1, 3 and 4
B. 3 and 4 D. 1, 2 and 4

21. Considered as the nerve center of patrol is communication. Backbone of operational police
radio system is___________.
A. Mobile radio C. Antenna
B. Radio D. Police dispatcher

22. Police dispatching is one of the critical job that entails communication skills. Before a
person can be a dispatcher, he must be____________.
A. licensed first C. given an order or authority
B. trained formally D. a member of a police force

23. Done by R-44 “Raven” Aircraft whose mission is to conduct aerial anti-crime and
surveillance patrols in Metro Manila and nearby regions in support of ground operations.
A. PNP sky police C. Helicopter patrol
B. Sky patrol D. High visibility patrol

24. First used by the Egyptians for patrolling. It is useful in high crime areas, dangerous search
situations, dealing with street gangs, dispersing crowd, apprehending fleeing suspects, parks,
schools and other large building.
A. Dog patrol C. K-9 Police Operations
B. Canine Assisted Patrol D. K-9 Corps

25. Dogs have long been used for patrol since time immemorial in Egypt. At present, the most
frequently used and high scoring dog for police work is___________.
A. Bouviers C. Labrador
B. German Shepherd D. Any of it

26. Common uses of horse patrol are in:

i. park iii. Commercial Center
ii. beach iv. parade and crowd patrol

A. i and ii C. i, ii and iii

B. iii and iv D. i, ii and iv

27. Its ultimate concern is crime solution. It aims to enhance investigative efficiency and
effectiveness, particularly in the solution of cases emanating at the community level. This refers
to_____
A. Detective Beat Patrol/Plainclothes Patrol
B. High Visibility Patrol
C. Low visibility Patrol
D. Proactive Patrol

28. Which patrol strategy that is based on the premise that the “aura of police omnipresence”
in the community can reduce certain types of crimes?
A. High visibility patrol C. proactive patrol
B. Low visibility patrol D. Reactive patrol

29. What is the common police patrol practice particularly in high-crime areas where persons
whose behaviour is suspicious are accosted on the street, interrogated and frisked by the police
officer?
A. High visibility patrol C. Stop and frisk
B. Reactive patrol D. Street interview/interrogation

30. The counterpart of this policing system in the Philippine setting is the “New Cops on the
Block” (NCOB), whereby police boxes are installed in the Japanese community for patrol
purposes, and whereby the officers and their families live, and from which they perform their
duties. It serves as the contact point between the public and the police.
A. Koban Police System C. Police Box System
B. Community Oriented Policing System D. Cops on the block

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31. Patrol pattern performed by the patrol officer at the start of the 8-hour tour of duty
is______________.
A. straightway and criss-cross C. zig-zag
B. clockwise D. free wheeling

32. Which of the following is the preliminary steps to police planning?

A. Recognition of the need of the plan C. Frame of reference
B. Collection of facts D. Securing of authority to plan

33. During the preparation of police operation plan, and the planners perceive that he lacks
certain data, which are not readily available or cannot be obtained to finish his plan, he would
use this to complete the work.
A. Assumptions C. Estimates
B. Mathematical Computations D. Interview Results

34. In Criminal Intelligence, a list consisting of persons suspected to have committed organized
or heinous crimes based from unverified reports and are subject for further monitoring,
investigation and case build-up is____________.
A. wanted list C. watch list
B. target list D. black list

35. The responsibility for planning in the City Police Station lies with_____________.
A. The Chief of Police C. Delegated Staff Officer
B. Deputy Duly Authorized D. Chief of Planning Bureau

36. NAPOLCOM authorities called them “Police undercover Operators/Operatives”, PNP

Intelligence Community called them________.
A. agents C. stool pigeon
B. Mole D. saviour

37. Which of the following choices A, B, C and D is the sequential stages in the recruitment of
informant?
A. Approach, cultivation, spotting and investigation
B. Spotting, investigation, cultivation and approach
C. Investigation, approach, cultivation and spotting
D. Approach, investigation, cultivation and spotting

38. Reconnaissance of a building, place or area to determine its suitability for intelligence use or
its vulnerability in an intelligence operation is termed_________.
A. casing C. surveillance of place
B. surveillance D. reconnaissance

39. Proactive response of intelligence services against clandestine operations directed against
them or their country, which may be active or passive is known as_______.
A. Counterespionage C. Counterintelligence
B. Countersabotage D. Counterintelligence agent

40. Intelligence process is consists of planning, collecting, processing and disseminating of

intelligence. What are the activities involved in the processing of information to produce
intelligence?
A. Evaluation, analysis, integration, collection and interpretation
B. Recording, evaluation, analysis, integration and interpretation
C. Recording, analysis, evaluation, integration and interpretation
D. Recording, evaluation and interpretation

41. What office under the Chief of the PNP charged with the supervision, direction and control of
all security agencies in the country?
A. Philippine National Police – Supervisory Office Security Investigation Agency
B. Philippine Constabulary Integrated national Police Supervisory Unit Security
Investigation Agency
C. Philippine National Police - Civil Security Group

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 D. Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agency Operations, Inc.

42. A process by which collected information are critically appraise to serve as a basis for its
subsequent interpretation. It determines the pertinence and accuracy of the information on one
hand and the source and its reliability on the other.
A. Analysis C. Integration
B. Evaluation D. Interpretation

43. Which activity of intelligence processing consists of determining significance of information

received with respect to other information or intelligence already at hand.
A. interpretation C. processing
B. evaluation D. dissemination

44. In Intelligence parlance, ______ means something hidden.

A. coded C. crypt
B. cipher D. encrypt

45. When the item given is logical within itself or agrees with other information, the evaluation to
give on that item as to its validity will be_____________.
A. 1 – confirmed by other source C. 2 – probably true
B. 4 – doubtfully true D. 3 – possibly true

46. Intelligence analyst uses a standard system to evaluate the reliability of the source and the
accuracy of information. As to reliability it is designated by letters from A to F; as to accuracy by
number ________.
A. 1 to 7 C. 1 to 5
B. 1 to 6 D. 1 to 8

47. Selection of prospective informant is meticulously studied. In the selection what is the best
factor to be considered?
A. integrity C. intelligence
B. access D. educational attainment

48. Dissemination is the________ distribution of intelligence to those who need it, and in the
most suitable form.
A. timely C. secured
B. furnishing D. proper

49. PNP Regulation 200-012 prescribes the policies and establishes the standard basic
procedures governing the classification and security of official matter in the interest of national
security. These are categorized as:
A. Top secret, secret, confidential and restricted.
B. Top secret, secret, and confidential.
C. Confidential, restricted, and top secret.
D. Either of the aforecited.

50. This was established to keep a healthy relationship between the PNP and the Muslim
community. It oversee police matters concerning Muslim communities, including the handling of
issues such as alleged harassment and discrimination against Muslim Filipinos.
A. Zakat C. Maktab al-Khidamat
B. Hawala D. Salaam Police Center

51. Knowledge which contributes directly to the accomplishment of specific objectives of

immediate concern such as raids, arrest, etc.
A. Strategic intelligence C. Combat on tactical intelligence
B. Line intelligence D. Counter intelligence

52. Joe received a report from a DOTC employee that a certain government employees are
engaged in carnapping. The reliability of the source cannot be judged but his report is probably
true.
A. F-2 C. E-4
B. C-3 D. D-2

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53. This organizational principle assumes that there is a limit to the number of individuals that a
supervisor can effectively control.
A. Chain of command C. Unity of command
B. Span of control D. Delegation of authority

54. Changing of message from plain clear text to intelligence form is termed____________.
A. Encrypting C. Cryptography
B. Decoding D. Decrypting

55. They are persons, things or actions from which enemy, weather, or terrain information is
derived.
A. Sources C. Informer
B. Informants D. Assets

56. The task of providing competent men to do the job and choosing the right men and the right
job.
A. Controlling C. Organizing
B. Staffing D. Directing

57. What accomplishment of PNP uniformed personnel merits special promotion?

A. Any accomplishment
B. Extraordinary accomplishment
C. Operational accomplishment
D. Operational, technical and administrative accomplishment

58. Chief Insp. Jose Santos was designated as acting Station Commander of station in Manila
which requires rank of superintendent. Eight months have passed however he remains to be the
commander of the said station. What type of promotion is he entitled?
A. Regular promotion C. Special promotion
B. Promotion by virtue of position D. Meritorious promotion

59. After operating for six months or more, the private security agencies, the private security
agencies can procure licensed firearms in ____ to the number of guard posted.
A. ratio C. proportion
B. !0% D. 20%

60. To whom waiver for height requirements in the PNP shall be automatically granted?
A. Top twenty (20) board passers of the Licensure Examinations for Criminologist
B. Member of the cultural community
C. Martial arts experts
D. Honor graduates such as Summa Cum laude, Magna Cumlaude and Cumlaude

61. Which of the following has the power and function to administer police welfare benefits?
A. National Police Commission
B. Internal Affairs Service
C. Directorate for Personnel Records Management
D. Department of Budget and Mnagement

62. Which Police Commissioned Officers are mandated to perform essential and purely police
functions?
A. Line Officers C. Technical Service Officers
B. Operation Officers D. Field Officers

63. Crime that takes place across national borders is known as____________.
A. International C. Transnational
B. National D. Organized

64. Assume that you are a Criminologist-Intelligence Analyst. How will you present the
evaluated information B-3U?
A. The information was reported by a civilian agent who is unreliable and the information
is possibly true.

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 B. The information was reported by the penetration agent who is usually reliable and
theinformation is possibly true.
C. The information was obtained from captured enemy subjected to interrogation.
D. A and B

65. When does Police Officers 1 recruits who are undergoing public safety basic recruit course
(PSBRC) be pulled out from training center and be deployed?
1. Their services are needed to augment regular members of the PNP
2. Upon direct order of the Chief PNP
3. During events of national importance
4. On the recommendation of the NAPOLCOM
5. Occurrences requiring civil disturbance management.
A. 1, 3 and 5 C. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
B. 2 and 4 D. 1, 2 and 3

66. Who among the following are exempted to undergo mandatory field training program(FTP)
and be issued a permanent appointment?
A. A priest who is appointed Sr. Inspector via lateral entry.
B. A lawyer who is appointed Sr. Inspector via lateral entry.
C. A Criminologist who is appointed Inspector via lateral entry.
D. A PNPA graduate who is appointed inspector after graduation.

67. Through evaluation you can determine information’s pertinence, reliability and accuracy.
How can you determine information’s pertinence?
A. By examining information’s degree of relevance and its possible value
B. Through your experience with, and knowledge of the source and agency
C. By judging information’s accuracy to establish the probable truth of information
D. Any of them

68. A Police Officer who has been dismissed from the service can elevate his case to the
Regional Appellate Board or National Appellate Board on the following grounds, except:
A. New material evidence has been discovered not available during the hearing
B. Errors of law or irregularities
C. Findings of fact of the disciplinary body is not commensurate to the offense
committed
D. Abuse of discretion by the disciplinary authorities

69. By globalization, regional economies, societies, culture, information, ideas and even
authority become________ by a global network of political ideas through communication,
transportation, and trade.
A. fragmented C. simulated
B. united D. integrated

70. How does the mobile crew make known to the technicians what is wrong with the radio set
in the car?
A. By verbally informing the technician about it
B. By jotting down about it, on the form provided so that the technicians can make
the necessary check by reading the form during shift changes
C. By writing a report to the technician so that the technician can fix the problem on
the instrument
D. Any of them

71. You are the police officer at the station desk and the phone rings, how will you answer the
call?
A. This is Police Officer… what do you want Sir?
B. This is Police Officer… Station No…. May I help you Sir?
C. I am Police Officer... of Station No…. What can I do for you Sir?
D. I am Police Officer… Station No… Who is in the line Sir?

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72. In France, The National police is under the Minister of Interior, while the National
Gendarmarie is under the_______.
A. Minister of Justice C. Inspector General
B. Minister of Defense D. Director of the Gendarmarie

73. Has immediate supervision and control over all units of the Philippine Center on
Transnational crimes.
A. Executive Director C. Director
B. Director General D. Secretary

74. What is the counterpart of Deputy Director General in the Indonesian National Police?
A. Police Commissioner General C. Police Grand Commissioner
B. Police Inspector General D. Police Commissioner Adjutant

75. Police radio operator is popularly called___________.

A. Dispatcher C. Police communicator
B. Radio man D. Liaison officer

76. What is the INTERPOL’S supreme governing body?

A. Executive committee C. General Assembly
B. National Central Bureau D. General Secretariat

77. An arrangement of personnel and functions in a systematic manner designed to

accommodate stated goals and objectives in the most efficient manner possible
is_____________.
A. Administration C. Organization
B. Management D. Police Administration

78. In a rally organized at Chino Roces in Manila, a contingent of Civil Disturbance Management
Group was deployed to maintain peace and order under the command of one and only
Commander, P/Supt. Fidel Villanueva. What principle of police organization is applied in this
case?
A. Span of control C. Delegation of Authority
B. Unity of Command D. Chain of Command

79. In a robbery occurred in the bus bound for Lucena City, SPO1 Antonio Flores acted
promptly and exchanged gunshots with the robbers. Three robbers were killed and two were
wounded. What kind of promotion may be granted to SPO1 Flores?
A. Medal of Valor C. Medalya ng Katapangan
B. Regular Promotion D. Special Promotion

80. A theory of police service which policemen are considered servants of the people and
whose effectiveness depends on the latter’s express wishes.
A. Home Rule Theory C. Old Concept
B. Continental Theory D. Modern Concept

81. A uniformed patrol officer’s work is generally judged by ____________.

A. his ability to keep his beat from crimes and minor offenses
B. when all of the residents are happy of him
C. his knowledge of all problems in the community
D. his ability to solve crimes occurred in his beat

82. The scope and character of the police force in the Philippine policing system is__________.
A. Community and service oriented agency C. National and civilian
B. Local and Military D. Centralized and service oriented

83. Who has the appointing authority over PNP personnel whose ranks are PO1 to SPO4
assigned at the national headquarters?
A. Regional Director C. PNP Chief
B. National Headquarters Commander D. Director General

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84. Budgeting in a police department is primary a phase of________.
A. Staffing C. planning
B. Coordinating D. directing

85. Which of the following describes the relationship of the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) with the Department of National Defense (DND) as amendatory provisions
of R.A 8551?
A. The P.N.P at all times shall support the A.F.P in combat operations
B. The P.N.P, BFP and BJMP shall under the command of AFP Chief of staff in
assisting armed force in meeting the national emergency
C. The PNP through forces information gathering and performance of its ordinary police
function support the AFP on matter involving suppression of insurgency
D. The PNP shall be always superior to the AFP in consonance with the supremacy of
the civilian over the military

86. Development of policies, promulgation of police manual prescribing rules and regulation for
efficient organization, administration and operation such as distribution and deployment,
recruitment, selection, promotion. Retirement etc. shall mean the power of NAPOLCOM
to____________.
A. Exercise administrative supervision and operation control over the PNP
B. Exercise administrative supervision and direction over the PNP
C. Exercise operation supervision and direction over the PNP
D. Exercise administrative control and operation supervision over the PNP

87. The power to direct and control tactical as well as strategic movement deployment,
placement utilization of the PNP or any of its personnel, including its equipment facilities and
other resources is vested upon the______________.
A. DILG Secretary C. Chief of the PNP
B. NAPOLCOM Chairperson and Commissioners D. President

88. At fifty (50) years old, Superintendent Pedro Buenaventura is due to be promoted to the
next higher rank in the Philippine National Police. Who has the authority to promote him to next
rank?
A. Chief, PNP C. President
B. DILG Secretary D. PNP Promotional Board

89. Jude Prado joined with the Police Service in 1992, he was thirty (30) years old then. In what
year shall Peteriano mandatorily retired retired?
A. 2022 C. 2018
B. 2016 D. 2012

90. It has an investigative and adjudicatory power over PNP members. It is a part of the PNP
but enjoining an independence from the PNP.
A. National Police Commission C. Regional Appellate Board
B. Internal Affairs Service D. Peoples law Enforcement Board

91. In police operational planning, the use of the wedge, squad diagonal or deployed line would
be likely for___________.
A. Coup d’etat C. Employees walk out
B. Disaster and relief operation D. Civil disturbance

92. A plan that is restricted to methods of action to be taken at the designated location and
under specific situation is called______.
A. Procedural C. Operational
B. Tactical D. Management

93. Police Inspector Jason Perez was assigned to prepare an anti-drug abuse plan for the
station. He started collecting data on the extent of drug problem by going over reports, books,
periodicals, as well as previous researches on drug problem in his municipality. Aside from this
data collection efforts, what Inspector Perez can further do?
A. Conduct surveys using questionnaires or interview guide
B. Be contented with all data he gathered

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 C. Start analyzing his collected data
D. Submit his data to the COP

94. Broad internal operation plan like OPLAN TOKHANG Laban sa Droga is the responsibility of
whom?
A. District Director C. Chief, PNP
B. President D. Directional Staff

95. Planning is essential in every police organization because:

1. It identifies activities and determines task of everyone
2. It combines all aspects of police works for efficient and effective performance
3. It utilizes the easiest method in crime prevention
4. It can predict future problems
5. It can ensure success
A. 1, 2 and 3 C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 4 and 5 D. Only 5

96. You are newly designated Deputy Chief of Police in a medium size police station. What
police plan will you study to determine the routines of police activities in your area of
responsibility?
A. Policy of procedural plan C. Extra departmental plan
B. Tactical plan D. Management plan

97. To accomplish the purpose of patrol, crime investigation, traffic, vice, etc., you must prepare,
what police plans?
A. Management C. Operational
B. Tactical D. Extra departmental

98. Pursuant to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crimes,
transnational crimes are:
i. Crimes which are committed in more than one States
ii Crimes which are committed in one State but a substantial part of its preparation,
planning, direction, or control takes place in another State
iii. Crimes committed by the State in violation of international law
iv. Crimes which are committed in one State but involves and organized criminal group
that engages in criminal activities in more than one State,
v. Crimes which are committed in one Sate but has substantial effects on another State.
A. i, ii, iii C. i,ii iv v
B. iii, iv v D. i, ii, iii, iv

99. A cooper from Scotland and the Chicago Police Department’s first defective who established
one of the oldest private security force in the USA.
A. Allan Pinkerton C. Henry Fielding
B. William Buras D. Orlando Wilson

100. Notice issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) when a
certain fugitive has a pending warrant from his mother State and the latter seeks to arrest him
and be extradited is_______.
A. Blue Notice C Red Notice
B. Black Notice D. Green Notice

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