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COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY Licensure Examination
-------------------------------------------------------------------------CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION & PROBATION
SET A
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the space
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Probation is granted to _______ who are sentenced to a prison term of
not more than six (6) years.
A. recidivist
C. fist time offenders
B. second time offenders
D. senior citizens
2. The child and youth welfare code of 1974 was promulgated on December
10, 1974 by virtue of what Presidential decree?
A. P.D. 613
C. P.D. 916
B. P.D. 603
D. P.D. 319
3. What are emphasized under the custodial model of correctional
institutions?
A. reintegration into society
B. security, discipline and order
C. rehabilitation and correction
D. physical and mental upliftment
4. What is the security classification of inmates who have two (2) or more
escape records but have served 8 years since recommitment?
A. minimum security
C. optimum security
B. maximum security
D. medium security
5. What is the security classification of an inmate who is criminally
insane or with severe personality or emotional disorder and is dangerous
to others?
A. minimum security
C. maximum security
B. optimum security
D. medium security
6. ________ program employs prisoners in various product or good
productions tasks.
A. agricultural
C. operational
B. industrial
D. administrative
7. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. a parolee may be authorized by the parole and probation
officer to travel outside his operational jurisdiction for a
period of not more than thirty (30) days.
B. Outside travel for a cumulative duration of more than thirty
(30) days within a period of one (1) year shall be
considered transfer of residence
C. It is not mandatory for the parolee to comply with the terms
and conditions appearing in the release document
D. A parolee cannot transfer to a residence other than that
indicated in the release document without prior written
approval of the board of pardon and parole
12. What document is issued to a parolee when the maximum period of his
prison term has expired?
A. certificate of final discharge
B. certificate of prison term completion
C. certificate of final release
D. certificate of final release and discharge
13. It was an age of
technological change
the landscape.
A. age of
B. age of
C. age of correction
D. age of enlightenment
29. Sonny is convicted for a crime that carries a prison sentence of more
than eight (8) years and one (1) day. Can Sonny avail of probation?
A. No
B. He will be pardoned
C. He will served 1/ 2 of the sentence in jail
D. Yes
30. The target of behavior change effort for inmate is not criminality per
se but the variety of problem behavior surrounding criminal lifestyles.
Which of the following is NOT a problem behavior?
A. ability to relate with others
B. ability to control anger and frustration
C. ability to logically and rationally think
D. deficiency in social skills
31. Which among the following are the major goals of corrections?
A. punishment, confinement, retribution, treatment
B. retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation
C. deterrence, retribution, punishment, treatment
D. deterrence, punishment, incapacitation, treatment
32. Which of
A.
B.
C.
D.
33. Force is
A.
B.
C.
D.
C. 1 and 2
D. 4 and 1
C. 2, 3, and 4
D. 3, 4, and 1
56. What is the action of the court in case a probationer violated his/
her probation conditions?
A. Court revokes probation and probationer goes to prison
B. Court directs probationer to re- apply for probation
C. Court releases the probationer to the community
D. Court orders the continuation of probation
57. You are a legislator who would like to help in the resolution of the
labeling problem of ex- convicts. Which of the following is the best
legislative proposal to prepare?
A. A bill that would expunge all criminal records pertaining to
all released prisoners
B. A bill that would penalize business establishment or offices
which will not accept released prisoners as long as they
qualify to the vacant position
C. A bill that would grant automatic absolute pardon to those
who have served atleast 90% of their sentence
D. A bill that would grant automatic parole to those who have
served atleast 80% of their sentence
58. There are four (4) concepts of lifestyle in prison. What concept is
referred to when inmates aspire for leadership within the prison
subculture and such positions and power in the prison society?
A. disorganized criminals C. doing time
B. jailing
D. gleaning
59. How do inmates know that they have letters?
A. An inmate trustee delivers the letters to addresses
B. A list with mails for inmates is posted
C. Inmates with letters are called to the Jail Wardens office
D. A jail guard delivers the letters personally
60. Who introduced the Silent System in 1831 at Auburn Prison?
A. James Wilson
C. Jeremy Bentham
B. Alan Lynds
D. John Howard
61. The correctional principle that the basis of all social action must
be the utilitarian conception of the greatest happiness for the greatest
number was se forth by:
A. Montesquieu
C. Becarria
B. Locke
D. Voltaire
62. Female prison reform during the 19th century had the following
principles EXCEPT
A. separation of women prisoners from male
B. suspension of sentence
C. control of womens prison by female management and staff
D. provision for differential feminine care
63. How are inmates called when they are of low intelligence or afflicted
with psychological or physical disabilities and who have difficulty in
functioning within the prison society?
A. psychotic criminals
C. adult criminals
B. disorganized criminals D. juvenile offenders
64. A convict is in a __________ if he is placed inside one (1) cell
alone and without anybody to talk to or be seen with.
A. individual confinement C. corporal punishment
B. capital punishment
D. solitary confinement
65. After release from the jail or prison, when does the parolee present
himself to the parole and probation officer?
A. atleast one (1) month from release
B. within three (3) months from release
C. atleast three (3) weeks from release
D. within the period prescribed in the release document
66. One of the purposes of Adult Probation Law is to:
A. Promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender
by providing him with personalized, community based program
B. Place the offender outside the police power of the state
C. Coordinate the workings of the agencies of the criminal
justice system
D. Foster closer relationship between the offender and the
judge who promulgated the probation order
67. Is Mario
A.
B.
C.
D.
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 3
72. Who said that criminal acts are signals of distress, signals of
failures, the spasms of struggles and convulsions of a sub marginal human
being trying to make it in our complex society with inadequate equipment
and preparation?
A. John Howard
C. James Wilson
B. Karl Menninger
D. Jeremy Bentham
73. The parole and probation administration administers a _________
correctional program.
A. institutional
C. integrated
B. community based
D. traditional
74. Changing criminals through non-punitive means is referred to as
_________.
A. retribution
C. restitution
B. reformation
D. rehabilitation
75. Alfonso Mata was sentenced to imprisonment on September 30, 2002. On
October 5, 2002 the judge who promulgated the decision died. What is the
effect of the judges death to the service of Alfonsos sentence?
A. He will have to serve his sentence
B. His sentence will be suspended
C. His sentence will nit be binding anymore
D. His sentence will be reduced
76. Placido was convicted to a prison term of prision correctional. Will
he qualify for probation?
A. no, his sentence is three (3) years and 1 day
B. no, his sentence is six (6) years and 1 day
C. yes, his sentence is less than six (6) years and 1 day
D. no, his sentence is more than six (6) years and 1 day
77. What was
atoned for by
A.
B.
82. Which among the following factors are considered in petition for
executive clemency?
1. age of the petitioner
2. gravity of the offense
3. manner in which offense was committed
4. petitioners institutional conduct or behavior
5. previous criminal record, if any
A. 2, 3, 4 and 5
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
83. Joan was convicted of the crime of theft at age 10. What law provides
that she should be released to her family?
A. Presidential Decree No. 1184
B. Presidential Decree No. 968
C. Presidential Decree No. 603
D. Presidential Decree No. 448
84. Who among the following prisoners is a national prisoner?
1. One who is sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment
of more than three (3) years or to a fine of more than
Php 5,000.00
2. Regardless of length of sentence, one sentence for
violation of customs law or other laws within the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs
3. Regardless of length of sentence, one sentence for
violation of Immigration laws and Election laws
4. One sentenced to serve two (2) or more prison
sentences in the aggregate exceeding the period of
three (3) years
A. 3, 4 and 1
B. all those listed
C. 2, 3, and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3
85. One of the following criminologists espoused the idea that the
certainty of punishment outweighs its severity as a deterrent against
crime?
A. Cesare Becarria
C. Charles Goring
B. Jeremy Bentham
D. William Sheldon
86. Who was the sheriff of Bedfordshire, England whose writings served to
bring about changes that resulted in the development of the
penitentiary?
A. Cesare Lombroso
C. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Becarria
D. John Howard
87. Which of the following is encouraged to give the inmate a respite
from the strain of prison life?
A. Report unruly behavior of fellow inmates
B. Maintain wholesome contact with friends and relatives
through correspondents
C. Perform prison assignments/ works diligently
D. Write his autobiography for others to read
88. Which of the following is exercised by executive clemency with the
concurrence of Congress?
A. probation
C. pardon
B. amnesty
D. parole
89. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence
of penalty imposed for another previous offense.
A. recidivism
C. delinquency
B. quasi- recidivism
D. concurso de delito
112. A youth offender held for physical and mental examination, trial or
pending an appeal, infusible to furnish bail shall from the time of arrest
be committed to the care of _____________.
A. Child and Youth Welfare
B. Bantay Bata Center
C. DSWD
D. City Jail
113. Under Section 4 of Presidential Decree 968 that no application for
probation shall be granted if the defendant has perfected and __________
from the judgment of conviction.
A. trial
C. waived
B. pre- trial
D. appeal
114. The Bureau of Correction is under what Department?
A. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
B. Department of the Interior and Local Government
C. Department of Justice
D. Office of the Provincial Governor
115. In the early history of imprisonment, there were two (2) rival
prisons system; the Auburn prison system known as the congregated system
and the other system is known for its separate system called the ______.
A. Elmira reformatory
C. Alcatraz prison
B. Pennsylvania system
D. Walnut street jail
116. What is the type of prison conceived by Jeremy Bentham which would
consist of a large circular building of cast iron and glass containing
multi tiered cells around the periphery?
A. Walnut street jail
C. Alcatraz prison
B. Panoptican prison
D. Auburn prison system
117.
118. The presidential Decree that suspends the sentence of minor offenders
whose ages range from nine years old to under eighteen years and places
them in rehabilitation center.
A. PD 968
C. PD 603
B. PD 1203
D. PD 29
119. Republic
A.
B.
C.
D.
120. What law can be considered the second Probation Law in the
Philippines which is intended only for minors?
A. RA 7610
C. RA 4221
B. PD 968
D. PD 603
121. This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as dangerous as
the super security prisoners. They are not allowed to work outside the
institution.
A. super security prisoners
B. medium security prisoners
C. maximum security prisoners
D. minimum security prisoners
122. Which of the following factors is used mostly for the diversification
of correctional institution?
A. age
C. sex
B. degree of custody
D. mental condition
123. A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment for not more than six
months.
A. insular prisoner
C. city prisoner
B. provincial prisoner
D. municipal prisoner
124. Who is the shoemaker in Boston, USA where the first probation
originated?
A. Alexander Machonochie
C. John Howard
B. John Augustus
D. Walter Crofton
125. What year the Bilibid Prison was constructed?
A. 1932
C. 1869
B. 1905
D. 1847
126. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3)
years is a:
A. municipal prisoner
C. national prisoner
B. detention prisoner
D. city prisoner
127. What is the area size of San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm?
A. 552 hectares
C. 36,000 hectares
B. 18,000 hectares
D. 1,564 hectares
128. Where is the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC) located?
A. Bukang Liwayway camp
C. Sablayan Penal Colony
B. Camp Sampaguita
D. Maximum Security compound
129. What is the ultimate goal of imprisonment?
A. punishment
C. redress
B. isolation
D. rehabilitation
130. The duration
imprisonment.
A. one
B. six
C. six
D. one
132. What privilege can be availed of only once, by first offenders for
penalties of imprisonment not exceeding six (6) years?
A. Parole
C. Probation
B. Psychological services D. Home life services
133. Rehabilitation of convicted offenders who are incarcerated inside
jails is called:
A. institutional treatment
B. parole
C. community based treatment
D. probation