CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION

1. What is a wooden frame with three holes, two for the arms and one for the head or neck, used to clamp those parts of
the offender while he stood before the public as a consequence of his wrong doing?

a. Iron ball c. Garrote

b. Pillory d. Galley

2. Who was the Prison Director at Valencia Spain that organized prisoners into companies and assigned petty officers in
charge?

a. Walter Crofton c. Evelyn Ruggles Brise

b. Manuel MontesiMos d. Zebulon Brockway

3. It has been regarded by many as an effective means of social control through the infliction of pain for every
transgression of law.

a. Punishment c. Suspension

b. Correction d. Banishment

4. Which among the following agency of the governments has a power of general supervision and control of all prisoners
and penal colonies in the country that is tasked for the safekeeping of all inmates? It is headed by director.

a. Bureau of Correction c. Bureau of Jail Management

b. Bureau of Penology d. Bureau of Rehabilitation

5. The unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is given thorough physical examination including blood
test, x-ray, inoculation and vaccination for the purpose of insuring that the prisoner is not suffering from any
contagious disease, which might be transferred to the prison population.

a. Warden’s Unit c. Barrack’s Unit

b. Conjugal Unit d. Quarantine Unit

6. It is continuing state of good order and behavior, it includes the maintenance of good standard of work, sanitation,
safety, education, personal health and recreation.

a. Conduct c. Behavior

b. Courtesy d. Discipline

7. It is a form of death penalty by firing in public the blindfolded convicted person with hands tied at the back.

a. Ordeal c. musketry

b. Corporal d. guillotine

8. it is the process by which an inmate learns, through socialization, the rules and regulation of the prison culture.

a. Evolution c. Prisonization

b. Socialization d. Precipitation

9. It refers to the temporary custody of a person for his own protection. Safety or care and security from harm, injury or
danger for the liability he has committed.

a. Correction c. Rehabilitation

b. Safekeeping d. Apprehension

10. What is an authorization that permits inmate to leave place of confinement for emergency reasons?

a. Passes c. Commitment Order

b. Contraband d. Furlough
11. It refers to any article, item or subject not permitted by prison rules and regulations.

a. Taboo c. Prohibited stuff

b. Contraband d. Censored items

12. What is the institutional record of an inmate, which consist of his commitment order, the prosecutor’s information,
and the decision of the trial court?

a. Carpeta c. Inmate’s documentation

b. Prison record d. 201 File

13. Below are the major classes of prisoners, except…

a. Provincial prisoner c. Regional prisoner

b. City prisoner d. Insular prisoner

14. The Philippine Prison System was patterned after:

a. US Prison System c. Singapore Prison System

b. British Prison System d. Australian Prison System

15. Who appoints the head of the Bureau of Corrections?

a. Senate President c. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b. President of the Republic d. Speaker of the House

16. Who among the following major classes of prisoners is sentenced to serve a prison term of three years and one day to
death?

a. Insular prisoner c. Municipal prisoner

b. City prisoner d. Provincial prisoner

17. What is the process of assigning or grouping of inmates according to the sentence, gender, age, nationality, health,
criminal records and other patient facts and basis?

a. Organization c. Association

b. Federation d. Classification

18. What is the branch of administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision and
rehabilitation of convicted offender?

a. Reformation c. Sociology of Law

b. Correction d. Etiology of Crime

19. He was appointed Archon or Ruler in Athens who repealed all the laws of Draco except the law on homicide.

a. Solon c. Augustus

b. Caesar d. Morpheus

20. It was established in 1847 in Azcarraga ( now Recto ) by a Spanish Royal Decree to serve as a Central place of
confinement for Filipino prisoners.

a. Old bilibid prison c. New bilibid prison

b. Modern bilibid prison d. Manila bilibid prison

21. The prisoner case history is taken and his personality studied. Through examination and observation, the Reception
and Diagnostic Center determines the nature and extent to which he may be rehabilitated. It is called as:

a. Analysis c. Investigation

b. Diagnosis d. Evaluation
22. This is also performed by the centers staff, which consist in the formulation of a tentative treatment program best,
suited to the needs of an individual prisoner.

a. Diagnosis c. Execution of treatment program

b. Reclassification d. Treatment planning

23. The following are the instances where a jail or prison officer can use force upon an inmate, except…

a. Self- defense c. Attempted escape of a prisoner

b. Custodial Officer’s Whim d. Active physical resistance to a lawful order

24. He is the highest- ranking official of the Bureau of Jail Management an Penology.

a. Warden c. Director

b. Admiral d. Superintendent

25. This known as “greatest happiness principle “

a. Euphorism c. Feudalism

b. Neutralism d. Utilitarianism

26. What is the written report submitted by the center’s staff regarding their finding on the prisoner, which becomes the
nucleus of the cumulative case history of the prisoner?

a. Case Study c. Prisoner Summary Report

b. Admission Summary d. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report

27. It is defined as a programmed effort to alter the attitudes and behavior of inmates, which is focused on the elimination
of their future criminal behavior.

a. Guidance c. Imprisonment

b. Counselling d. Rehabilitation

28. What is considered as the fastest growing institution in the Philippines correctional administration system
establishment in September 27, 1954?

a. Davao Penal Colony c. Leyte Prison and Penal Farm

b. New Bilibid Prison d. Sablayan Penal Colony

29. Which prison system has a common procedure of no communication between prisoners? They kept under solitary
confinement at night and work at day under strict rules of silence.

a. Borstal c. Pennysylvania

b. Auburn d. Elmira

30. The following are the sub colonies of the Iwahig Penal Colony, except…

a. Inawagan c. Sta. Lucia

b. Montible d. Tagumpay

31. Below are the classifications of detainees, except…

a. Awaiting final judgment c. Awaiting or undergoing trial

b. Convicted of a crime d. Undergoing investigation

32. It refers to the relationship between correctional officer and inmate in which the former endeavors to help the latter
understand and solve his problems of adjustment.

a. Expulsion c. Suspension

b. Discipline d. Counseling
33. This school of thought believes that children and insane should be exempt from criminal liability.

a. Positive c. Neo Classical

b. Classical d. Modern Clinical

34. It refers to an ecclesiastical punishment inflicted by an ecclesiastical court for some spiritual offense.

a. Garrote c. Musketry

b. Penance d. Banishment

35. Who among the following was convicted and sentenced to die through lethal injection?

a. Baby Ama c. Sucaldito Sulicipan

b. Asiong Dominador d. Leo Echegaray

36. When the convicted person applies for probation, what is its effect on appeal?

a. Waives c. Strengthens

b. Weakness d. Suspends

37. Which of the following crimes may probation be granted?

a. Mutilation c. Coup d’ Etat

b. Rebellion d. Less Serious Physical Injuries

38. Where may convicted offender not disqualified by law apply for probation?

a. Supreme Court c. Court of Appeals

b. Sandiganbayan d. Municipal Trial Court

39. Whenever a probationer is permitted to reside in a place under the jurisdiction of another court, control over him shall
be transferred to whom?

a. Executive Judge c. Executive Solicitor General

b. Executive Prosecutor d. Executive Clerk of Court

40. Which of the following countries started to practice probation?

a. USA c. Spain

b. Germany d. France

41. It is a program aimed at preparing the inmate for an occupation by acquiring specific skills such as automotive
mechanic, tailoring, handcrafts, electronics etc.

a. On The Job Training c. Vocational training

b. Apprenticeship Training d. Probationary Training

42. It is defined as a programmed effort to alter attitudes and behavior of inmates which is focused on the elimination of
their future criminal behaviors.

a. Reintegration c. Rehabilitation

b. Reparation d. Restitution

43. The following are the goals of Community Corrections, except…

a. Facilitating Offender’s Reintegration

b. Fostering Offender’s Rehabilitation

c. Harboring Offender’s Criminal Behavior

d. Heightening Offender’s Accountability

a. Medium c. Maximum

b. Macromum d. Minimum

45. Who are the usual beneficiaries of Amnesty?

a. Organized Offenders c. Professional Offenders

b. Chronic Offenders d. Political Offenders

46. Which of the following is an implied condition of probation?

a. Meet family responsibility c. Refrain from committing crime

b. Abstain from drinking liquor d. Report to the Probation officer

47. It refers to the exemption of an individual, within certain limits or conditions, resulting in the partial extinction of his
criminal liability.

a. Amnesty c. Probation

b. Reprieve d. Conditional Pardon

48. In the exercise of amnesty by the Chief Executive, before its implementation, it needs the concurrence of whom?

a. Congress c. League of Barangay Captains

b. Cabinet Members d. Supreme Court Justice

49. Which of the following cases is disqualified to apply for probation?

a. Infanticide c. Malicious Mischief

b. Simple Theft d. Unjust Vexation

50. What branch of government has the sole authority to exercise pardon?

a. Executive c. Legislative

b. Judiciary d. Constitutional Commission

51. It refers to the suffering inflicted by the State for the transgression of the law.

a. Penalty c. Commutation

b. Amnesty d. Sentence

52. What juridical condition of penalty states that the extent of it must be proportionate to the gravity of the offense
committed?

a. Equal c. Definite

b. Legal d. Commensurate

53. Below are the personal qualities to be considered for appointing probation aide, except…

a. III reputation c. Unquestioned Integrity

b. Proven Probity d. Good Standing in the community

54. Upon finding that the probationer has fulfilled the terms and conditions of the probation the court may order the final
discharge of the probationer and there upon the chase shall be deemed.

a. Pending c. Terminated

b. Dismissed d. Suspended

55. Which of the following record is considered confidential in nature?

a. American c. Philippine

b. African d. English

57. He is a convicted defendant who filed a formal application for probation.

a. Criminal c. Respondent

b. Petitioner d. Probationer

58. Who investigates for the referral as prescribe in Presidential Decree Number 968?

a. Parole Administrator c. Probation and Parole Officer

b. NBI Special Investigator d. Regional Director of the DOJ

59. This word simply means “to make back “ or the withdrawing of sentence for an interval of time.

a. Reprieve c. Communication

b. Probation d. Amnesty

60. Parole in the country is governed by Act no. 4103, otherwise known as…

a. Law of Taliones c. Indeterminate Sentence Law

b. Probation and Parole Law d. Parole Administration Law

61. It is the temporary stay of the execution of sentence exercised by the President.

a. Amnesty c. Commutation

b. Reprieve d. Probation

62. It is a mechanism whereby a person accused of a crime in custody, may be released on his own strength, pending trial
of his case or on the assurance of a responsible person in the community that the accused will appear to testify if
called during the trial of his case.

a. Guarantee c. Recognizance

b. Warranty d. Surety Bond

63. It is a method by which a prisoner who has served a portion of his sentence is conditionally released but remains in
legal custody, the condition being that in case of misbehavior, he shall be imprisoned.

a. Parole c. Penitence

b. Pardon d. Probation

64. Who grants good conduct time allowance to an inmate because of his good behavior while in prison?

a. Prison Director c. Penal Superintendent

b. DOJ Secretary d. Institutional Warden

65. What is a collective term for absolute pardon, conditional pardon and commutation of sentence?

a. Executive Clemency c. Malacanang Clemency

b. State Clemency d. President’s Clemency

66. What is an act of grace proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws, which exempts the
individual on whom it is bestowed from the punishment that the law inflicts for a crime he has committed?
a. Parole c. Reprieve
b. Pardon d. Amnesty
67. It is the first Probation Law of the Philippines, which took effort on August 7, 1935 but the supreme Court declared this
Act unconstitutional on November 16, 1937.
a. RA 4221 c. RA 5487
b. RA 6975 d. RA 8551
68. What is the effect of probation to a sentence imposed by the court to a convicted individual?

a. Exempted c. Mitigated

b. Justified d. Suspended

69. This is a temporary withholding of sentence, either before or after judgment; as where the judge is not satisfied with
the verdict, or evidence is suspicious, or indictment is insufficient, or sometimes if it be a small felony, or any
favorable circumstances appear in the criminal’s character.

a. Judicial Reprieve c. Ecclesiastical Reprieve

b. Legislative Reprieve d. Executive Reprieve

70. This was chiefly a way of ridding the country of criminals, which later developed as a plan for supplying new colonies
with cheap labor. It was also an attempt to substitute for brutal punishment at home and an opportunity for
rehabilitation in a new country.

a. Recognizance c. Judicial Reprieve

b. Transportation d. Benefit of Clergy

71. What is the quantum of evidence required to prove a violation of probation’s conditions?

a. probable cause c. Preponderance of evidence

b. Substantial evidence d. Proof beyond reasonable doubt

72. In probation, the court may require the person placed under it to do the ff:, except…

a. Pursue vocational training program

b. Refrain from finding a means of living

c. Stop from visiting houses of ill repute

d. Undergo, medical, psychological and psychiatric treatment

73. This is juridical condition of penalty states that due process must be observed before the imposition of penalty for the
transgression of law.

a. Equal c. Definite

b. Legal d. Commensurate

74. He is a person convicted of a criminal offense who having served the minimum of his indeterminate sentence is
released from prison by the Board of Pardon and Parole, subject to conditions that is may impose.

a. Parolee c. Perpetrator

b. Pardonee d. Probationer

75. What is the disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence is released subject to conditions
imposed by the court and under the supervision of probation officer?

a. Commutation c. Probation

b. Parole d. Reprieve

76. Where is San Ramos Prison and Penal Farm Located?

a. Agusan del Sur c. Camarines Sur

b. Surigao del Sur d. Zamboanga del Sur

77. It involves supervision of prisoners to ensure punctual and orderly movement to and from the dormitories, places of
work, church, hospital and recreational facilities.

a. Control c. Furlough

b. Deploy d. Employ
78. Who was the superintendent of English Penal Colony that was known as the father of Modern Penology?

a. Walter Crofton c. Alexander Maconochie

b. Manuel Montesimos d. Zebulon Brockway

79. Which among the following shall exercise supervision and control over provincial jail?

a. Central Government c. National Government

b. State Government d. Provincial Government

80. Below are the members of the Reception Diagnostic Center, except…

a. Scientist c. Psychologist

b. Chaplain d. Sociologist

81. Escapes, habitual delinquents and recidivists belong in what classification of inmates as to degree of security risk?

a. Mild c. Maximum

b. Prision d. Minimum

82. In the present time, what penalty prescribed in the Revised Penal Code is equivalent to the punishment practiced
during the primitive era known as banishment?

a. Arresto c. Destierro

b. Prision d. Reclusion

83. It is the youngest place of confinement in the Philippine Correctional Administration that was established in 1973?

a. Davao Penal Colony c. Correctional Institute for Women

b. Leyte Regional Prison d. Sablayan Penal Colony

84. What juridical condition of penalty states that penalty should apply to all transgressors of the laws of the land?

a. Equal c. Judicial

b. Legal d. Definite

85. Below are the different types of bail, except.

a. Cash Bond c. Surety Bond

b. Property Bond d. Collateral Bond

86. What is the extinction of the criminal liability of the individual to whom it is granted without any condition band
restores to the individual his civil rights?

a. Absolute Pardon c. Absolute Commutation

b. Absolute Amnesty d. Absolute Reprieve

87. It is a program conducted under the direction of a supervision who is responsible for instructing the neophyte in all
aspects of a given occupation.

a. Apprenticeship Training c. On the Job Training

b. Probationary Training d. Vocational Training

88. When the president of the republic reduced the death sentence to a convicted person to life imprisonment, what
executive clemency did he exercise?

a. Pardon c. Reprieve

b. Amnesty d. Commutation
 89. Who shall indorse to the Board the petition for absolute or conditional pardon crime committed is against the national
security?

a. DFA Secretary c. DILG Secretary

b. DNA Secretary d. DOJ Secretary

90. Who is the ultimate beneficiary of Probation Law?

a. Family c. Government

b. Criminal d. Society

91. Below are forms of executive clemency, except…

a. Amnesty c. Commutation

b. Pardon d. Probation

92. This serve as a basis of court’s decision to grant or deny the application for probation.

a. Final Sentence Investigation Report

b. Post Sentence Investigation Report

c. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report

d. Special Sentence Investigation Report

93. Who is responsible to conduct an immediate fact- finding investigation of any alleged violation of probation?

a. Probation Aide c. Probation Administration

b. Probation Supervisor d. Probation and Parole Officer

94. It is a method, which is less costly than the confinement of all offenders in the prisons and other institutions with
rehabilitation programs.

a. State Based Corrections c. Government Based Correction

b. Institutional Based Correction d. Community Based Corrections

95. What law provides for amicable settlement of disputes at the barangay level without the need of judicial resources?

a. PD 1805 c. PD 5108

b. PD 1508 d. PD 8015

96. What code introduced the concept of restitution while punishments were meted according to the social class of the
offenders?

a. Elmira Code c. Burgundian Code

b. Borstal Code d. Irish Code

97. Who is considered as the Father of Penitentiary Science that established the Prison of Ghent in 1771 in the city of
Ghent, Belgium?
a. King Henry VIII c. John Howard
b. Jacques Villain d. Walter Crofton
98. Who developed a device used for beheading condemned person known as guillotine?
a. Barracks Unit c. Quarantine unit
b. Conjugal Unit d. Warden’s Unit
99. This consists in the application of the treatment programs and policies by the classification committee.
a. Diagnosis c. Execution of treatment program
b. Reclassification d. Treatment planning
100. It is a crime- control strategy that uses punishment as a means to prevent others from committing similar crimes.
a. Amnesty c. Deterrence
b. Reprieve d. Commutation