BOARD EXAM

QUESTIONS FOR
CRIMINOLOGIST
1. 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

Ans. D
2. 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

Ans. C
3. 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

Ans. C
4. 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

Ans. A
5. 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

Ans. B
6. What is the legal process that results in the removal
of conviction from the official records?

a. Mitigation
b. Expungement
c. Exoneration
d. Restriction

Ans. C
7. 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

Ans. C
8. 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

Ans. A
9. 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

Ans. A
12. 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

Ans. B
11.An _________ program employs prisoners in
various product or good-producing tasks.

a. Agricultural
b. Industrial
c. Operational
d. Administrative

Ans. B
12. 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

Ans. D
13. 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

Ans. C
14. 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

Ans. A
15. 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

Ans. B
16. 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

Ans. C
17. 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

Ans. D
18. 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

Ans. C
19. 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

Ans. B
20. 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

Ans. A
21. 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

Ans. D
22. 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

Ans. A
23. The parole and probation administration
administers a _____________ corrections
program.

a. Integrated
b. Community-based
c. Traditional
d. Institutional

Ans. B
24. Changing criminals through non-punitive
means is referred to as,

a. Restitution
b. Retribution
c. Reformation
d. Institutional

Ans. C
25. 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

Ans. B
26. 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

Ans. D
27. 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

Ans. C
28. 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

Ans. D
29. 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 Office

Ans. A
30. Who introduced the Silent System in 1831 at
the Auburn Prison?

a. John Howard
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Elam Lynds
d. James Wilson

Ans. B
31. Forced is used only by correctional
institutions to,

a. Exact respect
b. Enforce discipline
c. Show physical strength and power
d. Perform assignments

Ans. B
32. 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

Ans. C
33. Presidential Decree No. 968 established the
________ system.

a. Adult probation
b. Juvenile Justice
c. Family Welfare
d. Civilian Police

Ans. A
34. What correctional institution houses accused
awaiting trial?

a. Prison
b. Half-way house
c. Jail
d. Rehabilitation center

Ans. C
35. 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

Ans. C
36. The first workhouse in England in 1557 to
1576.

a. Singsing prison
b. Bridewell
c. Alcatraz
d. Walnut Street Jail

Ans. B
37. 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

Ans. A
38. He introduced the worldwide progressive
mark system in prison.

a. Manuel Montesimos
b. Walter Crofton
c. Alexander Macanochie
d. Zebulon Brockway

Ans. C
39. 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

Ans. D
40. 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

Ans. D
41. 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

Ans. B
42. 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

Ans. C
43. 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

Ans. A
44. 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

Ans. C
45. 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

Ans. A
46. 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

Ans. C
47. 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

Ans. C
48. 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

Ans. A
49. 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

Ans. A
50. 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

Ans. B
 51. 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

 Ans. A
52. 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

 Ans. B
53. Mandated as the “age of reason”.

 a. 17th century
 b. 18th century
 c. 19th century
 d. 20th century

 Ans. B
54. 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

 Ans. C
55. When was the Bilibid prison established?

 a.1845
 b. 1846
 c.1847
 d. 1848

 Ans. C
56. 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

 Ans. D
57. An executive clemency given for the
temporary stay of the execution of sentence.

 a. Amnesty
 b. Reprieve
 c. Commutation of sentence
 d. Pardon

 Ans. B
58. 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

 Ans. C
59. 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

 Ans. D
60. 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

 Ans. A
61. Also known as the Juvenile and Youth Welfare
Code.

 a. BP 603
 b. RA 9344
 c. PD 603
 d. RA 603

 Ans. C
62. 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

 Ans. A
63. When you are once on probation, are you still
allowed to apply for the second time?

 a. Yes
 b. No
 c. True
 d. False

 Ans. B
64. 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

 Ans. A
65. Having a pornographic materials inside jail is a?

 a. Minor offense
 b. Grave Offense
 c. Less grave offense
 d. Major offense

 Ans. A
66. It is the national record of a prisoner at New Bilibid
Prison.

 a. Mittimus
 b. Carpeta
 c. Commitment order
 d. Arrest record

 Ans. B
67. It is considered as the best reform institution for
young offenders.

 a. Elmira reformatory
 b. Auburn prison system
 c. Borstal institution
 d. Bridewell penitentiary

 Ans. C
68. 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

 Ans. D
69. Who is the Father of Probation in England?

 a. Calvin Coolidge
 b. Teodulo Natividad
 c. Mathew Davenport Hill
 d. John Howard

 Ans. C
70. 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

 Ans. A
71. 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
 Ans. A
72. 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

 Ans. A
73. 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

Ans. A
74. A justification of punishment which state that
“Severity of the punishment must fit the crime”.

 a. Expiation
 b. Atonement
 c. Retribution
 d. Deterrence

Ans. C
75. 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

 Ans. C
76. 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

 Ans. B
77. How many hectares do the San Ramon Penal
Colony has?

 a. 1,414 hectares
 b. 2,414 hectares
 c. 3,414 hectares
 d. 4,141 hectares

 Ans. A
78. 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

 Ans. C
79. 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

 Ans. B
80. 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

 Ans. D
81. A method undertaken to allow prisoners to have the
opportunity for normal sexlife.

 a. Visitation
 b. Sodomy
 c. Conjugal visit
 d. All of these

 Ans. C
82. 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

 Ans. B
83. 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

 Ans. C
84. 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

 Ans. B
85. 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

 Ans. B
86. Provincial jail is under what government agency?

 a. Provincial government
 b. Department of Justice
 c. Bureau of Correction
 d. None of these

 Ans. A
87. 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

 Ans. D
88. 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

 Ans. A
89. 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

 Ans. B
90. Designated rank of a warden in city jails.

 a. Inspector
 b. Chief inspector
 c. Superintendent
 d. Director

 Ans. C
91. Differentiate National prisoners from that of City
prisoners.
A. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment
from One (1) day to six (6) months, while City prisoners are those
sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment of Three (3) years and One (1)
day to Life imprisonment.
B. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment
from One (1) day to (3) years or a fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or
both, City prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment
from One (1) day to six (6) months
C. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment
from One (1) day to (3) years or a fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or
both, while City prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of
imprisonment of Three (3) years and One (1) day to Life imprisonment.
D. National prisoners are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment of
Three (3) years and One (1) day to Life imprisonment, while City prisoners
are those sentenced to suffer a term of imprisonment from One (1) day to
(3) years or a fine of not more than 1,000 pesos or both.

 Ans. D
92. 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

 Ans. C
93. 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

 Ans. A
94. 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

 Ans. B
95. 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

 Ans. C
96. ___________ 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

 Ans. B
97. 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

 Ans. D