Colegio de Kidapawan

Quezon Blvd. Kidapawan City

CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT
COMPREHENISVE EXAM ON CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Choose only one answer
for each item by ticking the letter of your choice on the box provided in your separate ANSWER SHEET.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. USE ONLY BLACK BALLPOINT PEN.
Test I. Multiple Choices
1. A person who is convicted by final judgment, and classified either as insular, provincial, city or municipal inmate.
[]a. Prisoner []b. Detention Inmate
[]c. Under custody
[]d. Rehabilitation
2. It is temporary custody of a person of his own protection, safety or care and/or his security from harm, injury or
danger for the liability he has committed.
[]a. Commitment Order
[]b. Mittimus
[]c. Safekeeping
[]d. Inmate
3. It is a program of activity directed to restore an inmates self-respect there by making him a law-abiding citizen
after serving his sentence.
[]a. Safekeeping
[]b. Protection of the society
[]c. Penology
[]d. Rehabilitation
4. Which one of the following does not or is not included in the classification of detainees?
[]a. Undergoing Investigation
[]b. Awaiting or undergoing trial
[]c. Awaiting final judgment
[]d. Safekeeping
5. The year when the first Bilibid Prison was constructed and because the central place of confinement for Filipino
prisoners by venue of the Royal Decree of the Spanish Crown.
[]a. 1521
[]b.1900
[]c. 1847
[]d. 1900
6. The very place where the first bilibid prison was constructed.
[]a. Muntinlupa
[]b May Haligue Estate
[]c. For Santiago
[]d. For Bonifacio
7. It was reestablished in Zamboaga for the confinement of political prisoners and was named after its founder of
the Spanish Royal Amy.
[]a. San Ramon Prison and Penal farm
[]b. Iwahig Penal colony
[]c. May Haligue
[]d. Fort Del Pilar
8. A penal colony which was envisioned by Governor Forbes was and still is the renowned World over as the first
Open Penal Institution, where the colonist have their families with them with an assigned piece of Land, and are
encouraged to cultivate, raise poultry and livestock for their personal use. The products are sold to the Colony Post
Exchange.
[]a. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
[]b. Iwahig Penal colony
[]c. Davao penal colony
[]d. Sabayan Penal Colony and Farm
9. This was established in 1931 on an 18-hectare piece of land in Mandaluyong by authority of Act No.3579, which
was passed on November 27, 1929.
[]a. The Correctional Institution for Women
[]b. Sablayan Penal Colony
[]b. Davao Penal Colony
[]d. Sampaguita Correctional Institution
10. The B.J.M.P. is under the administration of the:
[]a. Executive Department
[]b. P.N.P.
[]c. D.I.L.G.
[]d. D.O.J
11. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.
[]a. Penology School []b. Classical School
[]d. Neo-classical
[]d. Positivist
12. A person who is detained for the violation of law or ordinance
and has not been convicted is a []a. Detention Prisoner []b. Provincial Prisoner
[]c. Municipal Prisoner []d. City Prisoner
13. It is that branch of the administration of Criminal Justice System charged with the responsibility for the
custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender.
[]a. Conviction []b. Corrections
[]c. penalty
[]d. punishment
14. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
[]a. Retribution
[]b. Deterrence
[]c. Redress []d.Expiration or atonement
15. The idea that punishment will be give the offender lesson by showing to others what would happen to them if
they have committed the heinous crime.
[]a. Protection
[]b. Deterrence []c. Lethal injection []d. Stoning
16. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
[]a. Director
[]b. Secretary of the DND []c. Chief of Executive []d. Prison Inspector
17. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the National Prison is
[]a. Excessive number of escapes []b.. Disagreement about their mess
[]c. Overcrowding
[]d. Lack of adequate funding
18. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____.
[]a. Department of Social Welfare and Development []b. Department of Justice

[]d.. Department of the Interior and Local Government

[]d. Department of Health
19. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3) years is a _________________.
[]a. Municipal prisoner []b. Detention prisoner []c. National or Insular prisoner []d. City prisoner
20. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the
[]a. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections
[]b. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections
[]c.. Director of the Bureau of Corrections []d. Warden
21. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
[]a.. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails
[]b.. Lock up Jails
[]c. City and Municipal Jails
[]d. Insular Jails
22. Provincial Jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. At present, who supervises and
controls the said jails?
[]a. BJMP []b. Provincial Government []c. DOJ []d. Municipal or City Mayor
23. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?
[]a. Rehabilitation and Reformation
[]b. Punishment
[]c. To stand trial
[]d. Socialization
24. Which is a place of confinement for persons awaiting trial or court action and where the convicted offenders
serve short sentences or penalty of imprisonment?
[]a. Jail
[]b. Lock-up
[]c. Penitentiary
[]d. Detention Cells
25. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its latest objective, the
[]a. reformation of offenders
[]c. segregation of offender
[]c. deterrence
[]d. confinement of Offender
26. The putting of offenders in prison for the purpose of protecting the public and at the same time rehabilitating
them by requiring the latter to undergo institutional treatment program is referred to as:
[]a. Imprisonment []b. Trial
[]c. Conviction []d. Detention
27. The Sablayan Penal Colony and Farm, a National Penitentiary in the Philippines under the BUCOR is located in
____.
[]a. Palawan
[]b. Zamboanga
[]c. Davao
[]d. Occidental Mindoro
28. This pillar/component of our criminal justice system has been regarded the weakest pillar due to its failure to
eliminate recidivism and habitual offenders.
[]a. law enforcement
[]b. prosecution []c. court
[]d. correction
29. The traditional goal of penology is
[]a. Retribution []b. Incapacitation []c. Deterrence []d. Rehabilitation
30. The attempt to prevent future crimes through fear of punishment.
[]a. Retribution []b. Deterrence []c. Incapacitation []d. Rehabilitation
31. The task of changing an offenders attitude so that he or she may not commit another crime in the future.
[]a. Retribution []b. Deterrence []c. Incapacitation
[]d. Rehabilitation
32. The idea that re-entry of an offender should be in the mainstream of society rather than the usual abrupt reentry at the end of a prison sentence.
[]a. Reintegration []b. Deterrence
[]c. Incapacitation []d. Rehabilitation
33. It direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails to
implement a better system of jail management nationwide
[]a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
[]b. Bureau of Corrections
[]c. Department of Justice
[]d. Parole and Probation Administration
34. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails.
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. Bureau of Corrections
[]d. Parole and Probation Administration
35. An agency under the Department of Justice that is charged with custody and rehabilitation of national
offenders, that is, those sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of more than three(3) years
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. Bureau of Corrections
[]d. Parole and Probation Administration
36. The New Bilibid Prison, the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW), Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, and
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm are all under this agency.
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. Bureau of Corrections
[]d. Department of Justice
37. Prisoners whose sentences are more than three years to capital punishment are considered
[]a. municipal prisoners
[]b. city prisoners
[]c. provincial prisoners
[]d. insular prisoners
38. Prisoners whose sentences are from one day to six months are
[]a. municipal prisoners
[]b. city prisoners
[]c. provincial prisoners
[]d. insular prisoners
39. A prison model which sought penitence (hence the term penitentiaries) through total individual isolation and
silence.
[]a. Pennsylvania Prison Model
[]b. Work Release
[]c. Auburn Prison Model
[]d. Halfway Houses
40. A prison model where incarcerated persons are allowed to work outside the institution that houses them.
[]a. Pennsylvania Prison Model
[]b. Work Release
[]c. Auburn Prison Model
[]d. Halfway Houses

41. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain persons awaiting trial or adjudication or confine
convicted offenders for a short period of time.
[]a. Halfway houses
[]b. Penal colonies []c. Jails
[]d. All of these
42. The basis of this old-school of penology is the human free-will
[]a. Penology
[]b. Neo-classical
[]c. Classical school
[]d. Positivist
43. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems
[]a.Penology school
[]b. Recreation []c. Working
[]d. Counseling
44. Takes charge of financial matters especially in programming, budgeting, accounting, and other activities related
to financial services. It consolidates and prepares financial reports and related statements of subsistence outlays
and disbursements in the operation of the jail.
[]a. Budget and finance branch
[]b.Property and supply branch
[]c. General services branch
[]d. Mess services branch
45. Operation conducted by the BJMP where in a prisoner maybe check at any time. His biddings, lockers and
personal belongings may also be opened at any time, in his presence, whenever possible. This practice known as:
[]a. Check and balance
[]b. Inventory
[]c. SOP
[]d. Operation Greyhound
46. It is branch of the administration of Criminal Justice System charge with the responsibility for the custody,
supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender
[]a. Conviction
[]b. Penalty
[]c. Corrections []d. Punishment
47. The highest official of the bureau of corrections.
[]a. Director
[]b. Chief of executive
[]c. Secretary of the DND []d. Prison inspector
48. It plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual regeneration of man
[]a. Vacation
[]b. Education
[]d. Work
[]d. Religion
49. It is a penalty where in a convicted person shall not be permitted to enter the place design in the sentence or
with in the radius there in specified, which shall not be more than 250 and not less than 25 kilometers from the
place designated;
[]a. Conviction []b. Deterrence
[]c. Destierro
[]d. Treatment
50. The most common problem of a national prison is
[]a. Excessive number of escapes
[]b. Disagreement about their mess
[]c. Overcrowding
[]d. Lack of adequate funding
51. This branch takes charge of the preparation of the daily menu, makes foodstuff purchases, prepares and cooks
the food and serves it to the inmates. It maintains a record of daily purchases and consumption and submits a daily
report to the Warden.
[]a. General service branch
[]b. Budget and finance branch
[]c. Mittimus computing branch
[]d. Mess services branch
52. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3) years is a _______.
[]a. Municipal prisoner
[]b. Detention Prisoner
[]c. National or Insular Prisoner
[]d. City Prisoner
53. What are the types of jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
[]a. Provincial and sub-provincial jails
[]b.City and municipal jails
[]c. District jails
[]d. Insular jails
54. Provincial jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. A present, who supervise and control
the said jails
[]a. BJMP
[]b. DOJ
[]c. Provincial Government
[]d. LGU
55. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?
[]a. Rehabilitation and reformation []b. Punishment
[]c. To stand trial
[]d. Socialization
56. A place of confinement for persons awaiting trial or court action and where the convicted offenders serve short
sentences or penalty of imprisonment is known as:
[]a. Jail
[]b. Penitentiary
[]c. Lock-up
[]d. Detention cells
57. A warrant issued by the court bearing its seal and signature of the judge directing the jail or prison authorities
to receive the convicted offender for service of sentence or detention is known as:
[]a. Mittimus
[]b. Sentence Mittimus
[]c. Detention Mittimus []d. Detention Warrant
58. The maintenance of care and protection accorded to people who by authority of law are temporarily
incarcerated for violation laws and also those who were sentenced by the court to serve judgment is called
[]a. Custody
[]b. Security
[]c. Safekeeping
[]d.Caring
59. Which of these refers to the assigning or grouping of offenders according to their sentence gender, age,
nationality, health, criminal record, etc?
[]a. Classification
[]b. Security
[]c. Custody
[]d. Safe-keeping
60. The open institution usually a penal farm or camp is known as the
[]a. NBP []b. Maximum Security Institution []c. Medium Security Institution []d. Minimum Security Institution
61. Who is charge for the hearing of disciplinary case in prison?
[]a. Classification board []b. Administrative board []c. Parole board
[]d. Disciplinary board
62. Which of the following is the function of the custodial division?
[]a. Supervision of prisoner
[]b. Keep records
[]c.Escort
[]d. All of the above
63. The putting of offenders in prison for the purpose of protecting the public and at the same time rehabilitating
them by requiring the latter to undergo institutional treatment program is referred to as:
[]a. Imprisonment
[]b. Conviction
[]c. Trial
[]d. Detention
64. The Sablayan Penal Colony and farm, a National Penitentiary in the Philippines under the BUCOR is located in
_________.
[]a. Palawan
[]b. Davao
[]c. Zamboanga []d. Occidental Mindoro
65. In Babylon, about 1990 BC, credited as the oldest code prescribing savage punishment but in fact ______ is
older.

[]a. Hammurabi Code

[]b. Justinian Code
[]c. Sumerian Code
[]d. Code of Draco
66. As a prison rule, all members of the custodial force of any correctional institution shall bear in mind about
prisoners that the purpose of confinement is not so much for restriction but for reformation and rehabilitation.
They should bear in mind that[]a. Prisoners are sick people and need treatment
[]b. Prisoners are enemies of society
[]c. Prisoners are part of, and not apart from the society
[]d. All of the above
67. The instance when a prisoners may be given passes or leaves from jails or places of confinement, as may be
allowed by law or regulation, upon approval, of the appropriate authority, or the court, if already committed by
the court order and upon the recommendation of the warden, is[]a. When he puts bail for his temporary liability []b. He has a very meritorious cases as maybe considered
[]c. When he is recognizance
[]d. All of the above
68. A prisoner/inmate maybe taken out of jail only upon
[]a. Recognizance or bail for his temporary liberty
[]b. Service of sentence
[]c. Orders of competent court or authority and provided with armed escort []d. All of the above
69. In modern prison system, corporal punishment, confinement in a dark cell or sweat boxes, or any cruel,
unusual, inhuman or degrading punishment is
[]a. Somewhat prohibited
[]b. Absolutely prohibited []c. Fairly prohibited
[]d. Encouraged
70. What is called the statutory shortening of the maximum sentence the prisoner serves because good behavior
while in prison?
[]a. Good conduct time allowance []b. Commutation
[]c. Probation
[]d. Parole
71. This group consists of chronic trouble makers but not dangerous as the super security prisoners. They are not
allowed to work outside the institution.
[]a. maximum security
[]b. minimum security
[]c. Super security
[]d. medium security
72. Bureau of corrections is under ______________.
[]a. DILG
[]b. DOJ
[]c. DOH
[]d. CDK
73. A person who is sentenced to serve a prison term of over three (3) years is a _______.
[]a. Municipal prisoner
[]b. Detention prisoner
[]c. insular prisoner
[]d. City prisoner
74. The head of the BuCor is known as:
[]a. Chief of Bureau of Corrections
[]b. Superintendent of Bureau of Corrections
[]c. Director of Bureau of Corrections
[]d. Warden of Bureau of Corrections
75. Provincial jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. At present, who supervise and
control the said jails.
[]a. LGU
[]b. BuCor
[]c. Provincial Government
[]d. BJMP
76. Which of the following is the function of the custodial division?
[]a. supervision of prisoner []b. Escort
[]c. keep records
[]d. All of these
77. The putting of offenders in prison for the purpose of protecting the public and at the same time rehabilitating
them by requiring the latter to undergo institutional treatment program is referred to as:
[]a. Detention
[]b. imprisonment
[]c. Trial
[]d. Conviction
78. The Sablayan Penal Colony and farm, a National Penitentiary in the Philippines under the BUCOR is located in
_________.
[]a. davao
[]b. Leyte
[]c. palawan
[]d. Occidental Mindoro
79. It direct, supervise and control the administration, and operation of all district, city and municipal jails to
implement a better system of jail management nationwide
[]a. BJMP
[]b. DOJ
[]c. BUCOR
[]d. Parole and Probation
80. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails.
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. BUCOR
[]d. Parole and Probation
81. An agency under the department of Justice that is charge with custody and rehabilitation of national offenders,
that is, those sentence to serve a term of imprisonment of more than three years.
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. BUCOR
[]d. Parole and Probation
82. The New Bilibid Prison, the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW), Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, and
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm are all under this agency.
[]a. BJMP
[]b. Provincial Government
[]c. BUCOR
[]d. Parole and Probation
83. Prisoners whose sentence are from one day to six months.
[]a. Municipal Prisoners
[]b. provincial prisoners
[]c. City prisoners
[]d. insular prisoners
84. Prisoners whose sentences are from six months and one day to three years.
[]a. Municipal Prisoners
[]b. provincial prisoners
[]c. City prisoners
[]d. insular prisoners

85. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain persons awaiting trial or adjudication or confine
convicted offenders for a short period of time.
[]a. penal colony
[]b. halfway house
[]c. jail
[]d. prison
86. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain convicted offenders for a longer or extended period
of time, including those who are awaiting their death sentence.
[]a. penal colony
[]b. halfway house
[]c. jail
[]d. prison
87. The law creating the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
[]a. RA 8551
[]b. RA 6975
[]c. RA 6795
[]d. RA 9165
88. Who among the following is the provincial prisoner?
[]a. A prisoner serving a term below six years
[]b. A prisoner serving a term of six years and up
[]c. A prisoner serving a term of six months and one day to three years
[]d. A prisoner serving a term of three years and one day up
89. The ultimate Panoptican prison, a prison that consists of a large circular building containing multi cells around
the periphery was the idea of one among the leaders of the reformation in the persons of[]a. Charles Montesiquieu
[]b. Cessare Beccaria
[]c. William Penn
[]d. Jeremy Bentham
90. A prisoner/inmate maybe taken out of jail only upon
[]a. service of sentence
[]b. Recognizance or bail for his temporary liberty
[]c. Orders of the competent court[]d. All of the above
91. The Reception and Diagnostic center (RDC), a special unit of prison where new prisoners undergo diagnostic
examination, study and observation for the purpose of determining the programs of treatment and training best
suited to their needs. The RDC is located at
[]a. NBP
[]b. Iwahig Penal farm
[]c. CIW
[]d. Camp bukang liwayway
92. One of the following is an admission procedure in prison that involves the frisking of the prisoner.
[]a. Identification
[]b. Briefing/Orientation
[]c. Searching
[]d. minimum security
93. What is the executive department of the government that supervises and controls the numerous Correctional
Institutions in the Philippines particularly the local jails?
[]a. DOJ
[]b. DILG
[]c. BJMP
[]d. DND
94. Under the prison service manual, the prescribed color of prison uniform for maximum security prison is
[]a. Orange
[]b. yellow
[]c. Brown
[]d. Stripe black and white
95. Capital punishment refers to:
A. Life imprisonment C. Reclusion Perpetua
B. Death Penalty D. All of these
96. Good conduct time allowance is a reward for good conduct whereby a prisoner receives partial reduction of
his prison sentence. Under the law, a prisoner of good conduct is entitled to a reduction of how many days each
month for his good behavior in his first two years of imprisonment?
[]a. 5 days each month
[]b. 8 days each month
[]c. 7 days each month
[]d. 4 days each month
97. Good conduct time allowance is a reward for good conduct whereby a prisoner receives partial reduction of his
prison sentence. Under the law, a prisoner of good conduct is entitled to a reduction of how many days each
th
month for his good behavior in his 11 year up of imprisonment?
[]a. 15 days each month
[]b. 18 days each month
[]c. 17 days each month
[]d. 10 days each month
98. Good conduct time allowance is a reward for good conduct whereby a prisoner receives partial reduction of his
prison sentence. Under the law, a prisoner of good conduct is entitled to a reduction of how many days each
rd
th
month for his good behavior in his 3 to 5 year of imprisonment?
[]a. 15 days each month
[]b. 8 days each month
[]c. 17 days each month
[]d. 10 days each month
99. Good conduct time allowance is a reward for good conduct whereby a prisoner receives partial reduction of his
prison sentence. Under the law, a prisoner of good conduct is entitled to a reduction of how many days each
th
th
month for his good behavior in his 6 to 10 year of imprisonment?
[]a. 15 days each month
[]b. 18 days each month
[]c. 17 days each month
[]d. 10 days each month
100. The Industrial Good Time Law
[]a. Act no. 2489
[]b. Act no. 2948
[]c. Act no. 2849
[]d. Act. 3428

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