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17. The first parole was passed in 1837, in:

1. It is effected by the use of stocks and pillery, docking stool, a. Valencia, Spain c. Massachusetts
branding and shaving off the hair of the offender. b. Chicago d. Pennsylvania
a. Corporal punishment c. Shaming 18. It was responsible for holding international penal and
b. Public humiliation d. Both B and C penitentiary congress every 5 years and was established in
2. By this justification of punishment it resulted in retaliation and 1875.
unending vendetta between the offender and the victim. a. IPPC c. UN
a. Retribution c. Protection b. League of Nations d. Human Rights Commission
b. Expiation d. Deterrence 19. A warden who limits his role to consider policy matters and
3. An offense committed by a member against another member major problems, his responsibility is centered on:
arouses the condemnation of the whole group against the a. Decision Making c. Public Relations
offender. b. Personnel Program d. Executive Leadership
a. Retribution c. Protection 20. A warden’s responsibility to provide leadership and assign
b. Atonement d. Deterrence responsibility for selection, training, recruitment and
4. It believes that punishment gives a lesson to the offender, and supervision.
that it holds crime commission in check. a. Decision Making c. Public Relations
a. Retribution b. Atonement c. Protection d. Deterrence b. Personnel Program d. Executive Leadership
5. He advocated the theory that punishment should prevent 21. During the primitive days, this punishment was given to
others from committing like offenses and should be in the criminal offenders by means of flogging, mutilation, maiming,
degree of severity enough to deter others. disfiguration:
a. Lombroso b. Bentham c. Becarria d. Ferri a. Corporal punishment c. Public humiliation
6. A system of trial and punishment which is reformatory in b. Death d. Shaming
purpose. 22. Modern justification for punishment which concludes that
a. Canonical Courts c. Primitive justice society will be best protected if criminal offenders are
b. King’s Courts d. Judicial Individualization rehabilitated.
7. He made the first attempt to explain crime, wherein he noted a. Reformation c. Expiation
in his book “Nicomedian Ethics” that punishment is a means of b. Protection d. Retribution
restoring balance between pleasure and pain. 23. People would tend to believe that by putting the offender in
a. Aristotle b. Becarria c. Lombroso d. Hentig prison, society is safeguarded from further criminal
8. It resulted in class discrimination due to wide use of discretion depredation.
in imposing penalties. a. Reformation b. Protection c. Expiation d. Retribution
a. Canonical Courts c. Primitive Justice 24. He asserted that criminals are not free moral agents, but are
b. King’s Courts d. Judicial Individualization products of traits and circumstances.
9. Its main advantage was it was easy to administer and a. Ferri b. Garofalo c. Lombroso d. Becarria
eliminated arbitrary sentence. 25. He contributed to the progressive system by dividing prisoners
a. Classical School c. Positivist School into companies and appointed prisoners as petty officers in
b. Neo-Classical School d. Modern Clinical School charge and prescribes academic classes of one hour a day for
10. It admits that minors and certain adults are incapable of inmates under 20 years of age.
committing crimes. a. Manuel Montesinos c. Domets of France
a. Classical School c. Positivist School b. Sir Walter Crofton d. ZR Brockway
b. Neo-Classical School d. Modern Clinical School 26. Established agricultural colonies for delinquent boys and his
11. It gave rise to exemption and mitigation of punishment. reformation system is based on re-education rather than force.
a. Classical School c. Positivist School a. Manuel Montesinos c. Sir Walter Crofton
b. Neo-Classical School d. Modern Clinical School b. Domets of France d. ZR Brockway
12. Country which first established prison facilities. 27. Chairman of the Director of Irish prisons, he introduced the
a. England c. United States of America progressive system which attempted to place the responsibility
b. France d. Spain for self improvement on the prisoner himself through
13. System advocated by the Americans because it is cheaper to successive stages.
maintain. a. Manuel Montesinos c. Sir Walter Crofton
a. Elmira Reformatory c. Auburn System b. Domets of France d. ZR Brockway
b. Borstal d. Pennsylvania System 28. He introduced the Elmira, a new institutional program for boys
14. It abolished corporal punishment. from 16-30 years of age. This system was based on parole and
a. UN Standard Minimum Rules indeterminate sentence and referred to as the forerunner of
b. League of Nations modern penology.
c. Pennsylvania Reform Law of 1790 a. Manuel Montesinos c. Domets of France
d. Sursis b. Sir Walter Crofton d. ZR Brockway
15. Its unique features of incarceration were adopted by most 29. For minimum security institution, the purpose of fencing the
European countries. surrounding is:
a. Elmira Reformatory c. Auburn System a. To keep away the civilian population from entering the
b. Borstal d. Pennsylvania System institution.
16. It is a training school type of institution program, social case b. It is designed to prevent escapes.
work and extensive use of parole. c. It is designed for agricultural purposes.
a. Elmira Reformatory c. Auburn System d. It is designed to facilitate open view of the surrounding.
b. Borstal d. Pennsylvania System
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30. Inmates placed under a super security facility are considered a. Municipal Prisoner c. National Prisoner
as: b. Provincial Prisoner d. Detention Prisoner
a. Incorrigibles c. Escape artists 47. It is considered as the highest income earner among the
b. Chronic trouble makers d. All of the foregoing Philippine Correctional Institution.
31. It is regarded as the most important program that aide in the a. Iwahig Penal Colony
rehabilitation of prisoners. b. Davao Penal Colony
a. Recreational program c. Educational program c. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
b. Religious program d. Employment of prisoners d. Sablayan Prison and Farm
48. This states that incarceration should establish in the convicts
32. Minimum number of times in counting the inmates on a daily the will to lead law abiding and self-supporting lives after their
basis. release in prison.
a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five a. United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment
33. Person who are deemed instrumental in the reformation of of prisoners.
prisoners due to their daily contact with the inmates. b. Indeterminate sentence Law
a. Chaplain c. Psychologist c. Prison Law
b. Warden d. Prison guards d. Probation Law
34. It is a continuing state of good order. 49. Nobody can assume the suffering for a crime committed by
a. Discipline b. Morale c. Communication d. Loyalty others.
35. It is a relationship in which one endeavors to help another a. Justice b. Expiation c. Deterrence d. Personal
understand and solve his problems of adjustment. 50. The most common problem for national penitentiaries.
a. Preventive Discipline c. Counseling a. Excessive number of inmates c. Sex problems
b. Communication d. All of the above b. Lack of funding d. Discipline of inmates
36. It is a method of punishment resorted to in extreme cases 51. It is a primitive justification of punishment in the sense that it
when lighter penalties are ineffectual. is in the form of personal vengeance or putting the law into
a. Bartolina c. Close confinement one's own hand.
b. Solitary Confinement d. All of the above a. Retribution b. Deterrence c. Expiation d. Reformation
37. He opened the Borstal prison, considered as one of the best 52. This theory emphasized that punishment has a redemptive
reformatory institutions for young offenders. purpose.
a. Sir Evelyn Ruggles Brise c. Zebulon Reed Brockway a. Judean Christian theory
b. Sir Walter Crofton d. Macanochie b. Classical theory
38. It prescribes the means to be utilized in carrying out the c. Neo-Classical School of Thought
treatment programs for convicted criminal offenders. d. Positivist School of Thought
a. Admissions summary c. Classification meeting 53. Who among the Italian advocates of the Positive theory wrote
b. Admissions procedure d. Case summary the book " Theory of the Imputability and Denial of the Free
39. Utilized as method in searching the prisoner for possession of will".
contrabands inside the prison cells and compound. a. Ferri b. Garofalo c. Lombroso d. Becarria
a. Frisking c. Greyhound operations 54. It refers to anything which is against or contrary to the rules
b. Body search d. Body frisk and regulation of a prison or jail facility?
40. A person who is sentenced to serve imprisonment for not a. Jewelry c. Deadly weapons
more than six months. b. Dangerous Drugs d. Contrabands
a. Municipal prisoner c. Provincial prisoner 55. It is one of the forerunners of modern correctional systems
b. City prisoner d. Insular prisoner wherein they confine the prisoners in single cells at night but
41. Which among the following is not among the classification of allow them to work in congregate shops during the day?
prisoners under Presidential Decree 29? a. Auburn system c. Elmira Reformatory
a. Municipal Prisoners c. Insular prisoners b. Pennsylvania system d. All of the foregoing
b. Provincial Prisoners d. Detention prisoners 56. It enables the prisoner to roam outside the prison for a
42. What particular country utilized transportation of prisoners? minimum period per day to make work out arrangement for
a. Spain b. Portugal c. England d. France his release.
43. It has been noted as the best reform institution for young a. Pre release leave
offenders? b. Individual or group counseling
a. Pennsylvania system c. Elmira Reformatory c. Leave for work
b. Auburn System d. Borstal Institution d. Granting greater freedom
44. It is given to prisoners who have returned to their places of 57. If the scientific method is utilized in segregation, what is the
confinement within 48 hours after a calamity. method employed in the diagnosis and treatment of the
a. Good conduct time allowance c. Visitation privilege convicts?
b. Special time allowance d. All of the above a. Individualized method c. Scientific method
45. It is an institution originally intended to detain or house b. Casework method. d. Individual therapy
political offenders. 58. Considered as the most persistent problem in almost all prison
a. Iwahig Penal Colony facilities which contribute to failure of the reformation
b. Davao Penal Colony programs.
c. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm a. Idleness b. Deplorable conditions c. Riots d. Escapes
d. Sablayan Prison and farm 59. All persons in custody shall, before final conviction, be entitled
46. A person convicted to serve a sentence of 12 years of to bail as a matter of______________.
imprisonment would be classified as what kind of prisoner? a. Right b. Privilege c. Preference d. Choice
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60. The Bureau of Corrections is under the-- 77. A law which mandated that offenders as punishment would
a. Department of Social Welfare and Development have served a portion of their sentence in institutions and
b. Department of the Interior and Local Government thereby released to undergo probation.
c. Department of Justice a. Huber Law c. PD 968
d. Department of Health b. Split Sentence Law d. Indeterminate Sentence Law
61. Place wherein a newly convicted prisoner is housed for at least 78. A method undertaken to allow prisoners opportunity for
a minimum period of five days for the conduct of medical normal sex life.
examination, vaccinations, X-ray to prevent physical a. Visitation c. Sodomy
contamination. b. Masturbation d. Conjugal visit
a. Reception diagnostic center c. Infirmary 79. Most common form of sexual perversion in prison and jail
b. Medical center d. Quarantine unit facilities.
62. An advocate of the classical school of penology who claimed a. Homosexuality c. Pseudo marriages
that society must reward those who accept responsibility and b. Masturbation d. Sodomy
punish those who do not. 80. A writ issued by the court ordering the confinement of person
a. Bentham b. Becarria c. Lombroso d. Ferri so named in penal institutions.
a. Probation order c. Detention order
63. It starts from the admissions report of individual inmates and b. Bail d. Commitment order
serves as the basis in granting parole. 81. For a maximum security facility how high should the walls be
a. Admissions Summary c. Misconduct Report constructed?
b. Behavior Report d. Cumulative Case Summary a. 8 to 12 feet c. 18 to 20 feet
64. Issued by the court to a correctional facility indicating the basis b. 12 to 14 feet d. 18 to 25 feet
for the confinement of a prisoner. 82. This type of institution is usually constructed without a fence?
a. Mittimus b. Detention order c. Bail d. Probation order a. Minimum Security Institution
65. School of thought advocated by Dr. Lombroso, Ferri and b. Medium Security Institution
Garofalo. c. Maximum Security Institution
a. Modern clinical school c. Neo-Classical School of Thought d. Open Institution
b. Italian school d. Classical School of Thought 83. What is the main objective of segregation?
66. Country wherein the last recorded burning at stake was made. a. Diversification by Age
a. Germany b. USA c. England d. France b. Diversification by sex
67. A nation who pioneered banishment as a form of punishment. c. Diversification by degree of imprisonment
a. England b. Spain c. France d. Rome d. Prevention of physical and moral contamination
68. A code which adopted the principle an eye for an eye a tooth 84. It is the original intention of imposing prison labor?
for a tooth. a. Punitive b. Afflictive c. Reformatory d. Business
a. Code of Kalantiaw c. Bible 85. It refers to the formulation for the tentative rehabilitation
b. Hammurabi’s code d. French Code program of the convict.
69. Year when the League of Nations adopted the “Standard a. Diagnosis c. Execution of Treatment Program
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.” b. Treatment Planning d. Re-classification
a. 1932 b. 1934 c. 1936 d. 1938 86. It is mainly responsible for the implementation of a prisoner’s
70. Year when the first International Prison Congress was Held in treatment program?
London. a. RDC c. Classification committee
a. 1870 b. 1872 c. 1876 d. 1880 b. Warden d. All of the above
71. It refers to an act of grace of the chief executive which grants 87. It is part of the classification wherein the prisoners are
general pardon to certain class of offenders, but requires examined and tests are administered to check on the physical
concurrence of congress. and mental condition of the prisoners.
a. Amnesty b. Pardon c. Commutation d. Reprieve a. Diagnosis c. Execution of treatment program
72. The temporary stay in the execution of the court, ordered by b. Treatment Planning d. Re-classification
the president verdict to enable review of the merits of the 88. This forerunner of penology considered and made emphasis on
case. physical characteristics as basis for atavism.
a. Appeal b. Pardon c. Reprieve d. Commutation a. Lombroso b. Becarria c. Ferri d. Garofalo
73. It is a change in the court’s verdict made by the president 89. What country popularized the use of prisons as detention
which lowers the degree of penalty imposed by the court. facilities?
a. Amnesty b. Pardon c. Commutation d. Reprieve a. United States of America b. England c. France d. Spain
74. Suspension of sentence of convict after serving the minimum 90. Credited for introducing the use of jails.
term of indeterminate penalty without granting pardon. a. Europeans b. Americans c. Asians d. Cavemen
a. Parole b. Reprieve c. Commutation d. Fine 91. Its main objective is to prevent unnecessary custodial risk and
75. It refers to a sentence of imprisonment for the maximum prevent physical and moral contamination from one group to
period defined by law subject to the termination by the parole another.
board at anytime after service of the minimum period. a. Diversification c. Discipline
a. Indeterminate sentence c. Parole b. Segregation d. Classification
b. Good time conduct allowance d. Probation 92. Ideal number of days for an inmate to be placed in the
76. Deduction to the term of imprisonment due to the convict’s quarantine unit at the Reception and Diagnostic Center.
exemplary behavior while in prison. a. 2 days b. 3 days c. 4 days d. 5 days
a. Indeterminate sentence c. Parole
b. Good time conduct allowance d. Probation
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93. Sometimes referred to as Case conference or Guidance a. Over crowding c. Sex problems
conference wherein the tentative formulation of rehabilitation b. Unsanitary conditions d. Lack of funding
program is conducted with the inmate concerned. 97. A means of social control.
a. Staff Conference c. Classification Meeting a. Penalty b. Punishment c. Retribution d. Atonement
b. Admission Classification Meeting d. Staff interview 98. Group vengeance as a justification for imposition of
94. Calls the attention of inmates for certain misconduct or punishment.
positive traits manifested while serving sentence. a. Retribution b. Expiation c. Deterrence d. Protection
a. Post sentence report c. Misconduct report 99. Primitive punishment of the transgressor carried out trough
b. Behavior report d. Admissions summary personal vengeance.
95. A written report detailing particular inmate and the violations a. Retribution b. Expiation c. Deterrence d. Protection
incurred with reference to the rule book. 100.It paved the way for exempting law violators from their
a. Post sentence report c. Misconduct report criminal liability by reason of insanity.
b. Behavior report d. Admissions summary a. People Vs. Vera c. Sursis
96. The most challenging problem that confronts the b. M’Naghtan Case (1843) d. Furlough
administrators of penal institution worldwide.
12. It helps in the improvement of the prisoner in the cultural and
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION II practical aspect of social living.
(REHABILITATION, PROBATION, AND PAROLE) a. Recreational program c. Sports Activities
CLE – EXAMINATION DRILL b. Arts and Crafts d. Library service
13. Which among the following is not a part of an ideal medical
1. The first probation law was passed in the year 1878, in. service in a prison facility?
a. Chicago c. England a. Medicine and Surgery c. Dentistry
b. Massachusetts d. Pennsylvania b. Psychiatry d. None of these
2. The purpose of this meeting is to evaluate the inmate’s 14. A mild form of punishment which is enough deterrence for
readiness for early release. prisoners with clean record who wants to be considered for
a. Pre-release treatment c. Classification meeting early release.
b. Pre-parole interview d. Admissions meting a. Counsel and reprimand c. Loss of privilege
3. A program specifically planned to prepare the offender prior to b. Solitary confinement d. Loss of good time
his release on parole. 15. It is not to be considered as a punishment when used to
a. Pre-release treatment c. Classification meeting prevent an inmate from influencing witnesses or of preventing
b. Pre-parole interview d. Admissions meting injury to himself or others.
4. When prisoners are used for repair of buildings, roads, bridges a. Counsel and reprimand c. Loss of privilege
and flood control, this type of prison labor is: b. Solitary confinement d. Loss of good time
a. Lease System c. Publics Works Systems 16. It aims to obtain clear case description and social history as
b. Contract System d. Public Account System well as help in solving immediate family problems of the
5. Products made by prisoners are sold in the open market. inmate.
a. Lease System c. Public Works System a. Casework c. Counseling
b. Contract System d. Public Account System b. Case method d. Individualized treatment
6. Under this system, a contractor supplies raw materials and 17. It provides extensive diagnosis and treatment to discover the
pays the state for the amount of work or output produced by cause of a prisoner’s maladjustment and improve his behavior.
the prisoner. a. Casework c. Counseling
a. Lease System c. Price-Piece System b. Clinical services d. Individualized treatment
b. Contract System d. Public Account System 18. Serves primarily as a mechanical release of felt physical tension
7. When a contractor merely engages prison labor and the state while in prison for male inmates, it is based on is self
retains control of the prisoner, the prison labor is classified as: gratification.
a. Lease System c. Public Works System a. Homosexuality c. Masturbation
b. Contract System d. Public Account System b. Sodomy d. Conjugal Visit
8. Ministration of the sick is an important function of the: 19. It provides some opportunities for inmates of a normal sex life.
a. Chaplain c. Medical officer a. Homosexuality c. Masturbation
b. Custodial officer d. Psychiatrist b. Sodomy d. Conjugal Visit
9. It provides development and acquisition of skills necessary for 20. Inmates who have attained the status of __________ is
successful work in a socially accepted occupation while in allowed by law to live with their families, it is a common
prison. practice in Sablayan, Iwahig and Davao Prison and Penal Farm.
a. Vocational training program c. Work program a. Trustees b. Colonists c. Parolees d. Both A and B
b. Education program d. Prison labor 21. Referred to as the Law on Working Detention
10. It provides an environment that will be conducive to the a. Act No. 1533 c. Act No. 3326
mental and physical development of an inmate. b. Act No. 3316 d. Act No. 4103
a. Vocational training program c. Recreational program 22. Law on prescription of penalty
b. Work program d. Education program a. Act No. 1533 c. Act No. 3326
11. It is an integral part in prisoner’s rehabilitation which serves as b. Act No. 3316 d. Act No. 4103
an outlet for human expression and a form of release from 23. Basis for granting good conduct time allowance for inmates.
one’s inherent desire to create. a. Act No. 1533 c. Act No. 3326
a. Music c. Arts and Crafts b. Act No. 3316 d. Act No. 4103
b. Sports d. Drama and literary activities 24. Indeterminate Sentence Law
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a. Act No. 1533 c. Act No. 3326 37. Refers to a formal group or association organized to promote
b. Act No. 3316 d. Act No. 4103 social or individual welfare.
25. Empowered by law to exercise supervision over jails by means a. Community agencies c. Family service agencies
of standard setting to promote discipline of inmates and secure b. Social service exchange d. NGO’s
reformation and safe custody of prisoners of all classes. 38. A security facility, usually operated by the police for temporary
a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology detention of persons held under custodial investigation.
b. Bureau of Prisons a. Lock-up c. Ordinary jail
c. Bureau of Corrections b. Work house jail d. Detention center
d. Commission on Human Rights 39. Frank an inmate is unable to sleep and eat while serving his
26. Nature of conditional pardon given to inmates in which the sentence due to loneliness and despair should undergo:
recipient must accept it before it takes effect, and the a. Rehabilitation c. Corrections
pardonee is under obligations to comply imposed therein. b. Guidance d. Counseling
a. Contract c. Punishment 40. RA 4225 created what particular government agency?
b. Privilege d. Act of Grace a. Department of Justice
27. In the practice and procedure of probation, who is considered b. Bureau of Corrections
as the most important person? c. Probation Office
a. Probationer c. Chief Probation Officer d. Board of Pardon and Parole
b. Probation officer d. Probation Aides 41. Maximum term of office for those appointed as members of
28. Unit within the probation office charged with the task of the Board of Pardon and Parole.
selecting defendants for probation. a. 3 years b. 4 years c. 5 years d. 6 years
a. Investigation division c. Custodial division 42. Who is the granting authority in giving probation to qualified
b. Supervision division d. RDC petitioners?
29. It pertains to information regarding significant family, personal, a. Court c. President
economic factors of the offender’s life. b. Probation officer d. Board of indeterminate sentence
a. Social history c. Antecedent 43. Under the Indeterminate sentence law, who acts as chairman
b. Marital status d. Character and behavior of the board of pardon and paroles?
30. Primary basis in granting parole: a. DILG Secretary c. PNP Chief
a. Response with correctional treatment b. DOJ Secretary d. Chief Justice
b. Progress within the correctional institution 44. Minimum period of probation provided for by law.
c. Good behavior and rapport among inmates and prison a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 3 years d. 4 years
guards 45. It refers to the community’s reaction to convicted offenders.
d. Both a and b a. Corrections c. Rehabilitation
31. Parole although not a form of executive clemency is: b. Probation d. Parole
a. Judicial function c. Legislative function 46. Under rules and methods employed by probation, what is the
b. Executive function d. Court function maximum number of minor violations that would result in the
32. In the Philippines the members of the Board of Pardon and revocation of the probation order?
Parole is a. 5 violations c. 3 violations
a. Full time board c. Governmental agency b. 4 violations d. 2 violations
b. Part time board d. NGO 47. The merging of supervision of parole and probation is
33. This is prepared by the prison’s classification committee for the mandated by what particular law?
purpose of indicating what is essential for the best interest of a. Executive Order 392 c. PD 968
the future parolee and contains an appraisal of the prisoner’s b. Executive Order 292 d. RA 4221
personality and need for adjustment upon return to society. 48. Probation is a privilege granted to deserving and qualified
a. Pre-release Progress Report petitioners, when does it become a matter of right?
b. Pre-Board Summary a. After the submission of the PSIR
c. Parole Referral Summary b. When the convict files a petition for probation
d. Post Sentence investigation Report c. When no appeal was undertaken.
34. It is used by the parole board as a guide in determining the d. When his probation is approved
prisoner’s eligibility for parole and preparing his parole 49. Under our laws when will probationer report to his designated
program. probation officer?
a. Pre-release Progress Report a. Upon initial interview
b. Pre-Board Summary b. Upon the completion of the PSIR
c. Parole Referral Summary c. Upon court order
d. Post Sentence investigation Report d. Within 72 hours after probation order has been granted
35. A parole officer undertakes what particular broad function? 50. A US law which allowed convicts to be gainfully employed
a. Community protection c. Supervision of parolee during the day while residing in prison.
b. Service to individuals d. Both a and b a. Huber Law c. Split Sentence Law
36. This is a method of helping parolees by which the parole office b. Harbard Law d. Furlough Law
performs referral services. 51. It refers to the continuing relationship between the
a. Manipulative technique probationer and the probation officer.
b. Executive technique a. Initial Interview c. Supervision
c. Case work technique b. Post Sentence Investigation d. Orientation
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52. Before travel of probationer outside the jurisdiction of the 68. This decree mandated the disqualification of the petitioner’s
City/Provincial Probation Office, application for court approval application for probation is an appeal is perfected.
should be filed within how many days? a. PD 603 b. PD 968 c. PD 1990 d. PD 1257
a. 45 days b. 30 days c. 15 days d. 5 days 69. Created the Board of Pardons and Parole.
53. A French and Belgian innovation to probation which requires a. Indeterminate Sentence Law c. Probation Law
no supervision on the condition that the probationer would b. Executive order 292 d. House Bill 393
not commit an offense within a prescribed period. 70. The preliminary form filed up by the probationer within 72
a. Split Sentence b. Sursis c. Furlough d. Parole hours after the release of his probation order.
54. Within how many days should the request for outside travel a. Work Sheet c. Flash Sheet
shall be filed by the probationer to the probation office, prior b. Filed notebook d. Chrome Card
to the date of his intended departure? 71. It is the supervision undertaken by other probation office
a. 5 days b. 10 days c. 15 days d. 30 days which is mot permanent in nature.
55. It refers to the note given to police agencies which signifies a. Merging Supervision c. Transfer Supervision
that the probationer is under the supervision of his designated b. Courtesy Supervision d. Operational Supervision
probation officer. 72. Brief of an investigation conducted by probation officer not
a. Chrome Card c. Flash Sheet within the jurisdiction of the court.
b. Kardex Card d. Field Sheet a. Post Sentence Investigation Report
56. The maximum period of probation when the sentence is not b. Pre sentence investigation report
more than one year. c. Courtesy investigation report
a. 6 years b. 4 years c. 2 years d. 1 years d. Initial Investigation report
57. When will the court deny application for probation of a 73. It is a continuing state of good order.
petitioner? a. Discipline c. Communication
a. Petitioner is a foreigner b. Morale d. Loyalty
b. Petitioner is a drug dependant 74. It is the alternative for jail confinement in modern penology
c. Petitioner violates the condition a. Parole b. Probation c. Pardon d. Amnesty
d. Petitioner can be treated well in an institution 75. Refers to a mental condition of individuals or groups regarding
58. When will you close a probation case? courage, hope, zeal and confidence in the present principles
a. When the probationer absconds the place and way of life.
b. When he incurred violations a. Virtue b. Fortitude c. Moral d. Positive Discipline
c. When there is recommendation for revocation 76. In determining whether a petitioner may be placed on
d. When the termination order is approved probation the court shall consider information relative to
59. Under PD 603, should a juvenile offender become incorrigible which of the following?
during his reformation period; he is brought to the court for_. a. Character
a. Release c. Probation b. Antecedents/environment
b. Pronouncement of judgment d. Pardon c. Mental/physical condition of the offender
60. It refers to the relation between CPPO and the SPPO and the d. All of these
Probationer. 77. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of _________.
a. Supervision c. Executive supervision a. Punishment c. Treatment
b. Courtesy supervision d. Administrative supervision b. Enjoyment d. Incarceration
61. The probationer is not exempted from the legal effects of his 78. The law that suspends the sentence of minor offenders whose
punishment upon final discharge. ages ranges from (9) years to under (18) years and places them
a. Penalty c. Civil liability in rehabilitation centers.
b. Fine d. Criminal liability a. PD 603 b. PD 923 c. PD 968 d. PD 1202
62. The unprecedented achievement of martial law which 79. When shall probation order take effect?
transported the Philippine corrections toward the modern a. Three days after issuance
system of convict rehabilitation. b. Three days prior to issuance
a. Price control c. Probation Law c. Upon its issuance
b. Peace and order d. Infrastructure program d. Upon reporting to the probation officer
63. Probation started in what particular country, in the year 1841? 80. Mainly responsible for the implementation of a prisoners
a. England b. France c. USA d. Spain treatment program?
64. Sponsored House Bill 393, “An Act establishing Adult Probation a. RDC c. Classification Committee
in the Philippines.” b. Warden d. All of the above
a. Juan Ponce Enrile c. Ferdinand E. Marcos 81. Under Art. 8. Sec. 10, par (b) of the Philippine Constitution,
b. Teodulo C. Natividad d. Ramon Bagatsing Sr. pardoning power is vested with the:
a. Chief executive c. Legislature
65. A procedure by which prisoners are selected for release on the b. Judiciary d. Department of Justice
basis on individual response and progress. 82. It refers to a disposition after which the defendant after
a. Probation b. Parole c. Pardon d. Amnesty conviction and sentence is released, subject to the conditions
66. The primary purpose of probation imposed by the court.
a. Rehabilitation c. Retribution a. Parole b. Probation c. Pardon d. Amnesty
b. Welfare of the community d. Punitive sanction
67. Effect of executive Order 292. 83. Regarded as the father of Philippine Probation.
a. Courtesy Supervision c. Board of Pardon and Parole a. Ramon Bagatsing Sr. c. Ferdinand E. Marcos
b. Administrative Supervision d. Merging Supervision b. Teodulo C. Natividad d. Juan Ponce Enrile
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84. Signed into law R.A. 968, an Act establishing Probation in the 100.A person placed under probation for the maximum period
Philippines. imposed by law would have to report to his probation officer
a. Ramon Bagatsing Sr. c. Ferdinand E. Marcos how many times per month?
b. Teodulo C. Natividad d. Juan Ponce Enrile a. Once b. Twice c. More than twice d. All of the above
85. He was referred to as the father of English Probation.
a. Matthew Devenport Hill c. John Augustus
b. Edward Savage d. Alexander Rice
86. A Boston shoe maker who advocated in behalf of alcoholics
and youthful offenders and known as the father of probation.
a. Matthew Devenport Hill c. John Augustus
b. Edward Savage d. Alexander Rice
87. In the year 1887, this former Boston Chief of Police was
appointed as the first probation officer in the whole world.
a. Matthew Devenport Hill c. Alexander Rice
b. Edward Savage d. John Augustus
88. What particular law established probation in the Philippines for
the first time?
a. PD 968 b. RA 968 c. Act 4221 d. RA 4221
89. Formerly, pardon was applied to a member of the ________,
who committed crimes and occasionally to those convicted of
offenses against the monarchy.
a. Rebellious family c. Mendicant family
b. Royal family d. Indigent family
90. Celebrated case which paved the way for the abolition of the
first probation law.
a. People Vs. Vera, 37 O.G. 164
b. People Vs. De Vera, 376 O.G. 16
c. Vera Vs. People, 376 OG. 164
d. De Vera Vs. People, 376 O.G. 164
91. Historic signing of PD 968 which transported Philippine
Criminal Justice system to the 20th century.
a. July 22, 1976 c. July 24, 1976
b. July 23, 1976 d. August 7, 1935
92. Within how many days after verdict must a petitioner file his
application for probation?
a. 10 days b. 15 days c. 30 days d. 60 days
93. Maximum number of probationers under supervision of a
probation aide?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
94. Maximum period of probation for a person convicted to suffer
prision correctional.
a. 2 years b. 4 years c. 6 years d. 8 years
95. It serves as the basis in granting probation for qualified
petitioners.
a. Post Sentence investigation Report
b. Pre Sentence Investigation Report
c. Admissions Summary
d. Behavior Report
96. Minimum number of days given to probation officers in
accomplishing PSIR.
a. 30 days b. 60 days c. 90 days d. 120 days
97. After receiving the PSIR, within how many days must a judge
decide whether to grant or deny probation?
a. 5 days b. 15 days c. 30 days d. 60 days
98. It refers to a person placed under probation.
a. Petitioner c. Probation officer
b. Probationer d. Convict
99. It refers to a suspension of sentence after which the convict is
released upon serving the minimum sentence imposed by law
and subject to his good behavior and positive reaction to
rehabilitation programs.
a. Probation b. Pardon c. Parole d. Amnesty

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