BICOL COLLEGE

College of Criminal Justice Education

I. Direction. Read the questions carefully and encircle the best answer. No erasure or alteration.
Use black ball pen only. Failure to follow the instruction means wrong answer.

1. It is the authority of the President of the Philippines to suspend the execution of a penalty, reduce the sentence and extinguish
criminal liability.
A. Parole C. Pardon
B. Executive clemency D. President’s clemency
2. The B.J.M.P. is under the administration of the:
A. Executive Department C. D.I.L.G.
B. P.N.P. D. D.O.J
3. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.
A. Penology School C. Neo-classical
B. Classical School D. Positivist
5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems
A. Meeting C. Recreation
B. Working D. Counseling
6. Operation conducted by the BJMP wherein a prisoner maybe checked at any time. His bedding's, lockers and personal
belongings may also be opened at any time, in his presence whenever possible. This practice is known as:
A. Check and balance C. Inventory
B. S.O.P. D. Operation Greyhound
8. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence of penalty imposed for another previous offense.
A. Recidivism C. Quasi-recidivism
B. Delinquency D. City prisoner
10. A person who is detained for the violation of law or ordinance and has not been convicted is a -
A. Detention Prisoner C. Municipal Prisoner
B. Provincial Prisoner D. City Prisoner
11. The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT
A. Commutation C. Amnesty
B. Reform model D. Pardon
12. 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 C. penalty
B. corrections D. punishment
13. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
A. Retribution C. Redress
B. Deterrence D. Expiration or atonement
16. 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 C. Lethal injection
B. Deterrence D. Stoning
18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.
A. Punishment C. Enjoyment
B. Treatment D. Incarceration
19. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
A. Director C. Chief of Executive
B. Secretary of the DND D. Prison Inspector
21. Which program plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual regeneration of the prisoner?
A. None of these C. Education programs
B. Work programs D. Religious programs
22. It is a penalty wherein a convicted person shall not be permitted to enter the place designated in the sentence or within the
radius therein specified, which shall not be more than 250 and not less than 25 kilometers from the place designated.
A. Fine C. P22.00/day
B. None of these D. P19.00/day
23. Giving punishment to a person so to serve as an example to others is the theory of
A. Self-defense C. Exemplary
B. Social defense D. Equality
24. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the National Prison is
A. Excessive number of escapes C. Disagreement about their mess
B. Overcrowding D. Lack of adequate funding
25. A justification of penalty which states that nobody can assume the suffering for a crime committed by others.
A. Justice C. Legal
B. Personal D. Certain
26. Under Article VII, Section 10 paragraph (B) of the Philippines Constitution, pardoning power is vested with the
A. Department of Justice C. Chief Executive
 B. Judiciary D. Legislative
27. Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
A. President C. Director of Prison
B. Board of Pardons and Parole D. Court
28. In probation system’s philosophy and concept, it is stated that the individual has the ability to ____ and to modify
his anti-social behavior with the right kind of help.
A. challenge C. change
B. none of these D. aggravate his behavior
29. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____.
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development C. Department of the Interior and Local Government
B. Department of Justice D. Department of Health
30. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the
A. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections C. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections
B. Director of the Bureau of Corrections D. Warden
31. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
A. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails C. Lock up Jails
B. City and Municipal Jails D. Insular Jails
32. Provincial Jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. At present, who supervises and controls the
said jails?
A. BJMP C. DOJ
B. Provincial Government D. Municipal or City Mayor
33. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?
A. Rehabilitation and Reformation C. Punishment
B. Treatment D. Socialization
34. 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 C. Penitentiary
B. Lock-up D. Detention Cells
35. The maintenance or care and protection accorded to people who by authority of law are temporarily incarcerated for violation
of laws and also those who were sentenced by the court to serve judgment is called –
A. custody C. classification
B. safe-keeping D. caring
36. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its latest objective, the
A. reformation of offenders C. segregation of offender
B. deterrence D. confinement of Offender
37. 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 C. Conviction
B. Trial D. Detention
38. In Babylon, about 1990 BC, this is credited as the oldest code prescribing savage punishment but in fact ___ is nearly.
100 years older
A. Hammurabic Code C. Justinian Code
B. Sumerian Code D. Code of Draco
39. The penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means that:
A. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy. C. It must be equal for all persons
B. No one must escape its effect D. The consequence must be in accordance with law
40. Which of these is known as the Adult Probation Law, which
grants probation to prisoner sentenced to term in prison of not
more than six (6) years?
A. PD 603 C. RA 10707
B. RA 10592 D. PD 10592
TEST II- ESSAY. No erasures.

1. What is your opinion about the issue of GOOD CONDUCT TIME ALLOWANCE FOR SALE at New Bilibid? Why?.10 pts.
 BICOL COLLEGE
College Of Criminal Justice Education
INSTITUITIONAL CORRECTION
Prelim Examination
NAME: ________________________________________BLOCK: ____________SCORE: _________

I. Direction. Read the questions carefully and encircle the best answer. No erasure or
alteration. Use black ball pen only. Failure to follow the instruction means wrong answer.

1. It is the authority of the President of the Philippines to suspend the execution of a penalty, reduce the sentence and extinguish
criminal liability.
A. Parole C. Pardon
B. Executive clemency D. President’s clemency
2. The B.J.M.P. is under the administration of the:
A. Executive Department C. D.I.L.G.
B. P.N.P. D. D.O.J
3. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.
A. Penology School C. Neo-classical
B. Classical School D. Positivist
5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems
A. Meeting C. Recreation
B. Working D. Counseling
6. Operation conducted by the BJMP wherein a prisoner maybe checked at any time. His bedding's, lockers and personal
belongings may also be opened at any time, in his presence whenever possible. This practice is known as:
A. Check and balance C. Inventory
B. S.O.P. D. Operation Greyhound
8. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence of penalty imposed for another previous offense.
A. Recidivism C. Quasi-recidivism
B. Delinquency D. City prisoner
10. A person who is detained for the violation of law or ordinance and has not been convicted is a -
A. Detention Prisoner C. Municipal Prisoner
B. Provincial Prisoner D. City Prisoner
11. The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT
A. Commutation C. Amnesty
B. Reform model D. Pardon
12. 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 C. penalty
B. corrections D. punishment
13. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
A. Retribution C. Redress
B. Deterrence D. Expiration or atonement
16. 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 C. Lethal injection
B. Deterrence D. Stoning
18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.
A. Punishment C. Enjoyment
B. Treatment D. Incarceration
19. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the
A. Director C. Chief of Executive
B. Secretary of the DND D. Prison Inspector
21. Which program plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual regeneration of the prisoner?
A. None of these C. Education programs
B. Work programs D. Religious programs
22. It is a penalty wherein a convicted person shall not be permitted to enter the place designated in the sentence or within the
radius therein specified, which shall not be more than 250 and not less than 25 kilometers from the place designated.
A. Fine C. P22.00/day
B. None of these D. P19.00/day
23. Giving punishment to a person so to serve as an example to others is the theory of
A. Self-defense C. Exemplary
B. Social defense D. Equality
24. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the National Prison is
A. Excessive number of escapes C. Disagreement about their mess
B. Overcrowding D. Lack of adequate funding
25. A justification of penalty which states that nobody can assume the suffering for a crime committed by others.
A. Justice C. Legal
B. Personal D. Certain
26. Under Article VII, Section 10 paragraph (B) of the Philippines Constitution, pardoning power is vested with the
A. Department of Justice C. Chief Executive
 B. Judiciary D. Legislative
27. Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
A. President C. Director of Prison
B. Board of Pardons and Parole D. Court
28. In probation system’s philosophy and concept, it is stated that the individual has the ability to ____ and to modify
his anti-social behavior with the right kind of help.
A. challenge C. change
B. none of these D. aggravate his behavior
29. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____.
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development C. Department of the Interior and Local Government
B. Department of Justice D. Department of Health
30. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the
A. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections C. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections
B. Director of the Bureau of Corrections D. Warden
31. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
A. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails C. Lock up Jails
B. City and Municipal Jails D. Insular Jails
32. Provincial Jails were first established in 1910 under the American Regime. At present, who supervises and controls the
said jails?
A. BJMP C. DOJ
B. Provincial Government D. Municipal or City Mayor
33. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?
A. Rehabilitation and Reformation C. Punishment
B. Treatment D. Socialization
34. 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 C. Penitentiary
B. Lock-up D. Detention Cells
35. The maintenance or care and protection accorded to people who by authority of law are temporarily incarcerated for violation
of laws and also those who were sentenced by the court to serve judgment is called –
A. custody C. classification
B. safe-keeping D. caring
36. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its latest objective, the
A. reformation of offenders C. segregation of offender
B. deterrence D. confinement of Offender
37. 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 C. Conviction
B. Trial D. Detention
38. In Babylon, about 1990 BC, this is credited as the oldest code prescribing savage punishment but in fact ___ is nearly.
100 years older
A. Hammurabic Code C. Justinian Code
B. Sumerian Code D. Code of Draco
39. The penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means that:
A. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy. C. It must be equal for all persons
B. No one must escape its effect D. The consequence must be in accordance with law
40. Which of these is known as the Adult Probation Law, which grants probation to prisoner sentenced to term in prison of not
more than six (6) years?
A. PD 603 C. RA 10707
B. RA 10592 D. PD 10592
TEST II- ESSAY. No erasures. Write your answer at the space provided. Failure to follow the instruction
means wrong answer.
1. What is your opinion about the issue of GOOD CONDUCT TIME ALLOWANCE FOR SALE at New
Bilibid Prison? Why?.10 pts.