CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY AND

ETHICS
Which of the following is a pleasant
activity to be performed by a police
officer on duty?
A. Using firearm as for warning shot
B. Acceptance of gratuities and
donations
C. Non- partisan police activities
D. All of the foregoing
Answer: C
Girls see her mother as rival for her
father’s attention is termed as –

A. Oedipus Complex
B. Electra Complex
C. Penis Envy
D. Athena Complex
Answer: B
He developed the study of body build and
criminal behavior or Somatotype School, which
held that manifest distinct physiques that makes
them susceptible to particular types of delinquent
behavior.
A. Charles Goring
B. William Sheldon
C. Charles Darwin
D. Edwin Sutherland
Answer : B
Moral aspect of personality that judges
our personality and is also known as
the conscience.

A. Id
B. Ego
C. Super ego
D. All of the foregoing
Answer: C
It is the process by which we use or
manipulate representation or
symbols.

a. Thinking
b. Intuition
c. Perceiving
d. Imagining
Ans. B
“Parens Patriae” in legal term means
–

A. Parents of the accused

B. Parents of the State
C. Parents of the Victim
D. None of the above

Answer : C
It is everyone’s duty and obligation regardless of
his intelligence, degree of education, social
standing, religion, sect, or color etc. this is in
relation to the

a. Promotion of human rights

b. Service to the public
c. Faithful allegiance to the government and
constitution
d. Loyalty and love of country

Ans. C
Deficiencies in the CJS can be manifested
by the following circumstances, except-

A. Poor linkage or relationship among the 5

pillars
B. Poor image or credibility of and
controversies in law enforcement
C. Widespread indifference and apathy of
the community
D. Proper disposition of cases by the
prosecution and court
Ans. D
Which of the following factors are considered as
psychologically related to delinquent behavior?
1. earning capacity
2. mental deficiency and retardation
3. mental psychological set-up
4. emotional imbalances
5. personal problems
A. 2,3,4, and 5
B. 1,2,3, and 4
C. 1,3,4, and 5
D. 1,5,4, and 3
Answer: A
Assume that you are a police officer and you
found out that you have unjustly
reprimanded police officer Juan de la
Cruz. The best procedure to follow is-

a. Justify the reprimand

b. Talk to him and admit your mistakes
c. Make no apology but tolerate his behavior
d. Ignore the matter
Ans. B
What disciplinary measure, do you think, will most
likely produce discontentment and grievance?

a. Unusual strictness
b. Inconsistent administration
c. Severity of punishment
d. Impersonal attitude

Ans. B
This theory considers delinquent behavior as
result of people’s frustration and anger over
their inability to achieved legitimate social and
financial success.

A. Classical
B. Sociological
C. Labeling
D. Strain
Answer: D
This theory states that obedience to the
norms of lower-class culture places
people in conflict with norms of the
dominant culture.
A. Theory of anomie
B. Strain theory
C. Differential association theory
D. Culture conflict theory
Answer: D
This theory believes that punishment should
fit the criminal and not the crime committed

a. Positivist theory
b. Neo-classical theory
c. Classical theory
d. Differential Association Theory

Ans. A
A police officer in uniform is prohibited from
carrying any package or bundle unless it is
needed in the performance of his duty. The
likelihood, the said officer will be misinterpreted
to ______.

a. Have accepted favors

b. Be a comprador for his wife
c. A trim appearance while in uniform is important
d. All of the forgoing

Ans. A
The law that provides care and treatment of
youthful offenders from apprehension to the
termination of the case is,
A. RA 7610
B. PD 603
C. PD 6975
D. RA 6425
Answer: B
A strange development of mutual feeling
between the hostage and the hostage taker
due to the prolong time of negotiation is
known as,
A. Camaraderie
B. Stockholm syndrome
C. Successful negotiation
D. Sympathy
Answer: B
The primary aim of studying
criminology is

A. To prevent the crime problem

B. To understand crimes and criminals
C. To be a source of philosophy in life
D. All of them

Answer: A
What law created the board of
criminology in the Philippines?

A. RA 5606
B. RA 6560
C. RA 6506
D. RA 8551
Answer: C
Mr. Pedro Gakulangot, a former boxer, had a
heated argument with Mr. Juan Gamuta as the
latter accused him of having an affair with his wife
Petra Kabayo. Due to his anger, Mr. Gakulangot
boxed the face of Mr. Gamuta leading to his death.
To what classification of criminal do Mr. Gakulangot
belongs?
A. Acute Criminal
B. Chronic Criminal
C. Ordinary Criminal
D. Professional Criminal
Answer: A
The primary source of criminal law in
the Philippines is?

A. Republic Acts
B. Presidential Decrees
C. Revised Penal Code
D. Either of them

Answer: C
Police –to-population ratio in urban
areas, ideally should be,

A. 1:1000
B. 1:750
C. 1:900
D. 1:500

Answer: D
The __________ is still considered as
the most basic institution which has
control over the behavior of young
persons.
A. Family
B. School
C. Church
D. Peer group
Answer: A
_____ is a subarea of criminology
that focuses on the correction and
control of criminal offenders.

A. Criminalistics
B. Victimology
C. Penology
D. Criminal Justice

Answer: C
What is the act, deemed socially
harmful or dangerous, that is specifically
defined, prohibited, and punished under
the criminal law?
A. Crime
B. Deviance
C. Felony
D. Delinquency

Answer: A
Labeling theory purports that criminal
behavior may be caused by adverse
reactions of the society towards a reformed
offender. Now, among the following, which
is the best solution to the problem at hand?
A. Strict enforcement of the law and increase imprisonment
B. Application of diversion, deinstitutionalization, and the like
C. Vocational training in jails and prisons for rehabilitation
D. Religious activities must be conducted in jails and prisons

Answer: B
Differential association theory
stipulates that______.

A. Criminal behavior is inherited

B. Criminal behavior is chosen freely
C. Criminal behavior is learned
D. Criminal behaviors are illegal
Answer: C
Who is a person who kills three or
more persons in three or more
separate events?

A. Serial Killer
B. Spree Killer
C. Mass Murderer
D. Homicidal
Answer: A
SPREE KILLER…
“a killer of multiple victims whose murders
occur over a relatively short span of time and
often follow no discernible pattern”

MASS MURDER…
“killing of four or more victims by one or a few
assailants w ithin a single event”
The rationale for reformation of offenders, based on
the premise that human behavior is the result of
antecedent causes that may be known by objective
analysis and permit scientific control of human
behavior. The focus is on treatment, not
punishment, of the offender. The preceding
statements refer to ______.
A. Retribution
B. Just Deserts
C. Rehabilitation
D. Revenge
Answer: C
Who among the following can be
considered an applicant to the
PNP?
A. Jose, born on January 25, 1981
B. Protacio, born on February 14,
1989
C. Rizal, born on March 27, 1975
D. Mercado, born on April 1, 1969
Answer: B
Unusual emergencies that happens and
absence of superior officers leaves the
policeman to handle the situation
properly, the best procedure to follow is?
A. Take no action
B. Confer with any other superior
C. Act according to one’s judgment
D. Confer immediately with other police
officers on the best action to take
Answer: C
Policemen reports on a three (3) working
shifts. However, they sometimes extend
working hours due to,

A. Overtime Pay
B. Individual Discretion
C. Need For More Policemen
D. Inadequate Manpower
Answer: D
In a given jurisdiction, who exercises control and
supervision of anti gambling operations? When
may age, height, weight, and educational
requirements among police applicants be
waived?
A. Only when the PNP has declared an annual quota
B. Only when the applicant has a recommendation from
the mayor
C. Only when the number of qualified applicants falls below
the minimum annual quota
D. Only when all applicants have submitted their
applications
Answer: C
What is the mechanism which the
society uses in the prevention and
control of crime?
A. Law enforcement
B. Prosecution
C. Court and Correction
D. Criminal justice system
Answer: D
What will happen to the sentence
rendered by the court to a boy of 10 who
raped a girl of his age?
A. Mitigated
B. Suspended
C. Serve
D. Commuted
Answer: B
The following are the goals of the criminal
justice system (CJS), EXCEPT
A. To make sure that there are no wrongful convictions and that the right
person is identified and convicted of the crime he/she committed
B. To develop cooperation and coordination among the five pillars of the CJS
so as to violate the social rights of the
suspects/respondents/accused/offenders
C. To gain and sustain the trust and confidence of the community, and
engage the community as an active and effective partner in solving crime,
and in facilitating the provision of remedies particularly through restorative
justice
D. To develop capacity of communities to demand accessible, speedy,
impartial and quality justice, and in particular the appropriate remedies for
their grievances.
Answer: B
In the Philippines, the law provides
presumption of _______ of all suspects
and detained persons until proven guilty
in court.
A. Innocent
B. Guilt
C. Innocence
D. Responsibility
Answer: C
There are about _____ types of crimes
as specified in the penal code and other
laws in the Philippines.

A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21
Answer: A
The most primitive component of
human personality according to
Freud is the

A. Id
B. Ego
C. Superego
D. None Of Them
Answer: A
What do we call children who are in
a places of war?
A. Child in Warzone Area
B. Child Soldiers
C. Child in Conflict with the Law
D. Child in Conflict Zone

Answer: D
Under PD 603, what do we call a
person under 18 years old who
committed a crime?
A. Child
B. Youthful Offender
C. Juvenile
D. Child in Conflict with the Law
Answer: B
In the Psychoanalytical theory, this
refers to the unconscious wish for
death.

A. Eros
B. Agape
C. Thanatos
D. Menopause
Answer: C
What is PD 603?

A. Family Code of the Philippines

B. Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
C. Special Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act
D. Child and Youth Welfare Code of the
Philippines
Answer: D
Under the new law, what is the age
of emancipation?

A. 15
B. 18
C. 21
D. 25

Answer: B
It refers to the apprehension or taking
into custody of child in conflict with the
law by law enforcement officers or
private citizens is termed as?
A. Arrest
B. Child Custody
C. Initial Contact
D. All of the Above
Answer: C
A police officer on witness stand is not called upon
to express his view about the case, nor to tell
what he heard others say about it, nor to make a
speech. Of the following, the most accurate
statement of this situation is that –

a. Be courteous
b. To tell the truth and nothing but the truth
c. Do not volunteer
d. Wait for the question before responding

Ans. B
A police officer is forbidden to engage in idle
conversation while on duty. Specifically
this prohibition refers to-

a. Gossip and idle talk

b. Communication outside organization
c. Vexing of humiliating other
d. Rumor Mongering
Ans. D
They are referred to as the forgotten
subject in the criminal justice
system.
A. Accused
B. Criminals
C. Victims
D. Witnesses

Answer: C
He advocated a system of classifying criminals
according to bodily measurements. Because
human skeleton is unchangeable after the
twentieth year and because no two individuals
are alike in all dimensions; this method of
identification received prominence in 1880’s.

a. Alphonse Bertillon
b. Charles Darwin
c. Cesare Lombrosso
d. Charles Goring

Ans. A
The form of child abuse that can range
from habitual humiliation of the child
to withholding life-sustaining
nurturing refers to –

a. Starvation
b. Food Deprivation
c. Physical Abuse
d. Economic Abuse
Ans. B
One of the following is a least
cause of juvenile delinquency:

a. Neglected homes
b. Police inefficiency
c. Lack of proper guidance
d. Delinquent parents
Ans. B
Which of the following should not
released to the press by the
police officer?

a. Length of investigation
b. Juveniles age
c. Juveniles name
d. Type of crime committed
Ans. C
A person who commits crime due to
less physical stamina or self control.

a. Criminaloids
b. Criminal by passion
c. Insane criminal
d. Born criminal

Ans. A
Republic Act No. 8551 provides for the
reorganization of the Philippine National Police.
Which of the following is NOT a guiding policy in
the preparation of reorganization plan?
a. Enhancement of community and service
orientation to the police
b. Maintenance of a civilian and national police
force
c. Attainment of efficiency and effectiveness
d. Adaptation of military command structures

Ans. D
When PNP members and their families involved
themselves in religious, social, and civic
activities in the community, it enhances
___________ which will work well for the image
of the police.

a. Camaraderie
b. Social awareness
c. Responsiveness
d. Effectiveness

Ans. B
In a given jurisdiction, who exercises control
and supervision of anti gambling
operations?
a. Police Provincial Director
b. Local Chief executives
c. Police Regional Directors
d. Chief of Police

Ans. B
All PNP members should try to create a
positive image of the police in the eyes of
the public in line with its _________
building program.

a. People’s awareness
b. Human relations
c. Image building
d. Educational

Ans. C
What theory provides that criminal behavior is
learned through interaction with other persons
in the process of communicationor potentially
significant to police planning?

A. Strain theory
B. Psychoanalytical theory
C. Differential association theory
D. Social disorganization theory
Answer: C
When was the Code of Kalantiaw
promulgated?

A. 1433
B. 1435
C. 1453
D. 1469
Answer: A
The period when a person gets
liberated from parents authority is
called?
A. Period of Conception
B. Period of Adoption
C. Period of Emancipation
D. Menstrual Period
Answer: C
It is an act constituting exploitation
and sex abuse among children in
exchange of any form of incentive.
A. Child Trafficking
B. Child Abuse
C. Child Prostitution
D. Child Pornography
Answer: C
What institution is being termed as
the “cradle of human personality”?

A. School
B. Home
C. Church
D. Police
Answer: B
The primordial consideration to be
observed by the crisis action team
in a hostage situation is?
A. Safety of the Hostage/s
B. Safety of the Hostage Taker
C. Arrest of the Hostage Taker
D. Safety of bystanders
Answer: A
It is a violent criminal behavior
designed to generate massive fear in
the community for political purposes.

A. Terrorism
B. Bombing
C. Grave Threats
D. Kidnapping
Answer: A
It is the process of eliminating or
reducing the desire and opportunity
to commit crime.

A. Crime Suppression
B. Crime Prevention
C. Law Enforcement
D. Order Maintenance
Answer: B
What theory considers crime as a
natural social phenomenon?

A. Somatotyping Theory
B. Differential Association Theory
C. Anomie Theory
D. Psychoanalytical Theory

Answer: C
What is the old name of the “Lady
Justice”?

A. Themis
B. Joan of Arc
C. Justicia
D. Venus

Answer: A
It refers to the omission of some
acts which ought to be performed?

A. Misfeasance
B. Malfeasance
C. Nonfeasance
D. Negligence
Answer: C
It refers to the sum total of dealings of
the police with the people it serves

A. Police Community Relations

B. Police Relations
C. Public Relations
D. Human Relations
Answer: A
 What is the basic weapon of police
officers?
A. Gun
B. Uniform
C. Whistle
D. Knowledge of the Law

Answer: D
It is the practical science that treats
the principle of human morality and
duty as applied to law enforcement .

A. Ethics
B. Police Ethics
C. Ethical Standards
D. Code of Ethics

Answer: B
What law convicted former President
Erap Estrada?

A. RA 6713
B. RA 7080
C. RA 3019
D. RA 6975

Answer: B
It is popularly known as the
Sandiganbayan.

A. Support of the Nation

B. One Nation
C. United Nation
D. Court of the Nation
Answer: A
The classical theory states that the basis
for criminal liability is man’s freewill and
the purpose of penalty is ___________?
A. Deterrence
B. Rehabiitation
C. Reformation
D. Retribution
Answer: D
What is RA 9344?

A. Family Code of the Philippines

B. Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
C. Special Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act
D. Child and Youth Welfare Code of the
Philippines
Answer: B
It is the study of the formation of the
skull in relation to the behavior of the
criminal.

A. Phrenology
B. Criminology
C. Criminology
D. Entomology
Answer: A
Who coined the word criminology?

A. Benjamin Mendelsohn
B. Paul Topinard
C. Cirilo Tradio
D. Cesare Lombroso

Answer: B
What ethical standard is being observed
when police officers follow logical procedures
in accomplishing their duties in order to
minimize waste of time, money and effort?
A. Morality
B. Ethics
C. Code of Ethics
D. Orderliness
Answer: D
 The goal of any juvenile justice system is to
–
a. Punish and inculcate discipline among
children
b. Remove children from streets
c. Save children from becoming criminals
d. Ensure that children are in school

Ans. C
The theory which states that police officers who
know the wrongdoing of another police officer
will not take action against them or provide
information against them to investigators.

a. Doctrine on ethical standards

b. Code of Secrecy
c. Blue wall of silence
d. Code of Silence
e. Code of Omerta

Ans. C
Turf in the parlance of gang members
refers to

A. territory where a gang operates

B. activities of a gang in a certain
condition
C. rituals and practices honored by gang
members
D. form of discipline imposed to erring
members of gang
Ans.A
The person responsible for securing the
rights of the state over an accused
person for he directs the proceeding and
he institute an offense in behalf of the
state.
A. Judge
B. Counsel De officio
C. Attorney
D. Prosecutor
Answer: D
A person appointed by the court to act
as legal guardian of a child even if his
parents is still alive when the best
interest of the said child so requires.
A. Parens Patriae
B. Guardian ad Litem
C. Cousel De Officio
D. Adopter
Answer: B
This theory maintains that an individual will
obey or disobey societal rules depending
upon his ability to rationalize whether he is
protected from harm or destruction.
A. Labeling Theory
B. Differential Opportunity Theory
C. Instrumentalist Theory
D. Neutralization Theory
Answer: D
What is the systematic, controlled,
empirical, and critical investigation of
hypothetical propositions about the
presumed relations among natural
phenomena?
A. Research
B. Investigation
C. Statistics
D. Inquiry
Answer: A
 Mario plans to conduct research on the
inmates of Cebu province. However, his
problem is that the total population of
inmates is quite large. If you were him, what
would you do?
A. Continue and conduct the research
B. Discontinue the planned study
C. Continue and conduct sampling
D. Discontinue, just focus in Cebu City
Answer: C
In connection with hypothesis testing
and tests of statistical significance, what
is the hypothesis that suggests there is
no relationship between the variables
under study?
A. Null hypothesis
B. Alternative hypothesis
C. Negative hypothesis
D. Positive hypothesis
Answer: A
What is the mode of inquiry using the logical
model in which specific expectations of
hypotheses are developed on the basis of
general principles?
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Inferential statistics
D. Descriptive statistics
Answer: B
What is the subset of a population
selected according to one or more
criteria?
A. Sample
B. Population
C. Standard
D. Group

Answer: A
________ is a systematic explanation for
the observed facts and laws that relate to a
particular aspect of life.

A. Hypothesis
B. Theory
C. Concept
D. Thesis

Answer: B
Marie submits herself to humiliation,
beatings, and other forms of physical
abuse, for sexual excitement. What type
of paraphilia does she possess?
A. Sadomasochism
B. Masochism
C. Sadism
D. Battered woman syndrome
Answer: B
Manolo, while on board an over-loaded bus,
rubs his body on a woman standing beside
him. He always gains sexual excitement
from acts similar to this. What type of
deviation is this?
A. Exhibitionism
B. Fetishism
C. Frotteurism
D. Voyeurism
Answer: C
Anton, aged 30, was, on first encounter, a highly
successful salesman in one of the leading retail
stores in Cebu. He was handsome, friendly, and
outgoing individual. His personal relationship with
his co-workers ad employees, however, show that
he was very fond of wasting time and often
promised everything but delivered nothing. On
one occasion, after he had been criticized for his
sloppiness, he was directed to straighten out his
“mess.” However, he did not comply and actually
left the store open with the lights on; thus he was
fired. What personality disorder did he exhibit?
A.Antisocial personality
B.Avoidant personality
C.Passive-Aggressive
personality
D.Paranoid personality

Answer: C
Anti-Social – Characteried
P by continuing violtion of the rights
of others thorough aggressive, anti-social behavior without
remorse or loyalty to anyone.
Avoidant – characterized by hypersensitivity to rejection and
apprehensive alertness to any sign of social degradation,
person reluctant to enter a situation
Passive-Aggressive – Characterized by being hostile
expressed in indirect and non-violent ways. They are so-
called stubborn.
Paranoid – characterized by suspicoius, rigidity, envy,
hypersensitivity, excessive self-importance,
argumentativeness and tendency to blame other one’s own
mistake
________ is a personality disorder
characterized by an exaggerated
sense of self-importance.
A.Narcissistic personality
B.Borderline personality
C.Avoidant personality
D.Dependent personality
Answer: A
BORDERLINE…
“characterized by instability, reflected in
drastic ,mood shifts and other related
behavior problems”

DEPENDENT…
“characterized by extreme dependence on
other people”
What is the correct order of the following guidelines to be observed
before a dispersal of a public assembly be executed?
1. The Ground Commander of the PNP contingent shall audibly
issue a warning to the participants of the public assembly, and
after allowing a reasonable period of time to lapse, he shall
immediately order it to disperse
2. At the first sign of impending violence, the Ground
Commander shall call the attention of the leaders of the public
assembly and ask the latter to prevent any possible
disturbance
3. If actual violence reaches a point where rocks or other harmful
objects from the participants are thrown at the police officers or
at the non-participants, or at any property causing damage to
it, the Ground Commander of the PNP contingent shall audibly
warn the participants that if the disturbance persists, the public
assembly will be dispersed
A. 123
B. 231
C. 213
D. 132

Answer: B
What is the elite group of policemen
tasked to respond to difficult situations
that calls for exceptional skills in using
firearms and expertise in police tactics?
A. SWAT
B. Negotiating team
C. SOCO
D. NBI
Answer: A
What is the excessive, irrational and
uncontrollable fear of a perfectly natural
situation or object?

A. Mania
B. Phobia
C. Impulsion
D. Panic
Answer: B
IMPULSION…
“sudden urge or inclination; thrusting or
impelling force within a person”
COMPULSION…
“forcible inducement to the commission of
an act”
MANIA…
“mental illness marked by periods of
excitement, delusions, and overactivity; an
obsession”
PANIC…
“sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety”
How may meters could a CDM
contingent station away from the
area where a pubic assembly is
being held?
A. 55
B. 100
C. 110
D. 155
Answer: B
Maria killed Jose while she was
asleep. What abnormality was
manifested?
A.Delirium
B.Hypnotism
C.Semisomnolence
D.Somnambulism

Answer: D
Thank you……

and God Bless…..

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