Criminology Exam Reviewer - Correctional Administration Part 4

151. These were abandoned or unusable transport ships use to confine criminals during the early period of treating criminal offenders.
A. Hulks
B. Gaols
C. Transportation
D. Galleys

Answer: A

152. He wrote his book “State of the Prisons” and he was also considered as the great prison reformer.
A. John Howard
B. John Augustus
C. William Penn
D. Domets of France

Answer: A

153. The first house of correction in London England was the
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Walnut Street Jail
C. Mamertine Prison
D. Panopticon

Answer: A

154. ___ - known as the “Rock” build in San Francisco Bay
A. Walnut prison
B. Alcatraz prison
C. New York prison
D. Red Rock penitentiary

Answer: B

155. Anything that is contrary to prison or jail rules and regulations are considered
A. Firearms
B. Contrabands
C. Greyhounds
D. Personal belongings

Answer: B

156. It is the suffering that is inflicted by the state for the transgression of a law for the purpose of controlling criminals.
A. Prevention
B. Revenge
C. Penalty
D. All of the above

Answer: C

157. Parole and Probation Administration is under the direction of the
A. Department of Finance
B. Department of Justice
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. BJMP

Answer: B

158. What is nature in hearing the violation of a probation?
A. Formal
B. Summary
C. Due process
D. None of the above

Answer: B

159. Which is considered the forerunner of parole?
A. Mark system
B. Solitary system
C. Benefits of a clergy
D. Congregate system

Answer: A

160. The following are considered as discretionary conditions of probation except
A. Drinking intoxicated liquor to excess
B. Abstain from visiting house of ill repute
C. Meet his family responsibilities
D. Cooperate with the program of probation

Answer: C

161. The first convict in the Philippines, sentenced to death by means of Lethal injection was
A. Baby Ama
B. Asiong Salonga
C. Leo Echagaray
D. Gregorio S. Mendoza

Answer: C

162. In the 13th C, a criminal could avoid ________ by claiming refugee in a church for a period of 40 days at the end of which time he has compelled to leave the realm by a road or path assigned to him.
A. Penalty
B. punishment
C. trial
D. conviction

Answer: D

163. Long, low, narrow, single decked ships propelled by sails, usually rowed by criminals, a type of ship used for transportation of criminals in the 16th century. This referred to as the:
A. Gaols
B. Galleys
C. Hulks
D. Stocks

Answer: B

164. The Classical School of penology maintains the “doctrine of psychological hedonism” or __________. That the individual calculates pleasures and pains in advance of action and regulates his conduct by the result of his calculations.
A. denied individual responsibility
B. free will
C. pleasures and avoiding pain
D. natural phenomenon

Answer: C

165. History has shown that there are three main legal systems in the world, which have been extended to and adopted by all countries aside from those that produced them. Among the three, it was the _____ that has the most lasting and most pervading influence.
A. Mohammedan Law
B. Anglo-American Law
C. Roman Law
D. Hammurabic Code

Answer: C

166. Hanging is for death penalty, maiming is for
A. Social degradation
B. Exile
C. Physical torture
D. Slavery

Answer: C

167. Who is the Director of the English Prison who opened the Borstal Institution for young offenders? The Borstal Institution is considered as the best reform institution for young offenders today.
A. Evelyn Brise
B. Manuel Montesimos
C. Zebulon Brockway
D. Walter Crofton

Answer: C

168. The __________ is considered forerunner of modern penology because it has all the elements in a modern system.
A. Bridewell Workhouse
B. Elmira Reformatory
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Borstal Institution for Boys

Answer: B

169. Capital punishment refers to:
A. Life imprisonment
B. Death Penalty
C. Reclusion Perpetua
D. All of these

Answer: B

170. One of the following is not an administrative function exercised by the executive branch of the government.
A. Probation
B. Pardon
C. Parole
D. Amnesty

Answer: A

171. Pardon granted by the Chief Executive
A. extinguishes criminal liability of offender
B. does not extinguish civil liability of offender
C. must be given After the prosecution of the offense
D. all of the above

Answer: D

172. The enactment of Republic Act no. 6975 created the BJMP. It operates as a line bureau under the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false

Answer: C

173. The Jail Bureau shall be headed by a chief with a rank of Director General, and assisted by Deputy Chief with the Rank of Chief Superintendent. This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false

Answer: D

174. The group having the responsibility of providing a system of sound custody, security and control of inmates and their movements and also responsible to enforce prison or jail discipline is the:
A. Security group for jails
B. Escort Platoon
C. Control Center groups
D. Warden

Answer: A

175. A unit of the prison or a section of the RDC where the prisoner is given thorough physical examination including blood test, x-rays, vaccinations and immunity is the:
A. Quarantine cell
B. NBP
C. Death row
D. Control Area

Answer: A

176. Imprisonment is not always advisable. Placing a person to custodial coercion is to place him in physical jeopardy, thus drastically narrowing his access to source of personal satisfaction and reducing his self-esteem. This principle is based on the ____ of community based treatment programs.
A. Restorative aspect
B. Humanitarian aspect
C. Managerial aspect
D. Legal aspect

Answer: A

177. The case where the Supreme Court laid down the doctrine that the absolute pardon removes all that is left of the consequences of conviction, and that it is absolute in so far it restores the pardonee to full civil and political rights.
A. Cristobal vs. Labrador
B. Fernandez vs. Aquino
C. People vs. Galit
D. None of these

Answer: A

178. The power of the chief Executive to grant pardon is limited to the following, except:
A. Pardon can not be extended to cases of impeachment.
B. No pardon, parole or suspension of sentence for the violation of any election law may be granted without favorable recommendation of the Commission of Elections.
C. Pardon is exercised only after conviction
D. Pardon is administered by the court

Answer: D

179. In determining the fitness of a prisoner for release on conditional pardon, the following points shall be considered as guides, except:
A. The political, organizational or religious affiliation of the prisoner should be disregarded.
B. Due regard should be given the attitude of the people in the community from which he was sentenced.
C. The background of the prisoner before he was committed to prison – social, economic.
D. Financial capacity of the prisoner.

Answer: D

180. Prisoners who are nearly to leave the institution, awaiting transfer,those in disciplinary status, and those who are chronically ill with mental disabilities are considered:
A. unassignable prisoners to undergo prison programs
B. all of these
C. special group of offenders
D. minimum security prisoners

Answer: D

181. Parole is not claimed as a right but the Board of Parole grants it as a privilege to a qualified prisoner. This statement is:
A. partially true
B. partially false
C. true
D. false

Answer: B

182. Every violation of jail/prison discipline shall be dealt with accordingly. In extreme cases, where the violation necessitate Immediate action, the warden or the Officer of the Day may administer the necessary restraints and reports the action taken to
A. ­an SOP
B. an emergency plan
C. a general rule
D. not applicable to prisoners

Answer: C

183. Which of the following is a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, USA? It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River which the Auburn Prison system was applied
A. Alcatraz prison
B. Sing Sing Prison
C. Wulnut Street Jail
D. Silver Mine Farm

Answer: B

184. A ___, also called a 'block' or 'isolation cell', used to separate unruly, dangerous, or vulnerable prisoners from the general population, also sometimes used as punishment.
A. Segregation Unit
B. Reception Unit
C. Quarantine Unit
D. Cell 45

Answer: A

185. What is the place in some prisons, or a section in prisons where criminals are placed awaiting execution?
A. Execution room
B. Death row
C. Garotine
D. Galley room

Answer: B

186. The Auburn system is a penal method of the 19th century in which persons worked during the day in groups and were kept in solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times. The Auburn system is also known as
A. Albany system
B. Irish system
C. New York System
D. None of these

Answer: C

187. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a prison in Bedford Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA. It is the largest women's prison in New York State and has hosted many infamous prisoners. It is the only women's maximum security prison in New York State. This statement is:
A. True
B. False
C. Partially true
D. Partially false

Answer: A

188. The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design was derived from the word meaning of “pan” and “opticon”. “Opticon’ means:
A. to allow an observer to observe
B. with out the prisoner
C. avoid watching
D. To walk in military manner

Answer: A

189. Elmira Correctional Facility, known otherwise as ___, is a maximum security prison located in New York in the USA. The prison is located in Chemung County, New York in the City of Elmira.
A. “the school”
B. “the hill”
C. “the rock”
D. “the dungeon”

Answer: B

190. Who among the following was given the title “father of Prison Reform” in the United States?
A. Zebulon Brockway
B. Robert Peel
C. John Howard
D. Alexander Macanochie

Answer: A

191. It is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility, that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome—the ends justify the means.
A. Hedonism
B. Positivism
C. Determinism
D. Penology

Answer: A

192. The concept of probation, from the Latin word “probatio” which means ___, has historical roots in the practice of judicial reprieve.
A. walk with faith
B. live with integrity
C. testing period
D. out of prison

Answer: C

193. In the history of capital punishment, what do they call this frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging?
A. Galley
B. ­Gallows
C. Hulk
D. Double blade

Answer: B

194. Lethal injection refers to the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the explicit purpose of causing the death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment. Which of the following drug is injected to stops the heart thus causing death by cardiac arrest?
A. Sodium thiopental
B. Pancuronium
C. Potassium chloride
D. Bicarbonate

Answer: C

195. Execution by electrocution (referred to as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the person being put to death is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. In the Philippines, its first use was in :
A. 1924
B. 1976
C. 1972
D. 1918

Answer: A

196. Who was the British prison administrator and reformer, and founder of the Borstal system?
A. Zebulon Brockway
B. Alexander Mocanochie
C. Evelyn Ruggles Brise
D. Sir John Watson

Answer: C

197. Besides religious laws such as the Torah, important codifications of laws were developed in the ancient Roman Empire, with the compilations of the Lex Duodecim Tabularum.This law refers to
A. the Corpus Juris Civilis
B. the Twelve Tables
C. the Hammurabic code
D. lex taliones

Answer: B

198. The first permanent system of codified laws could be found in China, with the compilation of the
A. Tang Code
B. Wong Code
C. Ting Code
D. Chang Code

Answer: A

199. Opponents of capital punishment claim that a prisoner's isolation and uncertainty over their fate constitute a form of mental cruelty and those especially long-time death row inmates are liable to become mentally ill, if they are not already. This is referred to as
A. death row phenomenon
B. Cruelty syndrome
C. Execution syndrome
D. None of these

Answer: A

200. After individuals are found guilty of an offense and sentenced to execution, they will remain on death row while following an appeals procedure, if they so choose, and then until there is a convenient time for __.
A. Execution
B. Pardon
C. Parole D Amnesty

Answer: A
 
 



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