Correctional Administration Questions

1. The mechanical device or contrivance, tools or implement used to hold back, keep in check or under
control is the 
A. Instrument of Restraint
B. Iron leg Lock
C. Handcuffs
D. Metallic chains Answer: A

2. 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 Answer: C

3. There are three (3) casework techniques applied by the parole officer, which is not included?
A. The trick and treat techniques
B. The executive techniques
C. The guidance, counseling and leadership techniques
D. The manipulative techniques Answer: A

4. The basis of this old school of penology is the human free-will.

A. Penology School 
B. Classical School
C. Neo-classical
D. Positivist Answer: B

5. This helps the prisoner/detainee in the resolution of his problems

A. Meeting 
B. Working
C. Recreation 
D. Counseling Answer: D

6. 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 operations of the jail.
A. Budget and finance branch 
B. General services branch
C. Property and supply branch
D. Mess services branch Answer: A

7. 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 anytime, in his presence, whenever possible.
This practice is known as:
A. Check and balance 
B. S.O.P.
C. Inventory
D. Operation Greyhound Answer: D

8. Pardon cannot be extended to one of the following instances.

A. Murder
B. Brigandage
C. Rape
D. Impeachment Answer: D

9. It refers to commission of another crime during service of sentence of penalty imposed for another
previous offense.
A. Recidivism 
B. Delinquency
C. Quasi-recidivism
D. City prisoner Answer: C

10. 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 Answer: A

11. Who is tasked with the gathering and collecting of information and other data of every prisoner into
a case study to determine the work assignment, the type supervision and degree of custody and
restriction under which an offender must live in jail?
A. Classification Board
B. Board of Custody
C. Diagnostic Board
D. Treatment Board Answer: A

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 
B. Corrections
C. Penalty 
D. Punishment Answer: B

13. One of the following represents the earliest codification of the Roman law, which was incorporated
into the Justinian Code.
A. Twelve Tables
B. Burgundian Code
C. Code of Draco
D. Hammurabic code Answer: A

14. This is a procedure which permits a jail prisoner to pursue his normal job during the week and return
to the jail to serve his sentence during the weekend or non-working hours.
A. Amnesty
B. Good conduct time allowance
C. Probation
D. Delayed sentence Answer: D
15. The following are the justifications of punishment, EXCEPT
A. Retribution 
B. Deterrence
C. Redress
D. Expiration or atonement Answer: C

16. Retaliation is the earliest remedy for a wrong act to any one (in the primitive society). The concept
follows that the victim’s family or tribe against the family or tribe of the offender, hence “blood feuds”
was accepted in the early primitive societies. Retaliation means: 
A. Personal Vengeance
B. Tooth for a tooth
C. Eye for an Eye
D. All of these Answer: A

17. 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 Answer: B

18. For a convicted offender, probation is a form of __.

A. Punishment
B. Treatment
C. Enjoyment
D. Incarceration Answer: B

19. Mr. Cruz was convicted of the crime of murder. After 10 days from the promulgation of the
sentence, he escaped from his place of confinement. He maybe 
A. Liable for evasion of service of sentence
B. Considered as an escaped prisoner
C. Not liable for evasion of service of sentence 
D. All of these Answer: A
20. The head of the Bureau of Corrections is the 
A. Director
B. Secretary of the DND
C. Chief of Executive
D. Prison Inspector Answer: A

21. Which program plays a unique role in the moral and spiritual regeneration of the prisoner?
A. None of these
B. Work programs
C. Education programs
D. Religious programs Answer: D

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 more than 250 and be not less than 25
kilometers from the place designated.
A. Fine
B. None of these
C. P22.00/day
D. P19.00/day Answer: B

23. Giving punishment to a person so to serve as an example to others is the theory of 
A. Self-defense
B. Social defense
C. Exemplary
D. Equality Answer: C

24. Roman, a basketball player, arrested Pedro for some legal ground but he failed to file a complaint
against the latter within the prescribed period of filing. What crime did Roman commit?
A. Arbitrary detention
B. Illegal Detention
C. Illegal arrest 
D. No crime committed Answer: B

25. In the Philippines, the most common problem of the National Prison is
A. Excessive number of escapes
B. Overcrowding
C. Disagreement about their mess
D. Lack of adequate funding Answer: D

26. The Camp Sampaguita of the national Bilibid Prison houses

A. Super Maximum Security Prisoners 
B. Maximum Security Prisoners 
C. Medium Security Prisoners 
D. Minimum Security Prisoners Answer: C
27. These are the factors considered in diversification, EXCEPT;
A. Age of offenders 
B. Mother of offender
C. Sex of offenders 
D. Medical condition Answer: B

28. 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 Services Branch
B. Mittimus Computing Branch
C. Budget and Finance
D. Mess services Branch Answer: D

29. The punishment should be provided by the state whose sanction is violated, to afford the society or
individual the opportunity of imposing upon the offender suitable punishment as might be enforced.
Offenders should be punished because they deserve it. This is one justification of punishment called:
A. Atonement
B. Incapacitation
C. Deterrence
D. Retribution Answer: D

30. One of the following is an admission procedure which involves the frisking of the prisoner. 
A. Identification
B. Searching
C. Briefing/Orientation
D. Minimum security prisoners Answer: B

31. The advocate of ultimate prison known as “the Panopticon” was

A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Samuel Romily
C. Walter Crofton
D. John Howard Answer: A

32. This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as dangerous as the super security prisoners.
They are not allowed to work outside the institution.
A. Maximum security prisoners
B. Super security prisoners
C. Minimum security prisoners
D. Medium security prisoners Answer: A

33. Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
A. President
B. Board of Pardons and Parole
C. Director of Prison
D. Court Answer: B

34. The founder of the Classical School of Criminology and published a short treaties “ On Crimes and
Punishments” which contains his reformatory ideas was
A. Jeremy Bentham 
B. Cesare Lombroso
C. Cesare Beccaria
D. Enrico Ferri Answer: C

35. Filipino female national prisoners are confined at the

A. Mental hospital
B. Correctional Institution for Women
C. Manila City Jail
D. Iwahig Penal Colony Answer: B

36. An offender who surrenders from escaping because of calamity immediately 48 hours after the
pronouncement of the passing away of calamity shall be granted 
A. 1/5 reduction of sentence
B. ½ reduction of sentence 
C. 2/5 reduction of sentence
D. 2/6 reduction of sentence Answer: B

37. What is the name of the prison institution situated in Zamboanga, named after Capt. Blanco of the
Spanish Royal Army?
A. Old Bilibid Prison
B. Sablayan Prisons and Penal Farm
C. San Ramon Prison & Penal Farm
D. Iwahig Penal Farm Answer: C

38. The Bureau of Corrections is under the _____.

A. Department of Social Welfare and Development
B. Department of Justice
C. Department of the Interior and Local Government
D. Department of Health Answer: B

39. 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 Answer: D

40. The Head of Bureau of Corrections is also the

A. Chief of the Bureau of Corrections
B. Director of the Bureau of Corrections
C. Superintendent of the Bureau of Corrections
D. Warden Answer: B

41. What is the type of Jails under the Supervision of the BJMP?
A. Provincial and sub-Provincial Jails
B. City and Municipal Jails
C. Lock up Jails
D. Insular Jails Answer: B

42. 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 Answer: B

43. What is the primary purpose of imprisonment?

A. Rehabilitation and Reformation
B. To stand trial
C. Punishment
D. Socialization Answer: A

44. 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 Answer: A

45. Which is 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? 
A. Mittimus
B. Detention Mittimus
C. Sentence Mittimus
D. Detention Warrant Answer: C

46. 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
B. Safe-keeping 
C. Classification
D. Caring Answer: A
47. Which of these refers to the assigning or grouping of offenders according to their sentence, gender,
age, nationality, health, criminal record, etc.?
A. None of these
B. Custody
C. Security
D. Safe-keeping Answer: A

48. The institution for dangerous but not incorrigible prisoners in the Philippines is the 
A. NBP 
B. Medium Security Institution
C. Maximum Security Institution
D. Minimum Security Institution Answer: B

49. A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigible, intractable and dangerous persons who are so
difficult to manage inside prisons.
A. Medium Security prisoners 
B. Maximum security prisoners
C. Super maximum security prisoners
D. Minimum Security Prisoners Answer: B

50. Under the prison service manual, the prescribed color of prison uniform for maximum security
prison is -
A. Orange 
B. Brown
C. Stripe Orange
D. Blue Answer: A

51. When an inmate is given a “shakedown” before admission, it means:

A. He has taken the process of identification, record, fingerprint and photograph
B. He has been examined for contraband
C. His commitment paper are delivered to record clerk
D. All of these Answer: B

52. An inmate maybe granted parole if he 

A. Earned good conduct time allowance credit
B. Serve minimum sentence
C. Earned good behavior while serving prison term
D. All of these Answer: D

53. Aside from protecting the public, imprisonment has for its latest objective, the
A. Reformation of offenders
B. Deterrence
C. Segregation of offender
D. Confinement of Offender Answer: A
54. In the New Bilibid Prison, all medium security prisoners are confined at the 
A. NBP Main Prison
B. Camp Bukang Liwayway
C. Camp Sampaguita
D. Medium Security Prison Answer: C

55. Under the prison rules, who is charged for the hearing of disciplinary cases in prison?
A. Classification Board 
B. Parole Board
C. Administrative Board
D. Disciplinary Board Answer: D

56. The form of conditional release that is granted after a prisoner has served a portion of his sentence
in a correctional 
A. Conditional pardon
B. Probation
C. Parole
D. Commutation Answer: C

57. In jails or prisons, which of the following is a function of the Custodial Division?
A. Supervision of prisoners 
B. Escort of inmates or prisoners
C. Keeping of records
D. None of the above Answer: B

58. 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 Answer: A

59. 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 Answer: D

60. 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
B. Sumerian Code
C. Justinian Code
D. Code of Draco Answer: B
61. The penalty imposed for offenders must be certain. This means that:
A. The guilty one must be the one to be punished, no proxy.
B. No one must escape its effect
C. It must be equal for all persons
D. The consequence must be in accordance with law. Answer: B

62. The following are the duties of the custodial force in prison, except:
A. Censor offender’s items
B. Escort inmates
C. Inspect security devices
D. Conduct disciplinary hearing Answer: D

63. As a rule, when a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress or has just been perpetuated in the jail, the
officer at the control centers shall immediately:
A. Sound the alarm
B. Locked prisoners in their respective cells
C. Notify the nearest police precinct
D. Call the warden or the director Answer: A

64. In case of mass jailbreak, all members of the custodial force shall immediately issued firearms and
assigned to critical posts to:
A. Plug off the escape routes
B. To shoot the escapees
C. Protect the other inmates
D. To give warning shots Answer: A

65. One of the following is considered as the corner stone in reformation which includes all the life
experiences which shape a person’s attitudes and behaviors.
A. Recreational program
B. Religious program
C. Educational program
D. Work program Answer: C

66. It involves supervision of prisoners to insure punctual and orderly movement from the dormitories,
place of work, hospital and churches in accordance with the daily schedules.
A. Control 
B. Custody
C. Discipline 
D. Inspection Answer: A

67. It is a special unit in prison where by newly arrived prisoners will be admitted for diagnostic
examination, observation
A. Reception and Diagnostic Center
B. Medium Security Compound
C. Maximum Security Compound
D. Minimum Security Compound Answer: A

68. 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 Answer: D

69. The traditional goal of penology is 

A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation Answer: B

70. The attempt to prevent future crimes through fear of punishment.

A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation 
D. Rehabilitation Answer: B

71. The task of changing an offender’s attitude so that he or she may not commit another crime in the
future.
A. Retribution
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation Answer: D

72. The idea that re-entry of an offender should be in the mainstream of society rather than the usual
abrupt re-entry at the end of a prison sentence.
A. Reintegration
B. Deterrence
C. Incapacitation
D. Rehabilitation Answer: A

73. They were known as Bridewells, which started in 1553 and served as training schools for delinquent
youths, provided housing and support for older and poorer persons, and detained vagrants.
A. House of Corrections
B. Workhouses 
C. Common jails
D. Penal colonies Answer: B
74. 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. Department of Justice
C. Bureau of Corrections
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: A

75. It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails. 

A. BJMP 
B. Bureau of Corrections 
C. Provincial Government
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: C

76. 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. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government 
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: B

77. 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. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government 
D. Department of Justice Answer: B

78. An attached agency of the Department of Justice which provides a less costly alternative to
imprisonment of offenders who are likely to respond to individualized community based treatment
programs.
A. BJMP 
B. Bureau of Corrections
C. Provincial Government 
D. Parole and Probation Administration Answer: D

79. Prisoners whose sentences are more than three years to capital punishment are considered
A. Municipal prisoners
B. Provincial prisoners
C. City prisoners
D. Insular prisoners Answer: D

80. Prisoners whose sentences are from one day to six months are 
A. Municipal prisoners
B. Provincial prisoners
C. City prisoners
D. Insular prisoners Answer: A

81. A prison model which sought penitence (hence the term penitentiaries) through total individual
isolation and silence. 
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model
B. Auburn Prison Model
C. Work Release
D. Halfway Houses Answer: A

82. A prison model where incarcerated persons are allowed to work outside the institution that houses
them.
A. Pennsylvania Prison Model
B. Auburn Prison Model
C. Work Release
D. Halfway Houses Answer: B

83. An alternative to incarceration granted after a convicted person served a part of his sentence and is
allowed to complete a sentence at large, subject to restrictions and supervision.
A. Probation
B. Work release
C. Parole
D. Halfway houses Answer: C

84. Under the jail rules, the following are authorized disciplinary measures imposable to inmate offender
except:
A. Reprimand
B. Cancellation of visiting privilege
C. Cancellation of food allowance
D. Extra fatigue duty Answer: D

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. Halfway houses
B. Penal colonies
C. Jails
D. All of these Answer: C

86. A correctional institution that has the authority to detain convicted offenders for longer or extended
period of time, including those who are waiting their death sentence. 
A. Halfway house
B. Farm house
C. Jail 
D. Prison Answer: D

87. The law creating the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
A. RA 8551
B. RA 9165
C. RA 6975
D. RA 4890 Answer: C

88. Who among the following is a provincial prisoner?

A. A prisoner serving a term below six (6) years
B. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) years and up
C. A prisoner serving a term of six (6) months and one (1) day to three (3) years
D. A prisoner serving a term of three (3) years and one (1) day Answer: C

89. This theory in criminology states that people are totally responsible for their behaviors and the
stress is more on the effect of their felonious act than upon the criminal. 
A. Positivist Theory 
B. Psychological Theory
C. Biological Theory
D. Classical Theory Answer: D

90. “Lex Tallionis” means

A. Punishment
B. Law of retaliation
C. Retribution
D. Suffering Answer: B9

91. 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

92. A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as

A. A corporal punishment
B. A determinate sentence
C. An indeterminate sentence
D. A capital punishment Answer: C

93. Pedro was required to provide financial remuneration for the losses incurred by the victim. What is
the type of penalty described?
A. Bond
B. Retribution
C. Restitution
D. Remuneration Answer: C

94. What kind of program employs prisoners in various product or good producing tasks?
A. Agricultural 
B. Operational
C. Industrial 
D. Administrative Answer: C

95. What crimes apparently have no complaining victims such as gambling, prostitution and
drunkenness?
A. Complex Crime
B. Compound Crime 
C. Blue Collar crimes
D. Victimless crimes Answer: D

96. Which agency performs the evaluation of prisoner’s fitness and qualifications for the grant of pardon
or parole?
A. Punishment, confinement retribution, treatment
B. Retribution, Deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation
C. Deterrence, retribution, punishment treatment
D. None of the above Answer: D

97. Which of the following should a probationer avoid?

A. Make periodic report
B. Go and play in the gambling den
C. Work regularly to support family
D. Stay away from bad associates. Answer: B

98. The Supreme Court automatically reviews the cases of criminals convicted and meted out the
penalty of 
A. 12 years 6 months and one day 
B. Death
C. Life imprisonment
D. 6 years one month and one day Answer: B

99. The ________ theory in crime causation focuses on the criminal disorders, chromosomes irregularity
and abnormal brain activity. 
A. None of these
B. Age Reform 
C. Age of Discernment
D. Age of Reason Answer: A
100. What correctional institution houses accused persons awaiting trial?
A. Rehabilitation center 
B. Jail
C. Halfway house
D. Prison Answer: B