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  • 1. What is non-institutional correction?
A) Correction of offenders in the community
B) Punishment inside prison
C) Military imprisonment
D) Solitary confinement
  • 2. What is the primary goal of non-institutional corrections?
A) Revenge
B) Severe punishment
C) Isolation
D) Rehabilitation and reintegration
  • 3. Which agency supervises probationers in the Philippines?
A) Bureau of Immigration
B) Parole and Probation Administration
C) Bureau of Customs
D) PNP
  • 4. What does PPA stand for?
A) Public Protection Association
B) Prison Personnel Administration
C) Parole and Probation Administration
D) Philippine Police Agency
  • 5. What is the opposite of institutional correction?
A) Prison confinement
B) Community-based correction
C) Maximum-security imprisonment
D) Solitary confinement
  • 6. Which of the following is an example of non-institutional correction?
A) Provincial jail
B) Maximum-security prison
C) Prison cell
D) Probation
  • 7. What is the main purpose of community-based corrections?
A) To increase prison populations
B) To help offenders become responsible citizens
C) To eliminate community involvement
D) To separate offenders permanently
  • 8. What is rehabilitation?
A) Removing legal rights
B) Increasing punishment
C) Returning offenders to criminal activities
D) Helping offenders change their behavior
  • 9. What does reintegration mean?
A) Transferring offenders to another prison
B) Isolating offenders
C) Returning offenders to society
D) Increasing imprisonment
  • 10. Which is considered a community-based correctional approach?
A) Prison isolation
B) Probation supervision
C) Jail confinement
D) Death penalty
  • 11. Who is a probationer?
A) A person serving a prison sentence
B) A police officer
C) A prison guard
D) A person released under probation supervision
  • 12. What is the meaning of community corrections?
A) Supervision and rehabilitation within the community
B) Punishment through imprisonment only
C) Military discipline
D) Police investigation
  • 13. Which principle emphasizes treating offenders as individuals capable of change?
A) Retaliation
B) Isolation
C) Rehabilitation
D) Revenge
  • 14. What is the role of the community in non-institutional corrections?
A) Encourage criminal behavior
B) Prevent all offenders from returning
C) Support rehabilitation and reintegration
D) Ignore offenders
  • 15. Which is NOT an objective of non-institutional corrections?
A) Encouraging repeated crimes
B) Rehabilitation
C) Community protection
D) Reintegration
  • 16. What does offender supervision mean?
A) Monitoring an offender's compliance with conditions
B) Allowing offenders to do anything
C) Hiding offenders from authorities
D) Removing all restrictions
  • 17. What is a community-based rehabilitation program?
A) A police arrest operation
B) A program that helps offenders improve while living in the community
C) A punishment without supervision
D) A program conducted only in maximum-security prisons
  • 18. Which is an advantage of non-institutional corrections?
A) It prevents all social interaction
B) It allows eligible offenders to maintain family relationships
C) It eliminates rehabilitation
D) It always requires imprisonment
  • 19. What is the meaning of recidivism?
A) Following court orders
B) Finding employment
C) Repeating criminal behavior
D) Completing rehabilitation
  • 20. What is the main concern of community corrections?
A) Increasing prison buildings
B) Public safety and offender rehabilitation
C) Political campaigns
D) Military operations
  • 21. Which approach focuses on repairing harm caused by crime?
A) Military justice
B) Capital punishment
C) Restorative justice
D) Retributive justice
  • 22. What is a correctional treatment program?
A) A program for increasing criminal activities
B) A program designed to improve offender behavior
C) A police recruitment program
D) A prison construction project
  • 23. What does community participation contribute to corrections?
A) Successful offender reintegration
B) Increased isolation
C) More criminal opportunities
D) Permanent exclusion
  • 24. Which is an example of a non-custodial sanction?
A) Probation
B) Life imprisonment
C) Prison confinement
D) Solitary confinement
  • 25. What is the ultimate goal of correctional rehabilitation?
A) To encourage lawful and responsible behavior
B) To separate offenders permanently
C) To increase criminal records
D) To make offenders dependent on punishment
  • 26. What is probation?
A) A court-granted privilege allowing an eligible offender to remain in the community under conditions
B) Police custody
C) Temporary imprisonment
D) Permanent release without conditions
  • 27. What Philippine law governs probation?
A) RA 9344
B) RA 6975
C) PD 968
D) RA 9165
  • 28. Who grants probation in the Philippines?
A) Prison warden
B) Police officer
C) Barangay captain
D) Court
  • 29. What is the purpose of a Pre-Sentence Investigation (PSI)?
A) To determine the offender's suitability for probation
B) To investigate a new crime
C) To arrest the offender
D) To impose additional imprisonment
  • 30. Who conducts the Pre-Sentence Investigation?
A) Probation officer
B) Prison guard
C) Traffic enforcer
D) Barangay tanod
  • 31. What is the legal nature of probation?
A) A privilege granted by the court
B) An absolute right
C) An automatic release
D) A police benefit
  • 32. What happens when a probationer violates the conditions of probation?
A) The court may revoke probation after appropriate proceedings
B) The probationer becomes a police officer
C) The probationer automatically receives a pardon
D) Nothing happens
  • 33. Who monitors a probationer's compliance?
A) Probation officer
B) School principal
C) Barangay voter
D) Private security guard
  • 34. What is a probation condition?
A) A requirement that the probationer must follow
B) A prison building
C) A criminal offense
D) A police investigation
  • 35. Which of the following may be required of a probationer?
A) Avoiding all legal employment
B) Regular reporting to the probation officer
C) Leaving the country without permission
D) Committing another offense
  • 36. What is the purpose of probation supervision?
A) To encourage violations
B) To monitor and guide the probationer
C) To remove community support
D) To increase criminal behavior
  • 37. What does PD 968 refer to?
A) Probation Law of 1976
B) Revised Penal Code
C) Juvenile Justice Act
D) Dangerous Drugs Act
  • 38. What is the purpose of the probation officer's report to the court?
A) To replace the court's decision
B) To change the criminal law
C) To issue an arrest warrant
D) To provide information about the probationer's progress and compliance
  • 39. Can probation be granted automatically to every convicted person?
A) No, eligibility and legal requirements must be considered
B) Yes, always
C) No, probation is prohibited
D) Yes, without court approval
  • 40. What is the purpose of a probation order?
A) To impose military service
B) To issue a police promotion
C) To cancel every criminal law
D) To formally place an eligible offender under probation
  • 41. What should a probationer do when instructed to report to the probation office?
A) Leave the community
B) Comply with the reporting requirement
C) Ignore the instruction
D) Avoid the probation officer
  • 42. What is the role of the probation officer in rehabilitation?
A) Impose imprisonment independently
B) Conduct private punishment
C) Encourage violations
D) Provide supervision, guidance, and assistance
  • 43. What is the result of successfully completing probation?
A) The probationer must remain under supervision forever
B) The probationer automatically becomes a judge
C) The probationer's case is handled according to the applicable legal provisions for termination of probation
D) The probationer receives another criminal conviction
  • 44. What is probation supervision primarily intended to prevent?
A) Recidivism
B) Education
C) Employment
D) Family participation
  • 45. Which agency implements probation services in the Philippines?
A) BFP
B) PPA
C) AFP
D) LTO
  • 46. What is parole?
A) Police detention
B) Conditional release of a qualified prisoner before completing the full prison sentence
C) Permanent imprisonment
D) Automatic acquittal
  • 47. Which body recommends the grant of parole in the Philippines?
A) Commission on Elections
B) Civil Service Commission
C) Board of Pardons and Parole
D) Department of Education
  • 48. What does BPP stand for?
A) Board of Prison Personnel
B) Board of Pardons and Parole
C) Bureau of Public Prosecution
D) Bureau of Police Protection
  • 49. Who has the constitutional power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons?
A) Provincial governor
B) Barangay captain
C) Chief of Police
D) President of the Philippines
  • 50. What is conditional pardon?
A) An arrest warrant
B) A pardon granted subject to specified conditions
C) An automatic acquittal
D) A new criminal charge
  • 51. What is absolute pardon?
A) A new conviction
B) A probation violation
C) A temporary prison transfer
D) A pardon granted without conditions
  • 52. What is commutation of sentence?
A) Cancellation of the trial
B) Increase of the penalty
C) Reduction of the penalty imposed
D) Arrest of the offender
  • 53. What is reprieve?
A) Permanent imprisonment
B) Increase in punishment
C) Immediate conviction
D) Temporary postponement of the execution of a sentence
  • 54. What is the main difference between probation and parole?
A) Probation is granted by the court, while parole involves conditional release from imprisonment
B) Both are always granted by police officers
C) Probation always requires imprisonment first
D) Parole is given before conviction
  • 55. What is a parolee?
A) A court employee
B) A prison guard
C) A person who has never been convicted
D) A person conditionally released from prison under parole supervision
  • 56. What happens if a parolee violates parole conditions?
A) The parole may be revoked following the applicable procedures
B) he violation is always ignored
C) The parolee automatically receives another pardon
D) The parolee becomes a probation officer
  • 57. What is executive clemency?
A) A police investigation
B) A form of executive relief from criminal punishment
C) A prison inspection
D) A criminal complaint
  • 58. Which institution evaluates applications for parole and executive clemency?
A) Department of Tourism
B) Land Transportation Office
C) Board of Pardons and Parole
D) Bureau of Fire Protection
  • 59. What is the purpose of parole supervision?
A) To encourage criminal behavior
B) To monitor the parolee's compliance and support reintegration
C) To prevent employment
D) To eliminate public safety
  • 60. What is the meaning of conditional release?
A) Release without any legal conditions
B) Release subject to requirements and restrictions
C) Automatic acquittal
D) Permanent imprisonment
  • 61. Which is NOT a form of executive clemency?
A) Reprieve
B) Arrest warrant
C) Pardon
D) Commutation
  • 62. What does parole help promote?
A) Increased prison overcrowding
B) Repeated criminal activity
C) Gradual reintegration into society
D) Permanent isolation
  • 63. Who supervises a parolee in the community?
A) A traffic officer
B) A private businessman
C) A school teacher
D) A designated parole and probation officer
  • 64. What is the primary consideration in granting parole?
A) The prisoner's popularity
B) The prisoner's political influence
C) Applicable legal requirements, the prisoner's eligibility, and suitability for release
D) The prisoner's wealth alone
  • 65. What is the main purpose of pardon?
A) To increase the prison sentence
B) To conduct a police investigation
C) To create a new criminal offense
D) To provide executive relief from criminal punishment
  • 66. What is community service?
A) Unpaid work performed for the benefit of the community
B) Military imprisonment
C) Police investigation
D) Private business employment
  • 67. What is the purpose of community service as a correctional measure?
A) To isolate offenders
B) To increase prison confinement
C) To encourage criminal behavior
D) To encourage responsibility and community contribution
  • 68. What is restorative justice?
A) A system focused only on revenge
B) A form of police surveillance
C) An approach focused on repairing harm and addressing the needs of affected parties
D) A method of increasing imprisonment
  • 69. What is victim-offender mediation?
A) A facilitated process where victims and offenders may discuss the harm and possible ways to address it
B) A criminal trial without evidence
C) A prison transfer
D) A police arrest operation
  • 70. What is the purpose of vocational training for offenders?
A) To encourage unemployment
B) To develop employable skills
C) To increase criminal opportunities
D) To prevent rehabilitation
  • 71. What is the importance of family support in rehabilitation?
A) It prevents reintegration
B) It can provide emotional and social support
C) It increases punishment
D) It encourages isolation
  • 72. What is halfway-house assistance?
A) Court prosecution
B) Transitional support for individuals returning to community life
C) Police detention
D) Permanent imprisonment
  • 73. What is aftercare?
A) A prison punishment
B) An arrest procedure
C) Continued assistance after release or completion of a correctional program
D) A new criminal charge
  • 74. What is the purpose of counseling in corrections?
A) To encourage misconduct
B) To increase criminal activities
C) To avoid rehabilitation
D) To help offenders address personal and behavioral problems
  • 75. Which program helps offenders prepare for employment?
A) Solitary confinement
B) Prison isolation
C) Livelihood and skills training
D) Criminal investigation
  • 76. What does social reintegration involve?
A) Permanent separation from the community
B) Returning to criminal groups
C) Avoiding all social activities
D) Rebuilding positive relationships and participating in society
  • 77. What is the role of NGOs in community corrections?
A) Issuing arrest warrants
B) Providing support and rehabilitation services
C) Imposing prison sentences
D) Replacing the courts
  • 78. What is a livelihood program?
A) A program that develops skills for earning income
B) A police investigation
C) A program for increasing imprisonment
D) A court hearing
  • 79. What is the importance of education in offender rehabilitation?
A) It prevents employment
B) It improves knowledge and future opportunities
C) It encourages criminal activities
D) It increases social isolation
  • 80. What is a treatment plan in community corrections?
A) A prison construction plan
B) A police operation plan
C) An individualized plan addressing an offender's rehabilitation needs
D) A court election plan
  • 81. What is the purpose of anger management programs?
A) To encourage violence
B) To increase conflicts
C) To avoid responsibility
D) To develop better emotional control
  • 82. What is the purpose of substance-use rehabilitation programs?
A) To avoid treatment
B) To encourage substance misuse
C) To support recovery and reduce harmful substance-related behavior
D) To increase criminal activities
  • 83. What is a restorative conference?
A) A prison inspection
B) A sentencing hearing in every criminal case
C) A police recruitment examination
D) A meeting involving affected parties to discuss harm and possible solutions
  • 84. What is the purpose of a community support network?
A) To increase recidivism
B) To encourage isolation
C) To prevent rehabilitation
D) To help offenders adjust to lawful community life
  • 85. What is the meaning of reintegration support?
A) Assistance in escaping legal supervision
B) Assistance in committing crimes
C) Assistance in avoiding responsibilities
D) Assistance in returning to normal community participation
  • 86. was convicted of an offense and was granted probation by the court. He must report regularly to his probation officer. What correctional method is being applied?
A) Imprisonment
B) Probation
C) Pardon
D) Parole
  • 87. Pedro was released from prison before completing his sentence under certain conditions. What is this called?
A) Acquittal
B) Parole
C) Probation
D) Arrest
  • 88. A probationer repeatedly fails to follow the conditions imposed by the court. What may happen?
A) Probation may be revoked
B) Automatic pardon is granted
C) The probationer receives a promotion
D) The case is automatically dismissed
  • 89. A former offender receives job training to help him find lawful employment. What is the primary objective?
A) Retaliation
B) Rehabilitation
C) Isolation
D) Revenge
  • 90. A parolee regularly meets with a probation officer to discuss his progress. What is being demonstrated?
A) Imprisonment
B) Supervision
C) Acquittal
D) Prosecution
  • 91. An offender participates in a community clean-up activity as part of an authorized correctional program. What is this an example of?
A) Prison isolation
B) Community service
C) Solitary confinement
D) Capital punishment
  • 92. A released offender receives assistance from an organization to find employment and housing. What correctional concept is demonstrated?
A) Isolation
B) Retribution
C) Prosecution
D) Aftercare and reintegration
  • 93. A victim and offender participate in a facilitated meeting to discuss the harm caused by the offense. What approach is being used?
A) Restorative justice
B) Retributive justice
C) Capital punishment
D) Military justice
  • 94. A probation officer discovers that a probationer is not following the court-imposed conditions. What should the officer do?
A) Immediately grant a pardon
B) Ignore the violation
C) Document and report the violation through proper procedures
D) Personally impose imprisonment
  • 95. A former prisoner returns home and receives emotional support from family members. What factor supports successful reintegration?
A) Family support
B) Isolation
C) Discrimination
D) Social rejection
  • 96. A qualified prisoner applies for conditional release after meeting the applicable legal requirements. Which institution evaluates parole applications?
A) Bureau of Fire Protection
B) Board of Pardons and Parole
C) Commission on Elections
D) Department of Education
  • 97. A probationer attends counseling sessions to improve decision-making and behavior. What is the main purpose?
A) Additional punishment
B) Social isolation
C) Behavioral rehabilitation
D) Criminal investigation
  • 98. The President grants a prisoner a reduction of the original sentence. What is this called?
A) Probation
B) Parole violation
C) Commutation
D) Arrest
  • 99. A released offender joins a skills-training program to become financially independent and avoid returning to crime. What is the main objective?
A) Rehabilitation and prevention of recidivism
B) Increasing imprisonment
C) Retaliation
D) Social exclusion
  • 100. A correctional officer believes that offenders can change through proper guidance, supervision, and community support. What philosophy does this represent?
A) Isolation philosophy
B) Rehabilitation philosophy
C) Retaliation philosophy
D) Revenge philosophy
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