A) A coordinated system of institutions involved in crime prevention, law enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, corrections, and community participation. B) A judicial mechanism for determining criminal liability C) A government agency responsible for investigating all crimes D) A system concerned exclusively with punishing offenders
A) Legislature B) Law Enforcement C) Prosecution D) Judiciary
A) Prosecution B) Law Enforcement C) Judiciary D) Corrections
A) Corrections B) Law Enforcement C) Judiciary D) Prosecution
A) Corrections B) Law Enforcement C) Prosecution D) Judiciary
A) Judiciary B) Bureau of Corrections C) Prosecutor's Office D) Police
A) Law Enforcement B) Corrections C) Prosecution D) Judiciary
A) It performs all police functions B) It imposes criminal penalties on offenders C) It replaces the courts in determining guilt D) It participates in crime prevention and supports the administration of justice
A) Independence without communication B) Coordination and cooperation C) Exclusive authority over one another D) Competition among institutions
A) Presumption of innocence B) Police power C) Judicial notice D) Double jeopardy
A) Police discretion B) Sovereignty C) Presumption of innocence D) Separation of powers
A) Executive B) Legislative C) Judicial D) Administrative
A) Police B) Legislature C) Judiciary D) Executive
A) Judicial B) Executive C) Local D) Legislative
A) Governmental powers are distributed among different branches B) Courts exercise legislative functions whenever necessary C) All governmental powers are concentrated in one institution D) Police agencies may create criminal laws independently
A) Allow police agencies to override courts B) Prevent abuse of governmental power C) Give courts unlimited authority D) Eliminate the independence of government branches
A) Political supremacy B) Martial authority C) Absolute discretion D) Rule of law
A) To protect society while promoting justice and maintaining peace and order B) To eliminate all constitutional rights of offenders C) To ensure conviction in every criminal case D) To imprison as many offenders as possible
A) Interrogating a suspect after arrest B) Examining fingerprints from a crime scene C) Conducting patrols in areas identified as high-risk D) Presenting evidence in court
A) Law enforcement and prosecution B) Legislature and judiciary C) Judiciary and corrections D) Corrections and community
A) Department of Justice B) Philippine National Police C) Supreme Court D) Bureau of Corrections
A) Law Enforcement B) Prosecution C) Corrections D) Community
A) Municipal Trial Court B) Regional Trial Court C) Court of Appeals D) Supreme Court
A) Court of Appeals B) Supreme Court C) Municipal Trial Court D) Sandiganbayan
A) Court of Appeals B) Municipal Trial Court C) Supreme Court D) Regional Trial Court
A) Original jurisdiction over every criminal case B) Administrative control over police agencies C) Appellate jurisdiction over cases from lower courts and certain quasi-judicial agencies D) Exclusive jurisdiction over barangay disputes
A) Appellate jurisdiction B) Police jurisdiction C) Executive jurisdiction D) Legislative jurisdiction
A) Right to suffrage B) Right against unreasonable searches and seizures C) Right to information D) Right to travel
A) Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures B) Freedom of speech C) Right to education D) Right to property taxation
A) Right to travel B) Right to privacy of communication C) Right to bear arms D) Right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation
A) Right to vote B) Right to counsel C) Right to property D) Right to assembly
A) Every accused person must automatically be convicted B) . A person must be treated according to established legal procedures and fundamental fairness. C) The government may punish anyone suspected of committing a crime D) Police officers may disregard court orders during investigations
A) Compliance with procedures before depriving a person of liberty B) A law must not be arbitrary or oppressive in its substance. C) A defendant must be given a lawyer D) An accused must be informed of the charges
A) A law must have a legitimate purpose B) Criminal laws must be morally acceptable D. Police officers may exercise unlimited discretion C) The government must follow fair procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property. D) Criminal laws must be morally acceptable
A) Equal protection B) Double jeopardy C) Presumption of innocence D) Police power
A) Government officials are exempt from criminal laws B) Every person must receive exactly identical treatment under every circumstance C) Persons similarly situated should be treated alike under the law D) Criminal suspects may be treated differently without justification
A) Officers are immune from consequences for official misconduct B) Prosecutors must convict every accused C) Courts must always support police decisions D) Government personnel and institutions are answerable for lawful and unlawful acts within their functions
A) Efficiency B) Integrity C) Administrative convenience D) Publicity
A) Constitution B) Penal code only C) Local ordinance only D) Police manual only
A) Criminal justice involves offenses considered wrongs against the State or society B) Criminal justice is controlled entirely by private individuals C) Criminal justice never involves courts D) Criminal justice deals only with property disputes
A) The case may be referred to the prosecutor for appropriate action B) The police automatically impose the sentence C) The accused is automatically imprisoned for life D) The community determines guilt
A) Sentencing B) Preliminary investigation C) Parole D) Probation supervision
A) The prosecutor represents the State in criminal B) The prosecutor performs custodial detention C) The prosecutor is the judge of the case D) The prosecutor automatically determines the sentence
A) Filing complaints as investigator B) Arresting suspects C) Adjudicating cases D) Managing correctional institutions
A) National Bureau of Investigation B) Bureau of Corrections C) Philippine National Police D) Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
A) There is no distinction between jails and prisons B) Jails are exclusively for convicted persons serving life sentences C) Prisons are operated by the police D) Jails are generally for local detention, while national prisons are administered for persons committed under the national correctional system
A) Making criminal laws B) Rehabilitation, custody, and reintegration of offenders C) Determining probable cause D) Conducting judicial review
A) Exclusion B) Retribution only C) Retaliation D) Rehabilitation
A) Community involvement can support crime prevention, reporting, rehabilitation, and reintegration C B) The community can replace the courts C) The community can conduct trials independently D) The community can impose criminal penalties
A) Corrections B) Law Enforcement C) Judiciary D) Prosecution
A) Public opinion determines probable guilt B) Prior criminal record establishes present guilt C) Police discretion is superior to constitutional rights D) Presumption of innocence and the rule of law
A) Sequential and interrelated functioning of the pillars B) Independence of each pillar from the criminal process C) Supremacy of law enforcement over the judiciary D) Exclusivity of governmental agencies
A) Double jeopardy B) Equal protection and impartial administration of justice C) Territorial jurisdiction D) Separation of powers
A) Judicial independence B) Administrative control C) Police supremacy D) Executive privilege
A) The prosecutor imposes imprisonment after investigation B) The police gather evidence while the court determines guilt based on evidence presented C) The police determine guilt while the court gathers evidence D) The correctional officer determines probable cause
A) The accused must prove innocence B) Presumption of innocence C) Administrative efficiency D) Police discretion
A) No, because mere suspicion or community belief does not automatically establish legal grounds B) No, because arrests may only be made after conviction C) Yes, because police officers have unlimited discretion D) Yes, because community belief is equivalent to proof
A) Right to property B) Right to suffrage C) Freedom of assembly D) Protection against self-incrimination and right to counsel
A) Conviction because the police arrested the accused B) Automatic imprisonment pending further investigation C) Acquittal because the required quantum of proof was not met D) Conviction because the prosecutor filed the information
A) Evaluating evidence and representing the State in criminal proceedings B) Conducting surveillance on a suspect C) Arresting an offender pursuant to lawful authority D) Collecting physical evidence from a crime scene
A) Observe constitutional and legal requirements in evaluating and presenting evidence B) Use the evidence regardless of legality because conviction is the objective C) Allow public opinion to determine admissibility D) Ignore constitutional limitations if the accused appears guilty
A) The executive branch controls all judicial decisions B) One branch exercises its constitutional authority while another branch reviews or limits governmental action within its lawful authority C) The legislature directly determines the guilt of accused persons D) The police independently create criminal laws
A) Police authority B) Separation of powers with checks and balances C) Judicial legislation D) Absolute executive supremacy
A) Revenge B) Rehabilitation C) Incapacitation only D) Retribution
A) Prosecution B) Adjudication C) Reintegration D) Investigation
A) Judiciary B) Community C) Prosecution D) Corrections
A) Police discretion B) Administrative convenience C) Due process and judicial authority D) Community supremacy
A) The police automatically determine guilt B) The prosecution bears the burden of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt C) The accused is correct because both parties must prove their claims equally D) The judge must require the accused to testify
A) Double jeopardy B) Separation of powers C) Presumption of innocence D) Judicial review
A) A correctional institution provides rehabilitation programs B) Police investigators properly submit evidence to prosecutors C) Prosecutors coordinate with investigators regarding deficiencies in evidence D) Law enforcement fails to properly preserve evidence needed for prosecution
A) Corrections controls prosecution B) The pillars operate independently and cannot affect each other C) The judiciary has no relationship with prosecution D) The effectiveness of one pillar may influence the performance of the entire system
A) Both require exactly the same degree of proof B) Probable cause automatically establishes guilt C) Probable cause is a lower standard than proof beyond reasonable doubt D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt is required only for arrest
A) Yes, because probable cause is equivalent to conviction B) Yes, because the judge has already established guilt C) No, because courts cannot issue warrants D) No, because probable cause is not the same as proof beyond reasonable doubt
A) Arresting a person and immediately imposing punishment B) Allowing police officers to decide the sentence C) Allowing public opinion to determine guilt D) Providing an accused the opportunity to be heard in accordance with established legal procedures
A) Procedural due process B) Equal protection C) Substantive due process D) Double jeopardy
A) Substantive due process B) Judicial review C) Procedural due process D) Police power
A) Double jeopardy B) Equal protection C) Presumption of innocence D) Self-incrimination
A) Equal protection B) Due process C) Judicial review D) Double jeopardy
A) Police release all suspects without investigation B) The accused is required to prove that he did not commit the offense C) The media's accusation is accepted as evidence of guilt D) The court requires the prosecution to establish guilt through competent evidence
A) Judicial immunity B) Police supremacy C) Community sovereignty D) Separation of functions within the Criminal Justice System
A) The Criminal Justice System distributes functions among different institutions B) Judges are subordinate to police officers C) Police officers cannot investigate crimes D) Police officers have no authority to arrest
A) Community control B) Functional specialization C) Administrative immunity D) Concentration of power
A) Respect for constitutional rights B) Fabrication of evidence to secure conviction C) Cooperation between investigators and prosecutors D) Proper preservation of evidence
A) Rehabilitation B) Judicial economy C) Community participation D) Integrity
A) A prosecutor is protected from review regardless of misconduct B) An officer is investigated for misconduct and subjected to appropriate proceedings C) A judge is required to follow police instructions D) An officer is exempt from disciplinary action because of rank
A) Judicial review B) Police power C) Executive privilege D) Legislative immunity
A) Judges may decide cases according to personal preference B) Judges are not subject to the Constitution C) Judges must follow police instructions D) Judges should decide cases independently and according to law and evidence
A) Follow applicable legal standards rather than personal belief B) Ignore the insufficiency of evidence C) Ask the police to impose punishment D) Convict the accused personally
A) Allowing police to arrest anyone without legal basis B) Enforcing laws while observing constitutional protections C) Prioritizing conviction regardless of procedure D) Giving suspects no opportunity to defend themselves
A) Police officers may arrest whenever they receive an accusation B) An anonymous accusation always authorizes arrest C) The arrest must still comply with constitutional and legal requirements D) An accusation automatically establishes guilt
A) Prosecution performs all police investigations B) Neither has a role before trial C) Law enforcement investigates and gathers evidence, while prosecution evaluates and presents the case according to law D) Law enforcement determines the final guilt of the accused
A) Judiciary B) Prosecution C) Law Enforcement D) Community
A) Prosecution B) Law Enforcement C) Corrections D) Judiciary
A) Residents determine the admissibility of evidence B) Citizens determine the length of imprisonment C) Citizens issue warrants of arrest D) Community organizations assist former offenders in lawful reintegration into society
A) Corrections B) Community C) Judiciary D) Prosecution
A) Criminal justice should be controlled entirely by law enforcement B) Criminal justice exists solely to punish offenders C) Criminal justice should combine crime control, justice, protection of rights, and rehabilitation D) Criminal justice should prioritize conviction over constitutional safeguards
A) Police supremacy B) Political influence C) Administrative convenience D) Rule of law
A) Selective enforcement based on political or personal connections B) Respect for constitutional rights C) Equal application of the law D) Transparent investigation of alleged misconduct
A) To ensure that every accused person is convicted B) To transfer judicial functions to correctional institutions C) To create a coordinated mechanism for crime prevention, enforcement of law, prosecution, adjudication, correction, and community participation D) To give law enforcement unlimited authority over suspects
A) Police supremacy B) Public opinion C) Rule of law D) Presumption of guilt |