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  • 1. What is the primary purpose of the criminal justice system?
A) To control businesses
B) To maintain peace and order
C) To regulate elections
D) To increase government
  • 2. Which is the first pillar of the Philippine Criminal Justice System?
A) Law Enforcement
B) Prosecution
C) Corrections
D) Courts
  • 3. Which pillar is responsible for investigating crimes and apprehending offenders?
A) Community
B) Courts
C) Corrections
D) Law Enforcement
  • 4. Which agency is the primary law enforcement agency in the Philippines?
A) Bureau of Corrections
B) Supreme Court
C) Department of Justice
D) Philippine National Police
  • 5. What does PNP stand for?
A) Philippine National Prosecutors
B) Philippine National Protection
C) Philippine Narcotics Police
D) Philippine National Police
  • 6. Which pillar determines the guilt or innocence of an accused?
A) Corrections
B) Courts
C) Law Enforcement
D) Community
  • 7. Which pillar is responsible for the rehabilitation of offenders?
A) Prosecution
B) Law Enforcement
C) Corrections
D) Courts
  • 8. Which is considered the fifth pillar of the criminal justice system?
A) Community
B) Prosecution
C) Police
D) Judiciary
  • 9. What is the role of the prosecution in criminal justice?
A) To arrest all suspects
B) To represent the state in criminal cases
C) To decide court cases
D) To decide court cases
E) To manage prisons
  • 10. Which department supervises the prosecution service in the Philippines?
A) Department of National Defense
B) Department of the Interior
C) Department of Justice
D) Department of Social Welfare
  • 11. What is a crime?
A) Any violation of school rules
B) Any disagreement between people
C) Any unpopular behavior
D) An act or omission punishable by law
  • 12. Who is a person suspected of committing a crime?
A) Witness
B) Prosecutor
C) Judge
D) Suspect
  • 13. Who is a person formally accused of committing a crime?
A) Victim
B) Accused
C) Complainant
D) Investigator
  • 14. What is the function of a judge?
A) To investigate crimes
B) To hear and decide cases
C) To operate prisons
D) To arrest suspects
  • 15. What is the function of a prosecutor?
A) To sentence convicted persons
B) To manage police stations
C) To conduct patrol operations
D) To determine whether criminal charges should be pursued
  • 16. What is due process?
A) Secret prosecution
B) Fair treatment according to law
C) Immediate punishment
D) Arrest without reason
  • 17. What principle states that an accused is considered innocent until proven guilty?
A) Probable cause
B) Presumption of innocence
C) Judicial notice
D) Double jeopardy
  • 18. What is probable cause?
A) A final court decision
B) Reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been committed and a person may be responsible
C) A confession by the accused
D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 19. What is the highest standard of proof in a criminal case?
A) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
B) Probable cause
C) Substantial evidence
D) Clear suspicion
  • 20. What is an arrest?
A) Questioning a witness
B) Taking a person into custody under lawful authority
C) Filing a civil case
D) Issuing a court decision
  • 21. What is a warrant of arrest?
A) prosecutor's recommendation
B) A police report
C) A legal order authorizing the arrest of a person
D) A search record
  • 22. Who generally issues a warrant of arrest in the Philippines?
A) Prosecutor
B) Police officer
C) Judge
D) Barangay official
  • 23. What is a search warrant?
A) A prosecutor's report
B) A court order authorizing a lawful search for specified items
C) A police identification card
D) An arrest record
  • 24. Which constitutional right protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures?
A) Right to travel
B) Right to vote
C) Right against unreasonable searches and seizures
D) Right to education
  • 25. What is custodial investigation?
A) Investigation conducted when a person is in custody and being questioned regarding an offense
B) A community meeting
C) A court trial
D) A prison inspection
  • 26. What right allows an accused to refuse to answer incriminating questions?
A) Right against self-incrimination
B) Right to suffrage
C) Right to assembly
D) Right to property
  • 27. What is double jeopardy?
A) Being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense under circumstances prohibited by law
B) Having two lawyers
C) Having two witnesses
D) Being arrested twice
  • 28. What is bail?
A) A criminal sentence
B) A police investigation
C) Security given for the temporary release of an accused while the case is pending
D) A prison facility
  • 29. What is a complaint?
A) A sworn written statement alleging that a person committed an offense
B) A prison order
C) A police uniform
D) A court judgment
  • 30. What is an information?
A) A witness statement only
B) A police identification card
C) A prison record
D) A formal accusation of an offense filed by the prosecutor in court
  • 31. What is arraignment?
A) The release of evidence
B) The investigation of a crime scene
C) The arrest of a suspect
D) The proceeding where the accused is informed of the charge and asked to enter a plea
  • 32. What is a plea of guilty?
A) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
B) An appeal
C) A request for bail
D) A denial of the charge
  • 33. What is a plea of not guilty?
A) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
B) A denial of the charge
C) C. A request for bail
D) An appeal
  • 34. What is a trial?
A) A judicial examination of evidence and arguments in a case
B) A prison inspection
C) A community meeting
D) A police patrol
  • 35. What is evidence?
A) A court building
B) Information or material presented to establish facts in a case
C) A prison
D) A police uniform
  • 36. What is physical evidence?
A) A court decision
B) A legal argument
C) A person's opinion
D) A tangible object that may help establish facts
  • 37. What is testimonial evidence?
A) A written law
B) A physical object
C) Evidence given through a witness's testimony
D) A fingerprint only
  • 38. What is documentary evidence?
A) Oral testimony only
B) Police uniforms
C) Evidence contained in documents or writings
D) Physical weapons only
  • 39. What is chain of custody?
A) The appointment of judges
B) The movement of prisoners between courts
C) The documented process of handling evidence from collection to presentation
D) The transfer of police officers
  • 40. Why is chain of custody important?
A) It determines the sentence
B) It helps preserve the identity and integrity of evidence
C) It replaces witnesses
D) It eliminates the need for investigation
  • 41. What is a witness?
A) A police vehicle
B) A person who automatically decides a case
C) A person who provides relevant information about a case
D) A prison officer only
  • 42. What is a victim?
A) A person who suffers harm from a criminal act
B) The prosecutor
C) The judge
D) The person who decides the case
  • 43. What is investigation?
A) The punishment of an offender
B) The final court decision
C) The release of prisoners
D) The systematic process of gathering facts and evidence about an offense
  • 44. What is crime prevention?
A) Eliminating court proceedings
B) Actions designed to reduce or prevent criminal activity
C) Ignoring minor crimes
D) Punishing every suspect
  • 45. What is community policing?
A) A policing approach that encourages police and community cooperation
B) A prison management system
C) A system that excludes citizens
D) A court procedure
  • 46. What is the main goal of community policing?
A) Closing police stations
B) Eliminating police patrols
C) Building partnerships to address crime and community concerns
D) Increasing arrests only
  • 47. What does BJMP stand for?
A) Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
B) Bureau of Jail Monitoring and Protectio
C) Bureau of Judicial Management and Prosecution
D) Bureau of Justice Management and Police
  • 48. What is the primary responsibility of the BJMP?
A) Investigation of all national crimes
B) Prosecuting criminal cases
C) Conducting court trials
D) Management and supervision of district, city, and municipal jails
  • 49. What does BuCor stand for?
A) Bureau of Criminal Operations
B) Bureau of Courts
C) Bureau of Corrections
D) Bureau of Community Relations
  • 50. What is rehabilitation?
A) Increasing prison sentences
B) The process of helping offenders change their behavior and reintegrate into society
C) Arresting suspects
D) Conducting court hearings
  • 51. What is reintegration?
A) Filing a new criminal case
B) Arresting an offender again
C) Returning an offender to the community as a functioning member of society
D) Conducting a search
  • 52. What is probation?
A) A court-supervised alternative to imprisonment under applicable law
B) A search warrant
C) A police investigation
D) A court building
  • 53. What is parole?
A) Police bail
B) A criminal complaint
C) Immediate dismissal of a case
D) Conditional release of a prisoner before the completion of the maximum sentence, subject to legal requirements
  • 54. What is restorative justice?
A) Ignoring victims
B) Automatic imprisonment
C) Punishment without trial
D) An approach that emphasizes repairing harm caused by crime
  • 55. What is retribution?
A) Crime prevention through education
B) Community service only
C) Police investigation
D) Punishment imposed because an offender committed an offense
  • 56. What is deterrence?
A) Investigation of evidence
B) Rehabilitation of witnesses
C) Prevention of crime by discouraging offending behavior
D) Filing of civil cases
  • 57. What is incapacitation?
A) Giving an offender a promotion
B) Conducting mediation
C) Releasing all prisoners
D) Restricting an offender's ability to commit further crimes
  • 58. What is recidivism?
A) Repeated criminal behavior by an offender
B) First-time offending
C) Court dismissal
D) Police recruitment
  • 59. What is the judiciary?
A) The prosecution office only
B) The prison service
C) The branch of government that interprets and applies the law through courts
D) The police organization
  • 60. What is the Supreme Court?
A) The prosecution agency
B) The highest police office
C) The highest court in the Philippines
D) The national prison
  • 61. What is jurisdiction?
A) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case
B) A police patrol area only
C) The power to arrest anyone
D) A prison classification
  • 62. What is a judgment?
A) A police investigation
B) The court's decision resolving a case
C) A witness statement
D) An arrest warrant Answer
  • 63. What is an acquittal?
A) A judgment finding the accused not guilty
B) An arrest order
C) . A finding of guilt
D) A police report
  • 64. What is conviction?
A) A police investigation
B) A complaint
C) A finding that no crime occurred
D) A judgment finding the accused guilty
  • 65. What is an appeal?
A) A request for police assistance
B) A prison inspection
C) An arrest procedure
D) A request for a higher court to review a lower court's decision
  • 66. What is the rule of law?
A) Everyone is subject to the law
B) Police officers are above the law
C) Judges may ignore laws
D) Only criminals must obey the law
  • 67. What is equality before the law?
A) Police officers receive unlimited privileges
B) Judges may select who follows the law
C) People are entitled to equal legal protection without unlawful discrimination
D) Only wealthy people receive legal protection
  • 68. What is human rights?
A) Benefits given only to witnesses
B) Basic rights and freedoms belonging to every person
C) Privileges given only to offenders
D) Rights belonging only to government officials
  • 69. Why are human rights important in criminal justice?
A) They eliminate criminal laws
B) They prevent all arrests
C) They remove the courts
D) They protect individuals from abuse and unlawful government action
  • 70. What is police discretion?
A) The reasonable judgment exercised by police officers within the law
B) Unlimited police authority
C) A prisoner's right
D) The power of judges
  • 71. What is police ethics?
A) Rules for court sentencing
B) Principles that guide proper and professional police conduct
C) Prosecutorial procedures
D) Prison construction standards
  • 72. What is corruption in law enforcement?
A) Community service
B) Proper evidence handling
C) Following police regulations
D) Abuse of official position for improper personal or other benefit
  • 73. What is accountability?
A) Hiding evidence
B) Avoiding responsibility
C) Ignoring complaints
D) Being responsible for one's actions and decisions
  • 74. What is transparency?
A) Concealing official records
B) Destroying evidence
C) Openness in government actions and processes
D) Preventing public oversight
  • 75. What is police patrol?
A) Regular movement and observation by police to maintain safety and prevent crime
B) Prison rehabilitation
C) Court sentencing
D) Prosecutorial review
  • 76. What is a police blotter?
A) A court judgment
B) A search warrant
C) A prison sentence
D) An official record of reported incidents and police activities
  • 77. What is a crime scene
A) police headquarters only
B) The place where a crime occurred or where relevant evidence may be found
C) A courtroom
D) A prison cell
  • 78. What is crime scene preservation?
A) Removing all evidence immediately
B) Destroying physical evidence
C) Protecting the scene from contamination, alteration, or loss of evidence
D) Allowing everyone to enter
  • 79. What is forensic science?
A) The management of prisons
B) The application of scientific methods to legal investigations
C) The study of political campaigns
D) The study of court administration only
  • 80. What is fingerprint evidence?
A) Oral testimony
B) Evidence based on the unique patterns of friction ridges
C) A court judgment
D) Evidence based only on handwriting
  • 81. What is criminal profiling?
A) Automatically identifying a suspect
B) Sentencing an offender
C) Issuing a warrant
D) Developing characteristics of a likely offender based on crime-related information
  • 82. What is intelligence-led policing?
A) Policing without information
B) Court-based sentencing
C) A policing approach that uses analyzed information to guide decisions and operations
D) Prison classification
  • 83. What is crime mapping?
A) Managing prisons
B) Conducting court trials
C) Writing criminal laws
D) Using geographic information to identify crime patterns and locations
  • 84. What is a crime hotspot?
A) A prison facility
B) An area where crimes occur at relatively high frequency
C) A police station
D) A courtroom
  • 85. What is victimology?
A) The study of victims and their relationship to crime
B) The study of judges
C) The study of police uniforms
D) The study of prisons
  • 86. What is criminology?
A) The study of court buildings
B) The scientific study of crime, criminals, victims, and crime control
C) The study of police vehicles
D) The study of prison construction
  • 87. What is social control?
A) Police arrest only
B) Mechanisms used by society to encourage conformity to rules and norms
C) Prison construction
D) Court sentencing only
  • 88. What is formal social control?
A) Control exercised through laws and official institutions
B) Personal beliefs only
C) Control through friendship only
D) Family advice only
  • 89. What is informal social control?
A) Police arrest
B) Court sentencing
C) Control exercised through family, peers, community, and social norms
D) Prison confinement
  • 90. What is a juvenile offender?
A) A prosecutor
B) A police officer
C) Any adult offender
D) A person below the legally applicable age who is alleged or found to have committed an offense
  • 91. What is diversion?
A) A type of search warrant
B) Automatic imprisonment
C) A police patrol method
D) An alternative process that may keep qualified youth offenders from formal court proceedings
  • 92. What is mediation?
A) Police arrest
B) A process in which a neutral person helps parties reach an agreement
C) Automatic conviction
D) Prison confinement
  • 93. What is plea bargaining?
A) A search procedure
B) A process in which the accused and prosecution negotiate a plea subject to legal and court requirements
C) A police interrogation
D) A prison classification
  • 94. What is legal representation?
A) Assistance provided by a lawyer in protecting a person's legal interests
B) Community supervision
C) Prison management
D) Police protection only
  • 95. Prison management
A) It helps protect the accused's legal rights during proceedings
B) It guarantees acquittal
C) It prevents all investigations
D) It removes the judge's authority
  • 96. What is access to justice?
A) The ability of people to obtain fair and effective legal remedies
B) The power to arrest others
C) The right to ignore court orders
D) The right to avoid all laws
  • 97. What is the main purpose of criminal punishment?
A) To punish innocent people
B) To create fear without legal process
C) To achieve lawful objectives such as accountability, deterrence, and rehabilitation
D) To eliminate constitutional rights
  • 98. Why is cooperation among the five pillars important?
A) It gives police unlimited power
B) It helps ensure a coordinated and effective criminal justice process
C) It eliminates the need for courts
D) It prevents community participation
  • 99. What is the ultimate goal of the Criminal Justice System?
A) To punish every person suspected of a crime
B) To promote justice, public safety, and the rule of law
C) To increase the number of prisoners
D) To give unlimited authority to law enforcement
  • 100. What is a plea of guilty?
A) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
B) A request for bail
C) An appeal
D) A denial of the charge
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