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

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: C

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

Prisoners sentenced from one day to three years or a fine of not more than one
thousand pesos are categorized as-
A. Insular Prisoner
B. City Prisoner
C. Provincial Prisoner
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

A satellite unit of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) that houses minimum security risk
prisoners.
A. Camp Sampaguita
B. Camp Bukang Liwayway
C. Camp Abelon
D. Camp Abubakar
ANSWER: B

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

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

A place of confinement for persons awaiting trial or court action and where the
convicted offenders serve short sentences or penalty of imprisonment is known as
A. Jail
B. Lock-up
C. Penitentiary
D. Detention Cells
ANSWER: A

The National Bilibid Prison was first constructed at the Manila before it was
transferred to Muntilupa City today the former Penal Colony in Manila was diverted
into a:
A. May Halique State
B. Manila City Jail
C. Boys Town
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

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

Which agency exercise supervision and direction over jail management training
institute.
A. Philippine Public Safety College
B. BJMP Training facilities
C. National Defense
D. Philippine National Police
ANSWER: A

A person convicted and sentenced to serve for not more than six months is
classified as?
A. Municipal prisoner
B. City prisoner
C. Insular prisoner
D. Colonist
ANSWER: A

An open institution usually a penal farm or camp

A. Minimum Security Institution
B. Medium Security Institution
C. Maximum Security Institution
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

A prisoner sentenced for more than three years is under the jurisdiction of the
A. City Jail
B. District Jail
C. Provincial Jail
D. Bureau of Corrections
ANSWER: D

It exercise supervision and control over provincial jails.

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

Responsible for the maintenance and repair of jail facilities and equipment. It is
also task with the cleanliness and beautification of the jail compound.
A. General Services Branch
B. Mess Service Branch
C. Property and Supply Branch
D. Budget and Finance Branch
ANSWER: A

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

The law creating the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is
A. RA 8551
B. RA 9165
C. RA 6975
D. RA 9263
ANSWER: C

The punishment which affords the society or the individual who was wronged, the
opportunity to impose upon the offender such suitable punishment as may be enforced
A. Reformation
B. Retribution
C. Expiation
D. Deterrence
ANSWER: B

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

A person convicted to serve 6 years imprisonment would be classified as what kind

of prisoner?
A. Municipal prisoner
B. Insular prisoner
C. Provincial prisoner
D. Detention prisoner
ANSWER: B

The features of the prison system were confinement of the prisoners in these is
cells days and night.
A. Pennsylvania
B. Mammertime
C. Auburn
D. Alcatraz
ANSWER: A

Institution for the confinement of persons who are awaiting final disposition of
their criminal cases and also for the service of those convicted and punished with
shorter sentences, usually up to three years.
A. Lock-up
B. Prison
C. Jail
D. Work house
ANSWER: C

A security camp that houses prisoners whose sentence are 20 years and above, life
termers or those under capital punishment, those with pending cases, those under
disciplinary punishment, those whose cases are on appeal, and those under
detention;
A. Maximum Security Camp
B. Medium Security Camp
C. Minimum Security Camp
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

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