CM4S-CLJ - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary purpose of the criminal justice system?
A) To increase government
B) To maintain peace and order
C) To regulate elections
D) To control businesses
  • 2. Which is the first pillar of the Philippine Criminal Justice System?
A) Corrections
B) Law Enforcement
C) Courts
D) Prosecution
  • 3. Which pillar is responsible for investigating crimes and apprehending offenders?
A) Corrections
B) Law Enforcement
C) Courts
D) Community
  • 4. Which agency is the primary law enforcement agency in the Philippines?
A) Department of Justice
B) Bureau of Corrections
C) Philippine National Police
D) Supreme Court
  • 5. What does PNP stand for?
A) Philippine National Police
B) Philippine Narcotics Police
C) Philippine National Protection
D) Philippine National Prosecutors
  • 6. Which pillar determines the guilt or innocence of an accused?
A) Corrections
B) Law Enforcement
C) Community
D) Courts
  • 7. Which pillar is responsible for the rehabilitation of offenders?
A) Prosecution
B) Law Enforcement
C) Courts
D) Corrections
  • 8. Which is considered the fifth pillar of the criminal justice system?
A) Police
B) Prosecution
C) Judiciary
D) Community
  • 9. What is the role of the prosecution in criminal justice?
A) To decide court cases
B) To decide court cases
C) To represent the state in criminal cases
D) To arrest all suspects
E) To manage prisons
  • 10. Which department supervises the prosecution service in the Philippines?
A) Department of Social Welfare
B) Department of National Defense
C) Department of Justice
D) Department of the Interior
  • 11. What is a crime?
A) Any unpopular behavior
B) An act or omission punishable by law
C) Any violation of school rules
D) Any disagreement between people
  • 12. Who is a person suspected of committing a crime?
A) Suspect
B) Judge
C) Witness
D) Prosecutor
  • 13. Who is a person formally accused of committing a crime?
A) Investigator
B) Complainant
C) Accused
D) Victim
  • 14. What is the function of a judge?
A) To hear and decide cases
B) To arrest suspects
C) To operate prisons
D) To investigate crimes
  • 15. What is the function of a prosecutor?
A) To conduct patrol operations
B) To manage police stations
C) To sentence convicted persons
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) Presumption of innocence
B) Judicial notice
C) Probable cause
D) Double jeopardy
  • 18. What is probable cause?
A) Reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been committed and a person may be responsible
B) A final court decision
C) A confession by the accused
D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 19. What is the highest standard of proof in a criminal case?
A) Probable cause
B) Substantial evidence
C) Clear suspicion
D) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • 20. What is an arrest?
A) Questioning a witness
B) Filing a civil case
C) Issuing a court decision
D) Taking a person into custody under lawful authority
  • 21. What is a warrant of arrest?
A) A search record
B) A legal order authorizing the arrest of a person
C) prosecutor's recommendation
D) A police report
  • 22. Who generally issues a warrant of arrest in the Philippines?
A) Prosecutor
B) Judge
C) Police officer
D) Barangay official
  • 23. What is a search warrant?
A) An arrest record
B) A police identification card
C) A prosecutor's report
D) A court order authorizing a lawful search for specified items
  • 24. Which constitutional right protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures?
A) Right to vote
B) Right against unreasonable searches and seizures
C) Right to education
D) Right to travel
  • 25. What is custodial investigation?
A) A court trial
B) Investigation conducted when a person is in custody and being questioned regarding an offense
C) A community meeting
D) A prison inspection
  • 26. What right allows an accused to refuse to answer incriminating questions?
A) Right to property
B) Right against self-incrimination
C) Right to assembly
D) Right to suffrage
  • 27. What is double jeopardy?
A) Being arrested twice
B) Having two lawyers
C) Having two witnesses
D) Being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense under circumstances prohibited by law
  • 28. What is bail?
A) Security given for the temporary release of an accused while the case is pending
B) A criminal sentence
C) A prison facility
D) A police investigation
  • 29. What is a complaint?
A) A police uniform
B) A sworn written statement alleging that a person committed an offense
C) A prison order
D) A court judgment
  • 30. What is an information?
A) A formal accusation of an offense filed by the prosecutor in court
B) A prison record
C) A witness statement only
D) A police identification card
  • 31. What is arraignment?
A) The proceeding where the accused is informed of the charge and asked to enter a plea
B) The arrest of a suspect
C) The release of evidence
D) The investigation of a crime scene
  • 32. What is a plea of guilty?
A) A denial of the charge
B) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
C) An appeal
D) A request for bail
  • 33. What is a plea of not guilty?
A) An appeal
B) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
C) C. A request for bail
D) A denial of the charge
  • 34. What is a trial?
A) A community meeting
B) A police patrol
C) A judicial examination of evidence and arguments in a case
D) A prison inspection
  • 35. What is evidence?
A) A court building
B) A police uniform
C) A prison
D) Information or material presented to establish facts in a case
  • 36. What is physical evidence?
A) A tangible object that may help establish facts
B) A legal argument
C) A court decision
D) A person's opinion
  • 37. What is testimonial evidence?
A) A fingerprint only
B) A written law
C) Evidence given through a witness's testimony
D) A physical object
  • 38. What is documentary evidence?
A) Oral testimony only
B) Physical weapons only
C) Police uniforms
D) Evidence contained in documents or writings
  • 39. What is chain of custody?
A) The appointment of judges
B) The documented process of handling evidence from collection to presentation
C) The transfer of police officers
D) The movement of prisoners between courts
  • 40. Why is chain of custody important?
A) It helps preserve the identity and integrity of evidence
B) It eliminates the need for investigation
C) It determines the sentence
D) It replaces witnesses
  • 41. What is a witness?
A) A person who automatically decides a case
B) A person who provides relevant information about a case
C) A police vehicle
D) A prison officer only
  • 42. What is a victim?
A) The person who decides the case
B) The prosecutor
C) A person who suffers harm from a criminal act
D) The judge
  • 43. What is investigation?
A) The release of prisoners
B) The punishment of an offender
C) The systematic process of gathering facts and evidence about an offense
D) The final court decision
  • 44. What is crime prevention?
A) Punishing every suspect
B) Ignoring minor crimes
C) Eliminating court proceedings
D) Actions designed to reduce or prevent criminal activity
  • 45. What is community policing?
A) A policing approach that encourages police and community cooperation
B) A system that excludes citizens
C) A prison management system
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 Judicial Management and Prosecution
C) Bureau of Jail Monitoring and Protectio
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 Corrections
B) Bureau of Criminal Operations
C) Bureau of Community Relations
D) Bureau of Courts
  • 50. What is rehabilitation?
A) Arresting suspects
B) The process of helping offenders change their behavior and reintegrate into society
C) Increasing prison sentences
D) Conducting court hearings
  • 51. What is reintegration?
A) Arresting an offender again
B) Returning an offender to the community as a functioning member of society
C) Conducting a search
D) Filing a new criminal case
  • 52. What is probation?
A) A court building
B) A court-supervised alternative to imprisonment under applicable law
C) A search warrant
D) A police investigation
  • 53. What is parole?
A) Police bail
B) Immediate dismissal of a case
C) Conditional release of a prisoner before the completion of the maximum sentence, subject to legal requirements
D) A criminal complaint
  • 54. What is restorative justice?
A) Automatic imprisonment
B) Punishment without trial
C) An approach that emphasizes repairing harm caused by crime
D) Ignoring victims
  • 55. What is retribution?
A) Community service only
B) Police investigation
C) Punishment imposed because an offender committed an offense
D) Crime prevention through education
  • 56. What is deterrence?
A) Rehabilitation of witnesses
B) Filing of civil cases
C) Prevention of crime by discouraging offending behavior
D) Investigation of evidence
  • 57. What is incapacitation?
A) Restricting an offender's ability to commit further crimes
B) Giving an offender a promotion
C) Releasing all prisoners
D) Conducting mediation
  • 58. What is recidivism?
A) First-time offending
B) Police recruitment
C) Court dismissal
D) Repeated criminal behavior by an offender
  • 59. What is the judiciary?
A) The prison service
B) The police organization
C) The branch of government that interprets and applies the law through courts
D) The prosecution office only
  • 60. What is the Supreme Court?
A) The highest court in the Philippines
B) The prosecution agency
C) The highest police office
D) The national prison
  • 61. What is jurisdiction?
A) A prison classification
B) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case
C) The power to arrest anyone
D) A police patrol area only
  • 62. What is a judgment?
A) A witness statement
B) An arrest warrant Answer
C) A police investigation
D) The court's decision resolving a case
  • 63. What is an acquittal?
A) A judgment finding the accused not guilty
B) . A finding of guilt
C) An arrest order
D) A police report
  • 64. What is conviction?
A) A complaint
B) A finding that no crime occurred
C) A police investigation
D) A judgment finding the accused guilty
  • 65. What is an appeal?
A) An arrest procedure
B) A request for police assistance
C) A prison inspection
D) A request for a higher court to review a lower court's decision
  • 66. What is the rule of law?
A) Judges may ignore laws
B) Police officers are above the law
C) Only criminals must obey the law
D) Everyone is subject to the law
  • 67. What is equality before the law?
A) People are entitled to equal legal protection without unlawful discrimination
B) Only wealthy people receive legal protection
C) Police officers receive unlimited privileges
D) Judges may select who follows the law
  • 68. What is human rights?
A) Privileges given only to offenders
B) Rights belonging only to government officials
C) Basic rights and freedoms belonging to every person
D) Benefits given only to witnesses
  • 69. Why are human rights important in criminal justice?
A) They prevent all arrests
B) They protect individuals from abuse and unlawful government action
C) They remove the courts
D) They eliminate criminal laws
  • 70. What is police discretion?
A) The reasonable judgment exercised by police officers within the law
B) A prisoner's right
C) Unlimited police authority
D) The power of judges
  • 71. What is police ethics?
A) Prison construction standards
B) Rules for court sentencing
C) Principles that guide proper and professional police conduct
D) Prosecutorial procedures
  • 72. What is corruption in law enforcement?
A) Community service
B) Following police regulations
C) Abuse of official position for improper personal or other benefit
D) Proper evidence handling
  • 73. What is accountability?
A) Ignoring complaints
B) Hiding evidence
C) Avoiding responsibility
D) Being responsible for one's actions and decisions
  • 74. What is transparency?
A) Destroying evidence
B) Openness in government actions and processes
C) Concealing official records
D) Preventing public oversight
  • 75. What is police patrol?
A) Prosecutorial review
B) Court sentencing
C) Regular movement and observation by police to maintain safety and prevent crime
D) Prison rehabilitation
  • 76. What is a police blotter?
A) A court judgment
B) A prison sentence
C) A search warrant
D) An official record of reported incidents and police activities
  • 77. What is a crime scene
A) The place where a crime occurred or where relevant evidence may be found
B) A courtroom
C) police headquarters only
D) A prison cell
  • 78. What is crime scene preservation?
A) Allowing everyone to enter
B) Destroying physical evidence
C) Protecting the scene from contamination, alteration, or loss of evidence
D) Removing all evidence immediately
  • 79. What is forensic science?
A) The management of prisons
B) The study of court administration only
C) The application of scientific methods to legal investigations
D) The study of political campaigns
  • 80. What is fingerprint evidence?
A) Evidence based only on handwriting
B) Oral testimony
C) A court judgment
D) Evidence based on the unique patterns of friction ridges
  • 81. What is criminal profiling?
A) Issuing a warrant
B) Automatically identifying a suspect
C) Developing characteristics of a likely offender based on crime-related information
D) Sentencing an offender
  • 82. What is intelligence-led policing?
A) Court-based sentencing
B) Policing without information
C) A policing approach that uses analyzed information to guide decisions and operations
D) Prison classification
  • 83. What is crime mapping?
A) Using geographic information to identify crime patterns and locations
B) Writing criminal laws
C) Managing prisons
D) Conducting court trials
  • 84. What is a crime hotspot?
A) A courtroom
B) A police station
C) A prison facility
D) An area where crimes occur at relatively high frequency
  • 85. What is victimology?
A) The study of judges
B) The study of prisons
C) The study of victims and their relationship to crime
D) The study of police uniforms
  • 86. What is criminology?
A) The study of police vehicles
B) The study of court buildings
C) The study of prison construction
D) The scientific study of crime, criminals, victims, and crime control
  • 87. What is social control?
A) Court sentencing only
B) Prison construction
C) Police arrest only
D) Mechanisms used by society to encourage conformity to rules and norms
  • 88. What is formal social control?
A) Family advice only
B) Personal beliefs only
C) Control exercised through laws and official institutions
D) Control through friendship only
  • 89. What is informal social control?
A) Control exercised through family, peers, community, and social norms
B) Court sentencing
C) Prison confinement
D) Police arrest
  • 90. What is a juvenile offender?
A) A police officer
B) Any adult offender
C) A person below the legally applicable age who is alleged or found to have committed an offense
D) A prosecutor
  • 91. What is diversion?
A) An alternative process that may keep qualified youth offenders from formal court proceedings
B) A type of search warrant
C) A police patrol method
D) Automatic imprisonment
  • 92. What is mediation?
A) Prison confinement
B) Police arrest
C) A process in which a neutral person helps parties reach an agreement
D) Automatic conviction
  • 93. What is plea bargaining?
A) A search procedure
B) A police interrogation
C) A prison classification
D) A process in which the accused and prosecution negotiate a plea subject to legal and court requirements
  • 94. What is legal representation?
A) Prison management
B) Assistance provided by a lawyer in protecting a person's legal interests
C) Community supervision
D) Police protection only
  • 95. Prison management
A) It prevents all investigations
B) It guarantees acquittal
C) It removes the judge's authority
D) It helps protect the accused's legal rights during proceedings
  • 96. What is access to justice?
A) The right to avoid all laws
B) The right to ignore court orders
C) The power to arrest others
D) The ability of people to obtain fair and effective legal remedies
  • 97. What is the main purpose of criminal punishment?
A) To achieve lawful objectives such as accountability, deterrence, and rehabilitation
B) To create fear without legal process
C) To punish innocent people
D) To eliminate constitutional rights
  • 98. Why is cooperation among the five pillars important?
A) It eliminates the need for courts
B) It helps ensure a coordinated and effective criminal justice process
C) It gives police unlimited power
D) It prevents community participation
  • 99. What is the ultimate goal of the Criminal Justice System?
A) To increase the number of prisoners
B) To promote justice, public safety, and the rule of law
C) To give unlimited authority to law enforcement
D) To punish every person suspected of a crime
  • 100. What is a plea of guilty?
A) An appeal
B) An admission by the accused that they committed the offense charged
C) A denial of the charge
D) A request for bail
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