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