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 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System Review Questions 1


1. A convicted offender is sentenced to a prison term ranging from 6 months and 1 day to 3 years. Under the current Philippine correctional setup, which entity has primary jurisdiction over the service of this sentence?

A. Provincial Government

B. BJMP

C. Provincial Jail

D. BuCor


Answer: C, Provincial jails have jurisdiction over 'provincial prisoners,' which refers to those whose sentences range from 6 months and 1 day to 3 years.




2. Which correctional facility is under the supervision and control of the Provincial Government?

A. District Jail

B. Provincial Jail

C. National Penitentiary

D. Municipal Jail


Answer: B, Provincial jails are unique because they are under the Office of the Governor (LGU) and are not currently under the BJMP or DOJ.




3. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) was created under RA 6975 primarily to address the safekeeping and development of which specific class of individuals?

A. Parolees

B. Detainees

C. Insular Prisoners

D. National Prisoners


Answer: B, BJMP's primary mandate is the management of city, district, and municipal jails, which house detainees awaiting trial or final judgment.

Explanation: The BJMP primarily manages city, municipal, and district jails, where the majority of inmates are persons under detention (awaiting trial or final judgment). Although BJMP also keeps prisoners serving short sentences, "detainees" is the best answer among the choices.




4. Under the Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013 (RA 10575), what is the primary mandate of the BuCor regarding national offenders?

A. Safekeeping and Reformation

B. Custody and Punishment

C. Rehabilitation and Release

D. Detention and Trial


Answer: A, RA 10575 explicitly defines the mandate of BuCor as both the safekeeping and the reformation of national inmates.




5. If a person is convicted of a crime and sentenced to a prison term of exactly 3 years and 1 day, to which agency should the prisoner be committed for the service of sentence? 

A. Provincial Jail

B. City Jail

C. BuCor

D. BJMP


Answer: C, Any sentence exceeding 3 years (beginning at 3 years and 1 day) classifies the offender as a national prisoner under BuCor jurisdiction.




6. Which administrative department exercises supervision over the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)?

A. DND

B. DOJ

C. DILG

D. DSWD


Answer: C, As per RA 6975, the BJMP is one of the line bureaus under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).


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