A. Penology
B. Sociology
The Correctional System in the Philippines is
C. Correction
composed of six agencies under three distinct and
D. Anthropology
separate departments of the national government.
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That three departments of the national
. Getting back at someone for something they did to
government are the following:
hurt you.
1. The Department of Justice
A. Punishment
2. The Department of the Interior and Local Government
B. Retribution
3. The Department of Social Welfare and Development
C. Justification
D. Penalty
Bureau of Corrections - is an agency under the
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Department of Justice mandated to carry out
. A punishment for some violation of conduct which
institutional rehabilitation programs of the government
involves the infliction of pain on or harm to the body.
for national offenders, those sentenced to more
A. Penalty
than three years and to ensure their safe custody. It is
B. Punishment
composed of seven operating institutions located all
C. Banishment
over the country to accept national prisoners. The
D. Corporal punishment
central office is located in the New Bilibid Prison,
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Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, where the director, the
. French penal colony from 1852 to 1959 where political
assistant director and the general administration staff
prisoners are exiled.
are holding official functions.
A. Devil's island
B. Tasmanian island
Bureau of Correction Mandate - The rehabilitation of
C. Robben Island
national prisoners.
D. Cape of good hope
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Bureau of Correction Slogan - bringing back the
. A prison reformer who published an influential book
dignity of man.
that proposed prison reform.
A. Elizabeth Fry
Bureau of Correction Principles
B. John Howard
- accomplishing its mandated objectives and performing
C. John Goodman
its assigned functions.
D. Victoria Azarenka
1. To confine prisoners by giving them adequate living
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spaces as the first conditions to be met before any
. An English reformer sometimes referred to as the
effective rehabilitation programs can be undertaken.
"angel of prisons" because of her driving force behind
2. To prevent prisoners from committing crime while in
new legislation to treat prisoners humanely.
custody.
A. Elizabeth Fry
3. To provide humane treatment by affording them
B. John Howard
human basic needs in the prison environment and
C. John Goodman
prohibiting cruel methods and provide a variety of
D. Alex Morgan
rehabilitation program.
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. A prison complex located at the coast of Capetown
Bureau of Corrections Operating Institutions
South Africa which serve as a refugee camp for people
1. New Bilibid Prisons - Muntinlupa City
afflicted with leper before converted into a prison.
2. Correctional Institution for Women - Mandaluyong
A. Port Arthur
City
B. Robben island
3. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm - Puerto Princesa City
C. Pennsylvania prison
4. Davao Prison and Penal Farm - Davao del Norte
D. Elmira prison
5. Sablayan Prison and Penal farm - Occidental Mindoro
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6. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm - Zamboanga City
. A penal method of the 19th century in which persons
7. Leyte Regional Prison - Leyte
worked during the day and were kept in solitary
confinement at night and silence enforced at all times.
Institutional Programs
A. Auburn System
1. Inmate work program
B. U.K system
2. Health care
C. Pennsylvania system
3. education and skills training
D. Irish system
4. Recreation and Sports
5. Religious guidance and behavior modification using
10. The first reformatory prison.
the therapeutic
A. Auburn prison
community approach.
B. Pennsylvania prison
C. New York correctional facility
Penal Management Review Questions 1 D. Elmira correctional facility
1. The authoritative imposition of something negative or Remember the following: Penal Management
unpleasant on a person in response to behavior deemed
wrong by law. 1. Punishment - The authoritative imposition of
A. Punishment something negative or unpleasant on a person in
B. Banishment response to behavior deemed wrong by law.
C. Retribution
D. Penalty 2. Penology - The branch of criminology concerned
2. The branch of criminology concerned with prison with prison management and prison rehabilitation.
3. Retribution - Getting back at someone for 9. A
something they did to hurt you. 10. D
Who may grant commutation of sentence and Probation officer - one who investigates for the court
pardon? ans. the president. a referral for probation or supervises a probationer or
both.
Who may file a petition for commutation of
sentence? The Probation administration shall be headed
ans. the board may review the petition of a prisoner by the Probation administrator who shall be
for commutation of sentence if he/she meets the appointed by the president of the Philippines.
following minimum requirement:
There shall be an assistant probation
at least 1/2 (one half) of the minimum of his administrator who shall assist the administrator
indeterminate and/or definite prison term or perform such duties as may be assigned to him
the aggregate minimum of his determinate by the latter and as may be provided by law.
and/or prison terms.
Qualifications of the Administrator and Assistant
at least 10 years for prisoners sentenced to one Probation Administrator.
reclusion perpetua or one life imprisonment, for
crimes/offenses not punishable under RA 7659
1. at least 35 years of age
and other special law.