SOCIOLOGY OF

CRIMES AND
ETHICS
1.The field of criminology is a multi-disciplinary
science. One of its aspects is the study of
crime focused on the group of people
and society which is known today as:
A. Criminal Psychology
B. Criminal Sociology
C. Criminal Psychiatry
D. Criminal Etiology
2.Macho means
A. Assertive
B. Angry
C. Heroic
D. stubborn
3. Bilious means
A. Wealthy
B. puffed out
C. bad tempered
D. irritable
4. Hypothetical means
A. Temporary
B. Exaggerated
C. Provable
D. Assumed
5. It is defined as a crime where a
person of respectability and high
social status in the course of his or her
occupation commits the criminal act.
A. Labor Crimes
B. Organized Crimes
C. High Collar crimes
D. White collar crime
6. The strict code of conduct that
governs the behavior of the Mafia
members is called ___.
A. Omerta
B. Triad
C. Silencer
D. Mafioso
7. The groups of crimes categorized as
violent crimes (Index crimes) and
property crimes (Non Index crimes)
are called ___.
A. Conventional crimes
B. Non-conventional Crimes
C. Felony
D. Offense
8. What is the literal meaning
of the term Cosa Nostra?
A. This thing of ours
B. Omerta
C. Two Things
D. 5th estate
9. The criminal activity by an enduring
structure or organization developed and
devoted primarily to the pursuit of profits
through illegal means commonly known as
___.
A. Organized crime
B. Professional Organization
C. White collar crime
D. Blue collar crime
10. One of the following represents the
earliest codification of the Roman law,
which was incorporated into the
Justinian Code.
A. 12 Tables
B. Burgundian Code
C. Hammurabic Code
D. Code of Draco
11. The generic term that includes all government
agencies, facilities, programs, procedures,
personnel, and techniques
concerned with the investigation, intake,
custody, confinement, supervision, or
treatment of alleged offenders refers to:
A. Correction
B. Penology
C. Criminal Justice
D. the base pillar
12. The Italian leader of the positivist school
of criminology, who was criticized for his
methodology and his attention to the
biological characteristics of offenders,
was:
A. C Lombroso
B. C Beccaria
C. C Darwin
D. C Goring
13. The theory in criminology, which maintains that
a person commits crime or behaves criminally
mainly because he or she is being possessed by
evil spirits or something of natural force
that controls his/her behavior is called:
A. Devine Will Theory
B. Demonological Theory
C. Classical Theory
D. All of these
14. Criminology changes as social condition
changes. This means the progress of
criminology is concordant with the
advancement of other sciences that has been
applied to it. This means that criminology is
_____.
A. Dynamic
B. Excellent
C. Progressive
D. None of these
15. Inas much as crime is a societal creation
and that it exist in a society, its study
must be considered a part of social
science. This means that criminology is
__.
A. Applied science
B. Social Science
C. Natural Science
D. All of these
16. Theterm white-collar
crime was coined by
A. E. Sutherland
B. R. Quinney
C. E. Durkheim
D. C. Darwin
17. What is means of "R" in the
criminal formula?
A. Total Situation
B. Criminal Tendency
C. Temperament
D. None of these
18. His key ideas are concentrated on the
principle of "Survival of the Fittest"
as a behavioral science. He
advocated the "Somatotyping
Theory".
A. W Sheldon
B. R Merton
C. E Sutherland
D. Ivan Nye
19. When someone is tagged as criminal,
he or she may reject it or accept it
and go on to commit crime.
A. Rational Choice Theory
B. Control Theories
C. Labelling Theory
D. Social Disorganization Theory
20. It
is the act of committing the
crime.
A. Mens Rea
B. Actus Reus
C. Abberatio Ictus
D. Pro Reo
21. It is the mental knowledge of
committing the crime.
A. Mens Rea
B. Actus Reus
C. Abberatio Ictus
D. Pro Reo
22. In Latin, It literally means
"Stand by things decided".
A. Abberatio Ictus
B. Pro Reo
C. Stare Decisis
D. Actus Reus
23. It involves community
supervision in lieu of prison.
A. Parole
B. Probation
C. Community Service
D. Incarceration
It entails the supervised release of
offenders after they have served a
portion of their sentence.
A. Parole
B. Probation
C. Community service
D. Incarceration
25. Behaviors that are law
violations only for youth of
juvenile status.
A. Misdemeanor
B. Minor offenses
C. Delinquency offenses
D. Status Offenses
26. It is an act committed by a juvenile
for which an adult could be
prosecuted in criminal court.
A. Misdemeanor
B. Minor Offenses
C. Delinquency Offenses
D. Status Offenses
27. The 3 Components of the
American Criminal Justice
system.
A. Police, Prosecution, Community
B. Police, Courts, Community
C. Police, Prosecution, courts
D. Police, Courts, Corrections
28. One of the following is a
status offense.
A. Prostitution
B. Truancy
C. Theft
D. Robbery
29. Which of the following is not
a status offense.
A. Prostitution
B. Truancy
C. Curfew Violations
D. Underage Drinking
30. The Scientific study of the causes,
consequences, prevention, and
control, and treatment of crime and
delinquency.
A. Penology
B. Correction
C. Criminology
D. Sociology
31. The Systematic, organized effort by
society to punish offenders, protect
the public and change the offenders
behavior.
A. Penology
B. Correction
C. Criminology
D. Sociology
32. Prescribedconsequences
intended to reinforce peoples
conformity to norms.
A. Sanctions
B. Social Norm
C. Deviance
D. Norm
33. ARule that makes clear what
behavior is appropriate and
expected in a particular situation.
A. Sanctions
B. Social Norm
C. Deviance
D. Norm
34. The Violation of a norm.
A. Sanctions
B. Social Norm
C. Deviance
D. Norm
35. A Rule that specifies how
people are expected to
behave.
A. Sanctions
B. Social Norm
C. Deviance
D. Norm
36. An Act that is criminal
because it is prohibited by
law.
A. Statutory Crime
B. Mala Prohibita
C. Mala In Se
D. Offense
37. A Statutory crime that
reflects public opinion at a
moment in time.
A. Sanctions
B. Mala Prohibita
C. Mala In Se
D. Offense
38. A Behavior categorized as
morally wrong or evil in
itself.
A. Sanctions
B. Mala Prohibita
C. Mala In Se
D. Offense
39. Bases
its decisions on
precedence.
A. Common Law
B. Statutory Law
C. Procedural Law
D. Political Law
40. It means incapable of
criminal intention or malice.
A. Doli Incapax
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Corpus Juris
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
41. It means body of civil law.
A. Doli Incapax
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Corpus Juris
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
42. It means body of law.
A. Doli Incapax
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Corpus Juris
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
43.It means body of the crime.
A. Doli Incapax
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Corpus Juris
D. Corpus Juris Civilis
45. ABritish Social Reformer, He is
regarded as the founder of
modern utilitarianism.
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Beccaria
C. Samuel Romilly
D. John Howard
45. Heis an Italian Criminologists
and author of the book Crimes
and Punishment.
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Beccaria
C. Samuel Romilly
D. John Howard
46.He argued that the effectiveness of
criminal justice depended more on the
certainty of punishment than on
its severity.
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Beccaria
C. Samuel Romilly
D. John Howard
47. He is the first English
prison reformer.
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Beccaria
C. Samuel Romilly
D. John Howard
48. He was a British legal reformer whose
chief efforts were devoted to
lessening the severity of English
criminal law.
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Cesare Beccaria
C. Samuel Romilly
D. John Howard
49. He developed the anomie
theory in 1938.
A. Henry Fielding
B. Robert Merton
C. Edwin Sutherland
D. John Fielding
50. It regulates the conduct of
individuals, defines crimes, and
provides punishment for criminal
acts.
A. Procedural Law
B. Political Law
C. Civil Law
D. Criminal Law
51. InEngland, The Right to bring a
thief caught in one's land to the
lord's court is known as
A. Infangthief
B. Outfangthief
C. Thief-takers
D. Bow street runners
52. InEngland, The Right to bring a
thief caught beyond one's land to
the lord's court is known as
A. Infangthief
B. Outfangthief
C. Thief-takers
D. Bow street runners
53. A Branch of law dealing with disputes
between individuals and /or
organizations, in which compensation
may be awarded to the victim.
A. Procedural Law
B. Political Law
C. Civil Law
D. Criminal Law
54. In
England, They are a specialist
and present cases in court.
A. Attorney
B. Solicitor
C. Barrister
D. Bench
55. In
England, They are the office
lawyers. The legal advisor to the
public.
A. Attorney
B. Solicitor
C. Barrister
D. Bench
56. It is the UK's domestic
counter-intelligence and
security agency.
A. MI5
B. MI6
C. Mossad
D. CIA
57. In
England, Men who would solve
petty crime for a fee are called.
A. Infangthief
B. Outfangthief
C. Thief-takers
D. Constables
58. The Marine Police Force that was formed
on 1798 in England to tackle theft and
looting from ships anchored in the pool of
London and the lower reaches of the
river.
A. Thames River Police
B. Eden River Police
C. Trent River Police
D. Avon River Police
59. TheFirst Marine Police in England
was founded by magistrate.
A. John Fielding
B. Henry Fielding
C. Patrick Colquhoun
D. Robert Merton
60. He was a Scottish magistrate and
founder of the first regular preventive
police force in England, the Thames
River police.
A. Patrick Colquhoun
B. John Fielding
C. Henry Fielding
D. Samuel Romilly
61. He established the basis for the
first police criminal records
department in England.
A. Patrick Colquhoun
B. John Fielding
C. Henry Fielding
D. Samuel Romilly
62. Hefounded London's first
police force.
A. Patrick Colquhoun
B. John Fielding
C. Henry Fielding
D. Samuel Romilly
63. London's first professional
police force.
A. Bow Street Runner
B. Thames River Police
C. Scotland Yard
D. Metropolitan Police Force
64. The Bow Street Runners was
founded on what year ?
A. 1749
B. 1748
C. 1747
D. 1746
65. A Magistrate appointed to hear minor
cases, perform marriages, grant
licenses in a town, country, or other
local district.
A. Constable
B. Solicitor
C. Barrister
D. Justice of the Peace
66. AMember of a body of people
employed to keep watch in a
town at night.
A. Constable
B. Watchman
C. Solicitor
D. Justice of the Peace
67. APeace officer with limited
policing authority, typically in a
small town.
A. Constable
B. Watchman
C. Solicitor
D. Justice of the Peace
68. TheMetropolitan Police of
London was created on
A. 1829
B. 1828
C. 1827
D. 1826
69. The Pursuit of a felon announced
with loud shouts to alert others who
were then legally obliged to give
chase.
A. Infangthief
B. Outfangthief
C. Hue and Cry
D. Arrest
70. The Pursuit of a felon announced
with loud shouts to alert others who
were then legally obliged to give
chase.
A. Infangthief
B. Outfangthief
C. Hue and Cry
D. Arrest
71. Theperson bringing the
case.
A. Plaintiff
B. Defendant
C. Judge
D. Prosecutor
72. AMinor offense and its maximum
sentence usually do not
exceed one year.
A. Vagrancy
B. Felonies
C. Infractions
D. Misdemeanor
73. Crimespunishable usually by
fines which can be paid without
even going to court.
A. Vagrancy
B. Felonies
C. Infractions
D. Misdemeanor
74. He developed the anomie
theory in 1938.
A. Lloyd Ohlin
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Robert Merton
D. Richard Cloward
75. He developed in 1934 the
differential association
theory.
A. Lloyd Ohlin
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Robert Merton
D. Richard Cloward
76. This theory contends that kids in stable lower-
class neighborhoods are more likely to find
criminal role models who help them achieve
some level of criminal success by apprenticing
the kids into a variety of criminal enterprises.
A. Neutralization Theory
B. Differential Association Theory
C. Differential Opportunity Theory
D. Strain Theory
77. This Theory states that crime isn't just a
function of lower classes and that both the
rich and the poor can become criminals
depending on whom they hang out with and
what values and beliefs they learn.
A. Neutralization Theory
B. Differential Association
C. Differential Opportunity Theory
D. Strain Theory
78. This Theory points out that people
who commit crime actually fluctuate
back and forth between criminal
conduct and law abiding conduct.
A. Neutralization Theory
B. Differential Association
C. Differential Opportunity Theory
D. Strain Theory
79. This Theory contends that most people in society
share the same goals of achieving wealth and
success. But some people in lower classes don’t
have the same opportunities that their wealthier
counterparts do and as a result, they get angry
when they can't achieve their goals. This frustration
leads to crime.
A. Neutralization Theory
B. Differential Association
C. Differential Opportunity Theory
D. Strain Theory
80. ThisTheory states that criminals think
about their actions, weighing the pros and
cons including the risk of punishment and
making decisions based on their
calculations.
A. Lower Class Reaction Theory
B. Rational Choice Theory
C. Strain Theory
D. Social Disorganization Theory
81. Noncriminal behaviour, such as
truancy and running away from home,
which is in violation of law applicable
only to juveniles.
A. Criminal Offense
B. Status Offense
C. Vagrancy
D. None of the Above
82. A document issued by a magistrate
authorizing an officer to make an
arrest, seize property, make a search,
or carry out a judgment.
A. Petition
B. Summons
C. Writ
D. Warrant
83. A document notifying a party of a
court action and requiring that a
party respond within a certain time
frame.
A. Warrant
B. Petition
C. Summons
D. Habeas Corpus
84. The process of placing an authorized
judicial penalty on a person who
pleads guilty or is convicted of a
crime.
A. Sentencing
B. Probation
C. Restitution
D. Commutation
85. Unlawful taking or attempted taking
of property that is in the immediate
possession of another by force or
threat of force.
A. Theft
B. Robbery
C. Carnapping
D. Malicious Mischief
86. Removingor re-mediating presumed causes
of crime by providing economic,
psychological, or socialization assistance to
offenders to reduce the likelihood of
continuing in crime.
A. Conviction
B. Rehabilitation
C. Commutation
D. Sentencing
87. Coordinatesthe government’s response to
crime by pressing charges, presenting the
case against the accused at the trial, and
sometimes making sentence
recommendations.
A. Judge
B. Police
C. Prosecutor
D. Attorney
88. A sentencing alternative in which
incarceration is avoided and the
offender remains in the community
under the supervision of an officer.
A. Parole
B. Banishment
C. Probation
D. Commutation
89. It
is those facts that generate a
reasonable belief that a
crime has been committed.
A. Reasonable Ground
B. Reasonable Suspicion
C. Probable Cause
D. Sufficient Ground
90. Largefacilities operated by state or
federal governments to hold persons
sentenced under state or federal laws to
terms of confinement of more than one
year.
A. Prisons
B. Jails
C. Half Way House
D. Boys Town
91. APillar of the Philippine criminal
justice system that controls arrest
and booking.
A. Corrections
B. Courts
C. Prosecution
D. Law Enforcement
92. A Pillar of the Philippine criminal
justice system that controls
preliminary investigation and filing of
information.
A. Corrections
B. Courts
C. Prosecution
D. Law Enforcement
93. A Pillar of the Philippine criminal justice
system that controls arraignment, trial,
sentencing, probation, suspended
sentence appeal.
A. Corrections
B. Courts
C. Prosecution
D. Law Enforcement
94. A Pillar of the Philippine criminal
justice system that control
incarceration in jail, parole, pardon
and the serving of sentence.
A. Corrections
B. Courts
C. Prosecution
D. Law Enforcement
95. A Pillar of the Philippine criminal justice
system represented by the non-government
organizations and peoples organizations that
contribute to the prevention of crime and
delinquency.
A. Prosecution
B. Court
C. Corrections
D. Community
96. AnAgency of the Department of Justice
whose function involves scientific criminal
investigation, arrest of offenders and files
complaint with the prosecutor’s office.
A. Bureau of Immigration
B. National Bureau of Investigation
C. Philippine National Police
D. Bureau of Correction
97. The Territorial Jurisdiction of
the NBI is _________ in
scope.
A. Regional
B. National
C. Local
D. International
98. Its Mission is to maintain peace and
order in the community through the
delivery of prompt investigation of
crimes and the prosecution of
criminals.
A. Philippine National Police
B. National Bureau of Investigation
C. National Prosecution Service
99. It is the stage at which the
prosecutor evaluates the findings of
the police to determine if
prosecution of the suspect in court is
warranted.
A. Preliminary Evaluation
B. Pre-Trial
C. Preliminary Investigation
D. Plea Bargaining
100.Nolle Prosequi, in criminal justice
system means
A. Decide to prosecute
B. Decide not to prosecute
C. File the case
D. Plea Bargain for a Reduced
Charged
101.It is the forum where the prosecution
is given the opportunity to prove
that there is a strong evidence of
guilt against the accused.
A. Courts
B. Police
C. Bar
D. Prosecution
102.Provincial Jails are
under the
A. DOJ
B. DILG
C. DPWH
D. DOE
103.The BJMP is under the
A. DOJ
B. DILG
C. DPWH
D. DOE
104.It
is known as the Witness Protection
Security and Benefit
Act.
A. R.A. 6981
B. R.A. 6975
C. R.A. 8551
D. R.A 9775
105.A Branch of the Philippine Government
responsible for passing laws that define
illegal behavior, setting sentences for
violation of the laws and appropriating
the money for correctional operations.
A. Legislative Branch
B. Executive Branch
C. Judicial Branch
D. Administrative Branch
106.ABranch of Government that
approves or vetoes the law passed by
the legislators and is responsible for
enforcing the laws.
A. Legislative Branch
B. Executive Branch
C. Judicial Branch
D. Administrative Branch
107.ABranch of the Philippine
Government that is responsible for
interpreting the laws.
A. Legislative Branch
B. Executive Branch
C. Judicial Branch
D. Administrative Branch
108.There are three pillars of the
American criminal justice system.
They are the following:
A. Police, Prosecution, Courts
B. Police, Courts, Community
C. Police, Courts, Corrections
D. Police, Prosecution, Correction
109.The First police department in
the United States.
A. New York Police Department
B. Philadelphia Police Department
C. Boston Police Department
D. Chicago Police Department
110.Defendant makes a deal and
plead guilty to a lesser crime in
return for lesser penalty.
A. Preliminary Evaluation
B. Pre-Trial
C. Preliminary Investigation
D. Plea Bargaining
111.APerson under the age of 18
years.
A. Child
B. Teenager
C. Adolescent
D. Adult
112.Refers to a Child who is vulnerable to
and at the risk of committing criminal
offenses because of personal, family,
social circumstances.
A. Teenager at Risk
B. Minor at Risk
C. Child at Risk
D. Adolescent at Risk
113.Refers to a Child who is alleged as
accused of or adjudged as having
committed an offense under Philippine
laws.
A. Teenager In Conflict with the law
B. Minor In Conflict with the law
C. Child In Conflict with the law
D. Adolescent In Conflict with the law
114.Known as the Juvenile
Justice Welfare Act of 2006.
A. R.A. No. 7610
B. R.A. No. 9165
C. R.A. No. 9344
D. R.A. No. 8344
115.Under the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act,
Children under the following age are exempted
from criminal responsibility
A. 9 yrs. and below as well as over 9 yrs. but below 15.
B. 12 yrs. and below as well as over 12 yrs. but below 15.
C. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but below 21.
D. 15 yrs. and below as well as over 15 yrs. but below 18.
116. The
Mental Capacity of a child to
understand the difference between
what is right or wrong and the
consequences of his acts.
A. Motive
B. Discernment
C. Intent
D. Knowledge
117.AnAlternative child-appropriate
process of determining the
responsibility and treatment of a
CICL.
A. Diversion
B. Parole
C. Probation
D. Home Detention
118.Known as the Child and
Youth Welfare Code.
A. R.A. No 9344
B. P.D. No. 603
C. R.A. No.7610
D. R.A. No. 8369
119.Known as the The Special Protection
of Children against Child abuse,
Exploitation, and Discrimination Act
of 1992.
A. R.A. No. 9344
B. R.A. No. 7610
C. R.A. No. 8369
D. P.D. No. 603
120.130.An Act establishing family
courts which grants family courts
exclusive original jurisdiction over
cases involving children.
A. R.A. No. 7610
B. R.A. No. 8369
C. R.A. No. 9344
D. P.D. No. 603
121.Inapplying the provisions of R.A.
9344, In case of a child in conflict
with the law, It shall be construed
A. Rigorously
B. Strictly
C. Liberally
D. Stringently
122.Refersto a principle which requires a
process of resolving conflicts with the
maximum involvement of the victim,
the offenders, and the community.
A. Punitive Justice
B. Retributive Justice
C. Restorative Justice
D. Poetic Justice
123.Justiceattained by punishing
or sanctioning the offender.
A. Restorative Justice
B. Retributive Justice
C. Punitive Justice
D. Poetic Justice
124.A Person who acts illegally and is
not old enough to be treated as an
adult under the laws of the
community.
A. Juvenile Delinquency
B. Juvenile Delinquent
C. Young Criminal
D. Minor Criminal
125.The habitual committing of criminal
acts or offenses by a young person
below the age at which ordinary
criminal prosecution is possible.
A. Juvenile Delinquency
B. Juvenile Delinquent
C. Children In Conflict With The Law
D. Child Offender
126.The Age at which the rights and
privileges of an adult are legally
granted.
A. Manhood
B. Adolescence
C. Adulthood
D. Age Of Majority
127.AnAction that is prohibited only to
and most often applied to offenses
only committed by minors.
A. Minor Offenses
B. City Ordinances
C. Status Offenses
D. Misdemeanor
128.ThePeriod following the onset of
puberty during which a young
person develops from a child into
an adult.
A. Adolescence
B. Adulthood
C. Teenager
D. Manhood
129.ThePeriod during which adolescents
reach sexual maturity and become
capable of reproduction.
A. Adulthood
B. Puberty
C. Teenager
D. Majority
130.ACategory of Crime that includes
among others crimes, Robbery,
Theft, Carnapping, Arson,
Shoplifting, and Vandalism.
A. Minor Crimes
B. Status Offenses
C. Violent Crime
D. Property Crimes
131.ACrime in which the offender uses
or threatens to use violent force
upon the victim.
A. Status Offenses
B. Violent Crimes
C. Serious Crimes
D. Major Crimes
132.Any Intentional Unauthorized
absence from compulsory
schooling.
A. Truancy
B. Deviancy
C. Kickout
D. Dropout
133.Known as the Code of Conduct
and Ethical Standards for
public officials and employees.
A. R.A. No. 9344
B. R.A. No. 6713
C. R.A. No. 9262
D. P.D. No. 603
134.It is the transfer of title or disposal of
interest in property by voluntarily,
completely, and actually depriving or
dispossessing oneself of his right or title to it
in favor of a person or persons
other than his spouse and relatives.
A. Procurement
B. Divestment
C. Enticement
D. Attainment
135.AFundamental truth or proposition
that serves as the foundation for a
system of belief or behavior or for a
chain of reasoning.
A. Principle
B. Ideas
C. Customs
D. Morals
A branch of Philosophy dealing
with what are good and bad with
moral duty and obligation.
A. Logic
B. Epistemology
C. Aesthetics
D. Ethics
137.AreRules by which we make
decisions about right and wrong,
should and shouldn't, good and bad.
A. Morals
B. Ethics
C. Values
D. Customs
138.Is
a Science that treats of the law
enforcement.
A. Police Code of Ethics
B. Military Code of Ethics
C. Government Officials Code of Ethics
D. Barangay Tanod's Code of Ethics
139.It
means long established practices
common to a particular community,
class, or race.
A. Practice
B. Values
C. Customs
D. Ethics
140.It
implies the repetition of the same
action as to develop a natural,
spontaneous or rooted tendency or
inclination to perform it.
A. Traditions
B. Practices
C. Values
D. Habits
141.It
means a regularly followed
procedure or pattern in
conducting activities.
A. Traditions
B. Practice
C. Values
D. Habits
142.It
means observance of
social norms as required by
good breeding.
A. Etiquette
B. Ethics
C. Values
D. Practice
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