Philippine Corrections: Institutional and Non-Institutional Agencies

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What is the ultimate goal of corrections?

To isolate offenders from society

To make the community safer by reducing the incidence of crime (correct)

To punish criminal offenders

To provide a means of revenge for victims

What is the role of society in the correctional process?

To provide financial support to correctional facilities

To punish offenders

To isolate offenders from the community

To play a role in the process of restoration (correct)

What is the basic reason for keeping offenders in prison or jail?

To punish them for their crimes

To protect society from them

To rehabilitate them

For correction and rehabilitation (correct)

What is the term for the process of committing offenders to the corrections and rehabilitation system?

Process of committing Signup and view all the answers

What type of facilities are juveniles delinquents or youthful offenders committed to?

Regional rehabilitation centers Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the punishment and treatment of a criminal offender?

Corrections Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the term 'penetentiary'?

From the Latin word 'paenitentia' meaning penitence Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced the 'mark system' at the Penal Colony at Norfolk Island?

Alexander Macanochie Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of the Elmira Reformatory established by Zebulon R.Brockway?

A new institutional program for boys, 16-30 years of age Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the prison system introduced by Sir Walter Crofton in 1854?

The Progressive Stage System Signup and view all the answers

What type of institution did Domets of France establish in 1839?

An agricultural colony for delinquent boys Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the prison established in Philadelphia in 1790?

The Walnut Street Jail Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary basis of the informal prison system during the pre-colonial times?

Community-based system Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the Old Bilibid Prison formally opened by royal decree?

1865 Signup and view all the answers

What was the capacity of the Carcel y Presidio Correccional prison?

1,127 prisoners Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the Father of Penetentiary or Father of Modern Corrections?

John Howard Signup and view all the answers

When was the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm re-established?

1907 Signup and view all the answers

Under whose auspices was the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm placed in 1915?

The Bureau of Prisons Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Borstal Institution according to the text?

To rehabilitate young offenders Signup and view all the answers

Who identified youthful offenders being tried in the courts and presented himself as an adviser to the offender?

Father Cook Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a penalty, according to the text?

To inflict suffering on the offender commensurate with the offense Signup and view all the answers

Who was appointed as the first government probation officer in Massachusetts?

Edward N.Savage Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of Reclusion Temporal imprisonment?

12 years and 1 day to 20 years Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a jail?

To confine people who have broken the law Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between insular prisoners and provincial prisoners?

The length of sentence Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of classification of inmates?

To group inmates according to their sentence, gender, age, and other factors Signup and view all the answers