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This set of Penology Treatment of Offenders Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Penology Treatment Of Offenders Set 3

Q1 | Author of the book, ‘Essay on Crimes and Punishment’, is ______.
  • cesare lombroso
  • cesare beccaria
  • t. sellin
  • e.h. sutherland
Q2 | Under the probation of Offender Act pre-sentence report is _______.
  • mandatory
  • optional
  • preferable
  • not necessary
Q3 | The spirit of parole or pre-mature release is ________. (i) Reformation and Rehabilitation (ii) Saving for public exchequer (iii) Utilization of family and community resources (iv) Concession to the wrong-doer Find the correct combination using the codes given below:
  • (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
  • (i) & (iii) are correct.
  • (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct.
  • (i) and (ii) are correct.
Q4 | Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  • special home – for children in need of care &protection
  • children’s home – for children in need of care and protection
  • juvenile justice board – for children in need of care and protection
  • child welfare committee – for children in conflict with law
Q5 | Which is the administrative authority controlling the Child Welfare Committee?
  • police department
  • judicial department
  • social welfare department
  • prosecution department
Q6 | Central Jails are mainly meant for
  • children in conflict with law
  • political detenue
  • convict prisoners
  • under trial prisoners
Q7 | According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be awardedto an offender?
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 6
Q8 | Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950’s, to study theIndian prisoners?
  • e.h. sutherland
  • j.j. panakhal
  • marwin wolfgang
  • walter c. reckless
Q9 | The first regular open prison in India was established in
  • tamil nadu
  • uttar pradesh
  • andhra pradesh
  • kerala
Q10 | A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of generaland relatively unspecified surface is known as
  • determinate sentencing
  • proportionate sentencing
  • indeterminate sentencing
  • none of the above
Q11 | Who first introduced probation service for offenders?
  • john howard
  • john kennedy
  • john augustus
  • john ohlin
Q12 | The purpose of punishment is(i) Incapacitation(ii) Deterrence(iii) Reformation(iv) DiscriminationChoose the correct combination, using the code
  • (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct.
  • (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct.
  • (i), (ii) &(iv) are correct.
  • (i) & (iv) are correct.
Q13 | Arrange the following concepts in the order in which they evolved:(i) Reformation(ii) Retribution(iii) Deterrence(iv) Reintegration Codes :
  • (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
  • (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
  • (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
  • (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Q14 | The Public Prosecutors are appointed by
  • supreme court
  • high court
  • sessions court
  • state government
Q15 | The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles andsometimes criminal values is called _______.
  • probation restitution
  • prison population
  • prison subculture
  • prisonization
Q16 | Probation and parole
  • are essentially the same
  • use different supervision technique but are administered by the same office
  • are sentences handed over by courts
  • are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities
Q17 | A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least a part of their timeworking for a community agency is called ________.
  • compensation
  • restitution
  • victim impact statement
  • community service
Q18 | A Court order in response to a violation of conditions of probation, taking away aperson’s probationary status, thereby withdrawing the freedom is called ________.
  • parole revocation
  • split sentence
  • probation revocation
  • probation restriction
Q19 | According to the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who is appointed chairpersonof the State Human Rights Commission?
  • former judge of high court
  • former advocate governor
  • former attorney general
  • former chief justice of high court
Q20 | Which among the following is not a right of prisoners?
  • right to speak
  • right to movement
  • right to education
  • right to vote
Q21 | Which among the following courts is at the top of hierarchy?
  • judicial magistrate
  • additional chief judicial magistrate
  • sessions court
  • chief judicial magistrate
Q22 | Which one of the following is a writ?
  • nolocontendore
  • trial de novo
  • mandamus
  • misimensitrea
Q23 | The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witnessin judicial proceedings is called ________.
  • testimony
  • hearsay
  • perjury
  • verdict
Q24 | Pre-sentence report is required to release an offender on
  • parole
  • premature release
  • probation
  • bail
Q25 | In India, what punishment can be awarded to those below eighteen years of age andfound guilty of homicide?
  • detention for three years
  • imprisonment of ten years
  • life imprisonment
  • death penalty