Penology Treatment Of Offenders Set 3 MCQs

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