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EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS

CRIM 3
CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY
OF CRIME AND ETHICS
(ETHICS AND VALUES)
1)The _______ character of
the police requires
adherence to the rule on
merit and fitness system:
a) civilian
b) authoritarian
c) social
d) democratic
2) Excessive use of force or
police brutality is a
violation of the ethical
standards. PNP members shall
exercise proper and use of
authority in the performance
of duty:
a) effective
b) legitimate
c) proportionate
d) responsible
3) The key to professionalism is the
implementation of a _____ program
which includes the equitable
distribution of recruitment, fair
promotion, rationalized approach
in assignment, skills development,
grant of reward and award, and
decent living upon retirement:
a) human resource development
b) organizational development
c) systems and procedure
d) compensation
4)The authority to make
decisions without reference
to specific rules or facts,
using instead one’s own
judgment:
a) plea bargaining
b) discretion
c) arraignment
d) negotiation
5)All PNP members must have
the moral courage to
sacrifice self-interest in
keeping with the time-
honored principle of ____:
a) delicadeza
b) pakikisama
c) amor propio
d) balikatan
6)It is the state of affairs
requiring tact to protect
the integrity of a person:
a) virtue
b) courage
c) delicadeza
d) honesty
7)PO1 Juan Alba governs and
disciplines himself by
means of reason and sound
judgment. What virtue does
he practice?
a) endurance
b) courtesy
c) prudence
d) patriotism
8)An example of police
immorality is _____:
a) going to the office
not in uniform
b) living with a woman
not his wife
c) smoking while
patrolling
d) always absent from his
post
9) PNP members are expected to by
the public not to seek political
influence nor get “padrino” on
matters pertaining to
assignment, award, training and
promotion. This means that all
PNP members are discouraged to
resort to:
a) political patronage
b) partisan politics
c) influence peddling
d) political corruption
***
10)PNP members shall conduct
themselves properly at all
times in keeping with the rules
and regulations of the
organization. This commitment
to police professional conduct
is simply known as _________:
a) discipline
b) delicadeza
c) devotion to duty
d) dedication to work ***
11)The police service demands
from its members specialized
skills, knowledge and high
standard of ethics and
morality, as it is:
a) a law enforcement
organization
b) a noble profession
c) service-oriented
d) an honorable calling
***
12)A police officer believes
that respect for authority
is:
a) an obligation
b) a duty
c) a courtesy
d) part of police
tradition
***
13)What is the primary purpose of
a public relation program?
a) to plan for a police-
community relations program
b) to recruit new members for
community-relations program
c) to train police officers in
community relations
d) to develop mutual
understanding between the
police and the public
14)The concept that the manner in
which the police were viewed
was likely to influence the
degree of cooperation they were
to receive was espoused by:
a) Sir Robert Peel
b) Friedrich Taylor
c) Max Weber
d) Edwin Sutherland
15)What changes must occur given an
effective police-community
relations program?
a) Attitudinal and behavioral
changes in policemen
b) Political and social
changes in policemen
c) Attitudinal and mental
changes in policemen
d) Social and economic changes
in policemen
16)It is referred to as the
planned use of mass
communication for public
purpose:
a) advertisement
b) publication
c) propaganda
d) press release
17)Which of the following is the
most important function of a
good public relations officer of
a police station?
a) training of police members
b) recruiting qualified
applicants
c) generating community
awareness and support
d) planning special projects
18)What program is considered
with creating a favorable
public image of the police?
a) human relations
b) community relations
c) press relations
d) public relations