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BOARD EXAMINATION SUBJECT
Exam Weight – 10%

SUMMARY OF TOPICS, ITEM, and PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION

SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

OUTCOMES FOR THIS SUBJECT:

The registered criminologist can perform

the following professional practice
outcomes for his/her initial entry into the
practice of the profession: (30%) (50%) (20%)

1. Ensure offenders’ welfare and

development for their re-
integration.
2. Internalize the concepts of human Percentage Number of Rememberin Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
rights and victim welfare. g
Weight Items
3. Conduct criminological research and and
on crimes and crime causation, Distribution Distribution
victims, and offenders to include
deviant behavior.
4. Apply the principles and
jurisprudence of criminal law,
evidence and criminal procedure.
5. Effectively communicate orally
and in writing using both English
and Filipino.
6. Act in recognition of professional,
social and ethical responsibility.

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TOPICS
A. INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS
4.00 40 10 4 20 3 3 - 40
B. NON-INSTITUTIONAL
CORRECTIONS 4.00 40 5 5 15 2 3 - 30

C. THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES 2.00 20 - 6 15 3 3 3 30

TOTAL 10% 100 15 15 50 8 9 3 100

CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION – 10%

(30%) (50%) (20%)

A. INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS Percentage Number of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Weight Items Recall Explain, Using the Understanding, hypothesizing, generating,
and and information interpret, information in Comparing, critiquing, designing,
The registered criminologist can recognizing, summarize, another familiar organizing, experimenting, constructing,
Distribution Distribution
perform the competencies under the listing, exam situation, deconstructing, judging planning,
10% 100 describing, paraphrase, implementing, interrogating, producing,
following sub-topics:
retrieving, classify carrying out, finding inventing
4% 40 naming, using, executing
finding
1. Recall and explain the theories and
principles of Penology, Punishment,
Penalty, Sentencing, and .8% 8 2 1 5 - - -
Rehabilitation, including the rights,
legal limitations, and conditions set
forth by the Constitution, Law, and
United Nations Declarations.

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2. Describe, understand and apply the

functions, organization,
administration, management, 1.10% 11 3 1 5 1 1 -
operations, planning, decision-
making process, training,
disciplinary process, and
accountability of personnel in the
BJMP, Provincial Jail, BUCOR, and
other facilities.
3. Explain, use, and analyze the
admission process of persons
deprived of liberty, release of
persons deprived of liberty, security 1.10% 11 3 1 5 1 1 -
and safety processes and
requirements of PDLs inside the
institution, visitation, movement, and
escorting procedure, the trial of
PDLs, custody, control and
disciplinary process of PDLs in the
BJMP, Provincial Jail, BUCOR, and
other facilities.
4. Understand, apply and evaluate the
principles, management, planning,
and decision-making of crises and 1% 10 2 1 5 1 1 -
incidents in the BJMP, Provincial
Jail, BUCOR, and other facilities in
case of riot, escape, hostage,
contrabands, fire, food poisoning,
flood, earthquake, typhoon, and
other calamities and incidents.

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B. NON-INSTITUTIONAL (30%) (50%) (20%)
CORRECTIONS Percentage Number of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Weight Items Recall Explain, Using the Understanding, hypothesizing, Generating
and and information Interpret, information in Comparing, critiquing, Designing,
The registered criminologist can perform Distribution Distribution Recognizing, summarize, another familiar organizing, experimenting, constructing,
the competencies under the following 10% 100
listing, exam situation deconstructing, judging planning,
describing, paraphrase, Implementing interrogating, producing,
sub-topics: retrieving, classify carrying out, finding inventing
4% 40 naming, using, executing
finding
1. Understand, organize, and apply the
processes of the Probation System
from petition, investigation, grant,
denial/disqualification, supervision,
monitoring, violation of the 1.30% 13 2 1 6 1 3 -
condition/s, changes in the
condition/s, suspension, revocation,
trial, early discharge, and release of
the probationer, including the role of
the probation officer, probation aids,
and the victim/complainant in the
probation process.
2. Understand, organize, and apply the
processes of the Parole System from 1.10% 11 1 2 7 1 - -
petition/review/evaluation of the
institution BJMP and BUCOR,
investigation, grant of the Board of
Pardons and Parole,
denial/disqualifications, the process
of supervision and monitoring,
violation of the condition/s, changes
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in the condition/s, suspension,

revocation, arrest of the parolee,
early discharge, and release of the
parolee, including the role of the
parole officer, and the
victim/complainant in the parole
process.
3. Understand, use, and evaluate the
forms of clemency such as but not
limited to: Executive Clemency -
Pardon, Absolute and Conditional,
Commutation of Sentence, and
Reprieve; other relevant remedies
1.0% 10 1 1 6 - 2 -
granted by the Court; other clemency
such as Decriminalizing certain
criminal acts, Repealed
Penal/Criminal Laws; and Amnesty.
Including the processes and
procedures of the grant
denial/disqualifications, process of
supervision and monitoring, violation
of the condition/s, changes in the
condition/s, suspension, revocation,
arrest of the grantee, early discharge,
and release of grantee.
4. Understand and apply the relevant
provisions of the law on PDLs
preventive imprisonment, allowance
for good conduct, and special time for .90% 9 1 1 6 - 1 -
loyalty. Including its process and
grant of time allowance,
qualification/disqualification/cancellati
on/ revocation of the grant, and the

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related provisions of the extinction of

criminal liability both total and partial.

CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION – 10%

(30%) (50%) (20%)

C. THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES Percentage Number of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Weight Items Recall Explain, Using the Understanding, hypothesizing, Generating
and and information Interpret, information in Comparing, critiquing, Designing,
The registered criminologist can perform Recognizing, summarize, another familiar organizing, experimenting, constructing,
Distribution Distribution
the competencies under the following listing, exam situation deconstructing, judging planning,
10% 100 describing, paraphrase, Implementing interrogating, producing,
sub-topics:
retrieving, classify carrying out, finding inventing
3% 20 naming, using, executing
finding
1. Explain, apply, and critique the
rehabilitation and reformation .60% 6 - 1 4 - 1 -
programs of the BJMP, Provincial
Jails, BUCOR, and other similar
facilities.
2. Explain, apply, and critique the re-
integration programs of the PDLs of
BJMP, Provincial Jails, BUCOR, and .50% 5 - - 3 1 1 1
other similar facilities to the community,
and the relevant community policies and
laws on former PDLs.
3. Critique and design rehabilitation
programs, reintegration programs, .80% 8 - 2 4 1 - 1
and promotion of human rights
programs among the PDLs across all
institutions.

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