Correctional Administration Quiz Crafted by –
Swetang Patel
Introduction to Correctional Administration
It is that branch of the administration of Criminal Justice. The system is charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender. Corrections is one of the imperatives, nay, pillars of criminal justice administration. It is tasked to safe keep and to rehabilitate those convicted by the courts. It is in corrections where the better part, which is the greater duration, of a sentenced person as he spends the judicially prescribed penalty.
Let's look at the questions and their answers.
Ques 1. Earlier prison were considered as
a) House of Prisoners
b) House of Captives
c) House of Criminals
d) House of Punishment
Answer- b) House of Captives
Ques 2. When Prison Act came into existence in India
a) 1894
b) 1984
c) 1888
d) 1848
Answer- a) 1894
Ques 3. “All India Jail Manual Committee” was appointed in
a) 1948
b) 1950
c) 1957
d) 1956
Answer- c) 1957
Ques 4. A person in Prison is entitled to all human rights
a) with extra punishment
b) within the limitation of imprisonment
c) with court order
d) within law permissions
Answer- b) within the limitation of imprisonment
Ques 5. ________ is to empower and enable reintegration into society after release from prison.
a) To punish an offender
b) Reducing Punishment
c) Awarding hard punishment
d) To rehabilitate an offender
Answer- d) To rehabilitate an offender
Ques 6. Criminal rehabilitation is essentially the process of
a) helping inmates to grow and change themselves
b) helping them to change way of commiting crime
c) change inmate’s criminal history
d) None
Answer- a) helping inmates to grow and change themselves
Ques 7. Factors accountable for committed crimes are
a) Mental illness or bad parenting
b) Lack of proper education or poverty
c) Alcohol and drugs
d) All of above
Answer- d) All of above
Ques 8. _______ was passed by the Indian Parliament for juvenile justice and protection.
a) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2000
b) Juvenile justice Act 1990
c) Child Care Act 1980
d) Juvenile justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2008
Answer- a) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2000
Ques 9. ______ means the commission of crime by habitual offenders
a) Vandalism
b) Recidivism
c) Communism
d) Terrorism
Answer-b) Recidivism
Ques 10. According to _______ , punishment is based on the proposition, “not to avenge crime but to prevent it”.
a) Reformative theory
b) Retributive theory
c) Preventive theory
d) Deterrent theory
Answer-c) Preventive theory