CLE Reviewer: 6 Criminology Practice Questions with Answers and Rationales
Preparing for the Criminologist Licensure Examination (CLE)? Test your knowledge with these six multiple-choice practice questions covering technical malversation, police procedures, evidence, correctional administration, police identification procedures, and prison industries.
Read each question carefully, select your answer, and check the rationale. Understanding the legal principles behind each answer is essential for effective criminology board exam preparation.
CLE Practice Test Questions
Question 1: Technical Malversation
A public officer is entrusted with public funds or property to administer or apply for a public purpose specified by law or ordinance. Instead of applying the funds or property to that purpose, the officer applies them to another public purpose. What offense is committed?
- Fraud of public funds
- Illegal exaction
- Simple malversation
- Technical malversation
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Correct Answer: D. Technical malversation
Rationale: Under Article 220 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, technical malversation occurs when a public officer applies public funds or property under their administration to a public use different from the purpose for which the funds or property were appropriated by law or ordinance.
Board exam tip: Remember the distinction: technical malversation involves using public funds for a different public purpose, while ordinary malversation generally involves misappropriation or conversion of public funds or property.
Question 2: Police Organization and Procedures
Which procedure relates to the assignment and method of performing police tasks away from headquarters?
- Field procedures
- Staff procedure
- Headquarters procedure
- System procedure
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Correct Answer: A. Field procedures
Rationale: Field procedures concern the performance of police duties outside headquarters, including patrol, field operations, and other operational activities conducted in the community.
Board exam tip: Associate field procedures with police activities carried out in the field rather than administrative work performed at headquarters.
Question 3: Rules of Evidence
If the firearm itself cannot be produced in court, can a photograph of the firearm be legally admitted in evidence?
- Sometimes
- Yes, as an object of proof
- Yes, as secondary evidence
- No, the firearm itself is always required
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Suggested Answer: C. Yes, as secondary evidence
Rationale: A photograph may be admitted to prove the appearance or condition of a firearm when it is relevant, properly authenticated, and otherwise admissible. The firearm itself is not invariably required in court. However, whether a photograph qualifies as secondary evidence of the firearm's contents or characteristics depends on the purpose for which it is offered and the applicable evidentiary rules.
Board exam tip: Distinguish between a photograph offered as demonstrative evidence of an object's appearance and secondary evidence offered to establish the contents of a document or other item when the original is unavailable.
Question 4: Correctional Administration
Under the traditional classification of good conduct time allowances, how many days of sentence deduction per month are associated with an inmate's first two years of imprisonment?
- Eight days
- Fifteen days
- Five days
- Ten days
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Answer based on the traditional classification: D. Ten days
Rationale: Traditional criminology review materials commonly teach a graduated good conduct time allowance, with a ten-day monthly deduction during the first two years. However, Republic Act No. 10592 amended Article 97 of the Revised Penal Code, and the applicable statutory rates and eligibility requirements must be distinguished from older review classifications.
Board exam tip: Review Article 97 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 10592, and use the statutory provisions specified by the examination's applicable legal references.
Question 5: Police Identification Procedures
What is the process of allowing a witness to identify a primary suspect from a group of selected individuals?
- Modus operandi
- Police lineup or show-up
- Cartography
- Surveillance
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Correct Answer: B. Police lineup or show-up
Rationale: A police lineup presents a suspect alongside other individuals so that a witness can attempt to identify the person responsible for an offense. A show-up generally involves presenting a single suspect to a witness for identification. Although related, these are distinct identification procedures.
Board exam tip: A lineup involves a group of individuals, whereas a show-up generally involves one suspect.
Question 6: Correctional Administration and Prison Industries
What type of prison program employs inmates in various tasks involving the production of goods or products?
- Agricultural
- Operational
- Industrial
- Administrative
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Correct Answer: C. Industrial
Rationale: Industrial prison programs involve productive work such as manufacturing, fabrication, and other activities that produce goods. These programs can help inmates develop vocational skills, work habits, and practical experience that may support rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
Board exam tip: Remember that industrial programs focus on production and manufacturing, while agricultural programs focus on farming and related activities.
Answer Key
| Question | Topic | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Malversation | D |
| 2 | Police Procedures | A |
| 3 | Rules of Evidence | C, subject to evidentiary requirements |
| 4 | Good Conduct Time Allowance | D under the traditional classification; verify current law |
| 5 | Police Identification | B |
| 6 | Prison Industries | C |
Tips for CLE Review
- Master the distinctions between related criminal offenses and legal terms.
- Review police operational procedures and their practical applications.
- Study the Rules of Court and the principles governing admissibility of evidence.
- Read the applicable laws on correctional administration and good conduct time allowances.
- Practice multiple-choice questions and understand the rationale behind every answer.
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Disclaimer: This practice set is intended for educational review and is not an official examination questionnaire. Verify legal questions against current Philippine laws, applicable jurisprudence, and prescribed references.