Intro PT.2 Flashcards
Acts as a bridge between the trial courts and the Supreme Court, handling appeals from the Regional Trial Courts and other lower tribunals.
Appellate Courts
is the final arbiter of all legal disputes in the Philippines. Its decisions
are binding on all lower courts and government agencies
The Supreme Court
It is a…
-Sworn written statement
-Charging a person with an offense
-Subscribed by the offended party, any peace officer, or public officer charged with the
enforcement of the law
Complaint
It is an…
-Accusation in writing
-Charging a person with an offense
-Subscribed by the prosecutor
Filed in the court
Information
What are the three executive departments in the Institution-Based Approach?
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
In this approach, not all convicted offenders serve their sentences in prison. Some are allowed
to remain in the community under government-imposed conditions
Community-Based Approach
What are under the Community Based Approach?
- Probation
- Parole
- Conditional Pardon
- Release on Recognizance
Is identified as the weakest pillar
Corrections Pillar
Jail administration and control in our country is distributed to at least, four agencies. What are they?
BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR)
BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP)
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, under DILG
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD)
under the DOJ; which has supervision
over the national penitentiary and its penal farms
Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR)
Is under the DILG;
which has exclusive control over all city, municipal, and district Jails nationwide;
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
which supervise and control their
respective provincial and sub-provincial Jails;
Provincial Governments under DILG
takes care of, among others, youthful offenders entered in detention centers for juveniles,
aside from these.takes care of, among others, youthful offenders entered in detention centers for juveniles,
aside from these.
Department of Social Welfare and Development
a form of executive clemency which is exercised exclusively by
the Chief Executive
Pardon
Refers to the total extinction of the criminal liability of the
individual to whom it is granted without any condition.
Absolute Pardon
Refers to the exemption of an individual, within certain limits or conditions (Partial Extinction of his criminl liability)
Conditional Pardon
The reduction of the duration of prison sentence of a prisoner
Commutation of Sentence
A disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence is released subject
to the imposed by the court and to the supervision of a probation officer.
Probation
A conditional release of an offender from a correctional institution after he has served the
minimum of his prison sentence or indeterminate penalty.
Parole
A special form of pardon bestowed to a certain person who are usually political offender.
May be granted Before or After Conviction and needs the concurrence of the congress.
Amnesty
The deferment of the implementation of the sentence for an interval period; it does not
annul the sentence but merely postpones or suspends it’s execution
Reprieve
The temporary delay or postponment of a criminal punishment, usually the execution of a sentence.
Reprieve
