First Pillar: Law Enforcement Pillar Flashcards
Give Law Enforcement Agencies
- Philippine National Police
- National Bureau of investigation
- National Police Commission
- Department of Finance
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of environment and Natural Resources
- Barangay Tanods
this refers to those who were tasked to protect life, liberty, or property of the people. Prevent the existence of crime. Apprehend offenders and are known as the front liners of the CJS.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
Police defined:
As an individual
is one created under the constitution forming part of the executive department in charge of apprehending offenders and to execute the law.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
Police defined:
As to agency
Execute
Note: execute as used above means to enforce the law.
and agent of person in authority endowed by law to enforce the law. Symbolically, he is the law.
Policeman
KINDS OF POLICEMEN
Traditional policeman
a policeman walking in uniform performing patrol work, working
constantly and orderly, observing persons and things to accomplish crime prevention missions.
KINDS OF POLICEMEN
Contemporary policeman
The materialistic, arrogant, college educated agent of persons in authority whose insights of public service is for the public to serve him as a source of extra income.
It Police corruption is the use of the police position for PERSONAL GAIN
Police corruption
The Blue Wall of Silence
Police officers who know of wrongdoing by other police will not take action against them or provide information against them to investigators because of 2 things: 1. Police mistrust their superiors and bear being given disproportionately harsh punishment to set an example or to alleviate political pressure on their administrators; 2. They fear alienating their brothers and sister officers, upon whom they depend for back up assistance in dangerous situations.
DIFFERENT POLICE ACTIVITIES
A. Prevention of Crimes – intended to prevent the root causes of crimes.
B. Repression or suppression of crimes – to reduce the opportunity of would be offenders into committing a crime through various means like patrol.
C. Apprehending Offenders – arrest
D. Conduct search and seizure – with or without warrant
E. Investigation of crimes
F. Protection of lives and properties.
Relationship between the Law enforcement and Community.
R.A. 8551
- Increase police visibility through dispersal of personnel from the headquarters to the fields offices and by the appointment and assignment of non-uniformed personnel positions
- Efficient and optimized delivery of police services to the community.
R.A 6975
(Jan 1991 - Start)
DILG Act of 1990
Functions of the PNP
- Enforce all laws
- Maintain Peace and Order
- Investigate and prevent Crimes
- Make an Arrest
- Detain offender
In modern concept, police men are considered more effective in the absence of crime. Police officers are not limited to the act of arresting offenders or to other matters dealing with offenders but also includes other services for the public.
True
The Police Community Relations is defined as the sum total of dealings of the police with the people it serves and whose goodwill and cooperation it craves for to insure the greatest possible efficiency in public service. It covers the following:
a. The entire field of public information designed to bridge any communication gap between the police and the public;
b. The public relations intended to maintain harmony and mutual support between the police and the community development;
c. The mass communication for the purpose of conditioning both friendly and the hostile public, thereby insuring and facilitating the attainment of police objectives.
Other definition of terms related to Community Oriented Policing System:
a. Public Relation
is the act of bringing about better understanding, confidence, and acceptance of an individual or an organization.
