LEA Flashcards
the agency of a community or government that is responsible for enforcing the law, maintaining public order, and preventing and detecting crimes.
POLICE
The term police was derived from the Roman word *** which means the condition of a State, government, and administration.
POLITIA
Politia originated from the Greek word *** which means a group of persons that governs a city.
POLITEIA
It was the **** who translated the word politia to police to refer to a law enforcer.
FRENCH
is a being of legal existence susceptible of rights and legal obligations or a being subject of juridical relations. It refers to a corporation, partnership, association, entity, and the like.
JURIDICIAL PERSON
refers to a human being.
NATURAL PERSON
policemen are considered as servants of higher authorities and the people have little or no share at all in their duties, nor have any direct connection with them. This prevails in countries like France, Italy, and Spain where the governmental structure follows the centralization pattern.
CONTINENTAL THEORY
policemen are considered as servants of the community, who depend on their effectiveness in performing their functions. This is practiced in England and in the United States where the governmental structure is decentralized.
HOME RULE THEORY
the public look at policemen to be more effective if they conduct numerous arrests and put behind bars what they have arrested.
OLD CONCEPT
the public look at policemen as more effective in the absence of crime. Police functions are not limited to the act of arresting offenders or to other matters dealing with offenders. Police functions at present include public service.
MODERN CONCEPT
the right to command and control a behavior.
AUTHORITY
the act of a person, higher in authority, conferring power, authority, duty, or responsibility to the lower authority.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
to direct or conduct the affairs or interest of various units.
MANAGE
the act of systematically arranging different units in hierarchical order in order to perform specific functions in achieving desired objectives.
ORGANIZING
an association of human beings to attain a specific goal or objective. For an organization to be successful, it must be both effective and efficient.
ORGANIZATION
refers to doing things in a right manner, focuses on getting the maximum output with minimum resources, focuses on the process or means,
EFFICIENCY
refers to doing the right things;focuses on measuring if the actual output meets the desired output; and focuses on the end.
EFFECTIVENESS
the inherent responsibility of a police organization to be answerable for the misconducts committed by its members.
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
an organizational process concerned with the implementation of the objectives and plans, and internal operating efficiency of the police organization.
POLICE ADMINISTRATION
the act of administering, controlling, or handling various aspects of police organization.
POLICE MANAGEMENT
the duties and responsibilities carried out by police agencies concerning public order and public safety.
POLICE FUNCTIONS
a number of police units systematically arranged for some purpose or objective.
POLICE ORGANIZATION
the inherent power of the government to impose reasonable restrictions on the liberties of its citizens for the maintenance of public order and safety.
POLICE POWER
The various units of a police organization are the following:
a. Functional units;
b. Line units; and
c. Geographical/Territorial units
the largest organic functional unit within a large department;
BUREAU
a primary subdivision of a bureau
DIVISION
a unit within a division that is necessary for specialization
SECTION
the functional group within a section. It is the smallest functional group within an organization
UNIT
a police organization refer to the personnel who directly interact with the public.
LINE UNITS
the fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned for duty;
POST
a line of streets designated for patrol purposes. It is also known as Line Beat;
ROUTE
an area assigned for patrol purposes, whether by foot or by vehicle;
BEAT
an area containing two or more beats, routes, or posts;
SECTOR
a geographical subdivision of a city for patrol purposes, usually within its own station;
DISTRICT
a territorial division of a large city each comprised of designated districts.
AREA
a straight line organization which is often called the individual, military, or departmental type of organization. It is the simplest and clearest form of police organization.
Line Type Police Organization
combines line units and staff (support) units so that services of personnel performing special functions can be provided to police officers performing line functions
Line and Staff Type Police Organization
that where personnel have to serve several heads.
Functional type
the process of selecting goals and determining how to achieve them. It includes the act of selecting missions and objectives, the policies, the programs and the procedure, and the course of action on how to achieve them. It requires decision making. Decision making is the act of choosing from among the alternative courses of action.
Planning
the process of making an organization fit with its objectives, resources, and environment.
Organizing
the process of giving orders, commands, directives, or instructions to personnel in order to rule or guide them in accomplishing the goals or objectives of an organization.
Directing
the act of placing personnel to the positions in the organizational structure considering their qualifications.
Staffing
the set of activities and processes used to legally obtain a sufficient number of right people for specific positions.
Recruitment
The process of choosing from among the candidates the most suitable person for the current position or for future position.
Selection
states that the appointing authority must prioritize the selection of next in rank in filling up a vacant position. This rule is not, however, absolute. The appointing authority may still appoint any other person aside from the next in rank provided he must state the reason of not complying with said rule.
Next - in - Rank - Rule
The process of measuring performance.
Appraisal
The act of improving the ability required in the current job.
Training
the act of improving the ability required in the future job.
Development
The manner of integrating the different elements within and outside of an organization into a harmonious relationship.
Coordinating
the system of classifying and compiling written communications going inside and going outside of an organization.
Recording
the management of income and expenditures within the organization.
Budgeting
the members of a police organization must be motivated by a common thing in accomplishing a common mission.
Unity of Objectives
a vertical hierarchy of organization is required. The unbroken chain of command from top to bottom must be observed.
Scalar Principle
a set of police officers should be under the control of only one superior police officer.
Unity of Command
a superior must manage a number of persons that he can effectively control.
Span of Control
a superior may delegate some of his duties to his subordinates for it is impossible for him to perform all the duties that he is required to perform. Said superior is, however, responsible for the neglect of his subordinates.
Delegation of Authority
various functions are arranged into a workable pattern. This principle states that operational units are responsible for the direct accomplishment of the objectives, while the administrative units are responsible for the support or advisory functions to facilitate the capacity of the operational units.
Line and Staff Principle