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• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
• Law Enforcement


  An activity of government agencies that act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing society
• Law Enforcement


  • Crime prevention
  • Crime control
  • Maintenance of peace and order
• Police


  Agency of community or government responsible for enforcing the law, maintaining public order and preventing and detecting crime
• Important terms


  • Law
  • Enforcement
  • Organization
  • Administration
  • Management
  • Goal
  • Objectives
  • Effectiveness
  • Efficiency
• Law


  System of rules that is recognized as regulations
• Enforcement


  Compel obedience to law or regulations or command
• Organization


  Group of people working together for a goal or objectives
• Administration


  Organizational process concerned with the implementation of objectives and plans and internal operating efficiency
• Management


  The proper utilization of resources to effectively achieve an organization's objectives
• Goal


  Broad statements of general and long-term organizational purposes
• Objectives


  Specific statements that help identify the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization
• Effectiveness


  Measure whether important goals are attained or not
• Efficiency


  Measures how well resources are being utilized
• MODULE 1: LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
• A. LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A PILLAR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
• Pillars of the Criminal Justice System

  • Law enforcement
  • Prosecution
  • Courts
  • Corrections
  • Community
• Law Enforcement Pillar


  Consists mainly of the officers and personnel of the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Armed Forces of the Philippines, and 34 other related agencies
• Law Enforcement Pillar


  • Prevention and control of crimes
  • Enforcement of laws
  • Effecting the arrest of offenders
  • Conduct of lawful searches and seizures
• The term police


  Came from the Greek word POLITEIA (government of a city)
• Modern usage of police as the "civil force responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law" came into recorded use in 1798
• Fundamental theories of police service

  • The Continental Theory
  • The Home Rule Theory
• The Continental Theory


  Police officers are considered servants of the higher authorities
• The Home Rule Theory


  Policemen are considered servants of the community
• Concepts of police service

  • Old Concept
  • Modern Concept
• Old Concept


  Police are looked upon as merely repressive machinery
• Modern Concept


  Police service as an organ of crime prevention
• Police objectives


  • Ensure order in the community
  • Protect lives and limbs of community members
  • Protect properties of the citizenry
  • Render appropriate assistance to other government offices
• Basic police functions


  • Arresting violators
  • Crime Prevention
  • Crime Control
  • Regulations or Control of Non-Criminal Conduct
• Three general categories of police activities

  • Primary, Line, or Operation Police Functions
  • Secondary, Auxiliary, or Service Functions
  • Administrative or Managerial Functions
• Sworn Officer


  All personnel of the police department who have taken oath and possess the power to make an arrest
• Superior Officer


  One having supervisory responsibilities over officers of lower ranks
• Commanding Officer


  Officer who is in command of the department, a division, an area, or district
• Ranking Officer


  Officer who has the more senior rank in a team or group
• Length of Service


  Period that has elapsed since the oath of office was administered
• Time-in-grade


  Years required in a certain rank; basis for promotion
• CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
• Law enforcement or police organization


  A unique organization where officers handle a wide range of roles and tasks
• Police officers have the authority to arrest and use deadly force when necessary to enforce the criminal law
• Citizens have delegated the right to resolve criminal conflicts to the police and the criminal justice system