Philippine Criminal Justice System Worksheet

September

Name: Albano,Noreen U. Score:

Section : 1st year BS Criminology A1 Date:September 6, 2021

Activity Number 01
INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

I. Objective : The students should be able to define the basic concepts related to the
Criminal Justice System.
II. Materials : Ballpen, Books, researched material, internet
III. Procedure : Define the following terms enumerated below
Draw or paste anything which symbolizes your definition
IV. Definition of terms and symbols

Terms Definitions Symbol

Crime, the intentional commission

of an act usually deemed socially
harmful or dangerous and
Crime specifically defined, prohibited, and
punishable under criminal law.

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An individual who has been found

guilty of the commission of conduct
that causes social harm and that is
punishable by law; a person who
has committed a crime.

Criminal

Justice is the concept of moral rightness

based on ethics, rationality, law, natural
law, fairness, religion, and/or equity.
Justice is the result of the fair and proper
administration of law. It is the quality of
being just; in conformity to truth and
reality in expressing opinions and in
conduct; honesty; fidelity; impartiality or
Justice just treatment; fair representation of
facts respecting merit or demerit.

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Systems are the subjects of

study of systems theory.It is
surrounded and influenced by its
environment, is described by its
boundaries, structure and
purpose and expressed in its
functioning.

System

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It is the system or process in the

community by which crimes are
investigated, and the persons
suspected thereof are taken into
custody, prosecuted in court, and
punished if found guilty, provisions
being made for their correction and
rehabilitation.
Philippine
Criminal Justice
System

Name :Albano,Noreen U. Score:

Section : 1st yr Bs Criminology A1 Date: September 9, 2021

Activity Number 02
PILLARS OF PHILIPPINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

I. Objective : The students should be able to know the role of the 5 Pillars of Philippine
Criminal Justice System
II. Materials : Ballpen, Books, researched material, internet
III. Procedure : Search the 5 Pillars of the Philippine Criminal Justice System
Compare the Philippine Criminal Justice System to USA
IV. Enumerate and define the 5 Pillars of the Philippine Criminal Justice System.

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Pillars of CJS Definition

They enforce the law by ensuring

compliance therewith, conduct
investigations to uncover commissions
1. Law Enforcement of crimes and violations of laws, file
criminal cases before the prosecutor’s
(fiscal’s) office (if the offender is not a
government employee/official) or the
Office of the Ombudsman (if the
offender is a government
employee/official), and testify in court if
a criminal charge is lodged in Court by
the prosecutor’s office or the Office of
the Ombudsman.

They conduct preliminary investigations (if

the respondent was not caught in the act
of committing the crime) or inquest
2. The Prosecution
proceedings (if the respondent was caught
in the act of committing the crime) to
determine whether or not there is probable
cause (reasonable ground) to prosecute
the respondent in court. If they find
probable cause, they lodge a criminal
charge against the respondent before the
court. Otherwise, they dismiss the case.

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This group belongs the Municipal Trial

Courts (for crimes punishable by
imprisonment not exceeding six (6) years),
the Shari’a Circuit Courts in the ARMM
(for criminal violations of the Muslim
3. The Court Code), the Regional Trial Courts (for
crimes punishable by imprisonment of
more than six years, and appeals from the
decisions of the Municipal Trial Courts),
the Sandiganbayan (for crimes committed
by government officials with salary grade
27 and above regardless of the penalty
prescribed for the offense charged, and
appeals from the decisions of the
Regional Trial Court in criminal cases
against government employees below
salary grade 27), the Court of Appeals (for
appeals from the decisions of the
Regional Trial Courts in criminal cases
against non-government people), and the
Supreme Court (for appeals from the
decisions of the Court of Appeals,
Sandiganbayan and automatic review of
decisions of the Regional Trial Courts and
the Sandiganbayan where the penalty
imposed is reclusion perpetua or death).

His group belongs to the various Jails

(Municipal, City and Provincial Jails), the
Bureau of Corrections (in Muntinlupa) and
4. Corrections
other correctional facilities. While the
criminal case is pending in court, the

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accused shall be detained at the

Municipal, City or Provincial Jail unless he
posts a bail bond for his provisional liberty
and if the offense is bailable. After
conviction, the convict will be sent to the
Bureau of Corrections to serve his
sentence.

A rotten community will always produce

rotten law enforcers, prosecutors, judges,
justices and correction officials. The spring
cannot rise above its source.

5. Community

Members of the community are also the

victims of crimes, direct or indirect. They
are also the beneficiaries of an efficient
and effective criminal justice system in the
form of a peaceful and fear-free
environment.

The community is also the greatest

source of information about the
commission of a crime. It is from the

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community that most witnesses come,

including victims and whistleblowers.

Most crimes against property (theft,

robbery, etc.) are dismissed because the
victim does not testify in court, especially
when the stolen property is recovered.
Hence, thieves and robbers are set free,
free again to steal and rob!

Comparison of Criminal Justice System

Philippines USA

● a set of agencies and processes

● Various legal systems of civil.
● Customary, Islamic. and
customary law.
● The formal system of trials,
appeals and prisons is similar to
the United States of America.
● The laws of the Philippines
designated for the consideration of
persons in total 70.Able to stop
the occurrence of crime.
● Able to punish criminals.
● Be Rehabilitated.
● Able to repay the victims as much
as possible.
created by governments to handle
crimes and to impose penalties on
those who violate those laws.
● Not a single criminal justice
system in the U.S but there are
many similar, individual systems
here.
● The law and order are superior
and reliable
● The right to due process is
superior
● Superior Impartial judiciary

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● To maintain law and order in

society.
● To prevent offenders from taking
any criminal action in the future.

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