Module

LEA4- Law Enforcement Operations and Planning with Crime Mapping

COURSE DESCRIPTION : The course deals with the study of principles underlying the organization
and administration of the various law enforcement agencies with particular focus on the Constitutional
mandate and current laws governing the various law enforcement agencies such as the PNP, BFP, BJMP, and
other allied law enforcement bodies. It includes the organizational structure and administration of these
bureaus, both nationals and locals levels. Emphasis is given on direction, supervision, coordination and control
of all law enforcement. It includes the basic management functions in so far as these are applied to the law
enforcement organizations
CREDIT UNITS : 3 units
CONTACT HOURS : 3 hrs/week (Lecture)
COURSE PRE-REQUISITE None
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the students are expected to;
1. Explain and execute the principles and elements of planning; types of plans; classification of plans
and law enforcement plans, steps in police planning and operations.
2. Internalize and adopt the constitutional and statutory rights of persons affected by law
enforcement operations.
3. Demonstrate and explain the police operations, BFP operations, PCG operations, and other law
enforcement units.
4. Describe, analyze, and apply crime mapping, place, and environmental design, types of crime
mapping and crime analysis, crime incidents situation and the geographic information of crimes.
 Module 1
Introduction to a Law Enforcement Operations

Learning Contents
This module deals with the following:
a. Legal bases of Law Enforcement Operations
b. Principles underlying Law Enforcement Operations
c. The PNP, BFP, PCG, BJMP, NBI, PDEA Operations
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the topic, the learner was able to:
1. Explain and apply the legal bases and principles of law enforcement operations
2. Identify and explain the different law enforcement agencies operations

Introduction
Law enforcement agencies is the first pillar of the country’s Criminal Justice System (CJS). This
comprise of various agencies under the umbrella of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and
Department of Justice. These law enforcement agencies are statutory created (as previously discussed). And
each of the agency’s operations are basically constitutionally and statutory based.
Learning Task 1
Instruction: Remember the laws as we discussed creating the different law enforcement agencies (as
stated in the table). Identify each agency operations, then write the basis of the operation, its strength and
weaknesses on the column provided. You may add more space.
LEA Type of Basis for the Strength of Weaknesses of Recommen-
Operations Operation Operations Operations dation
Philippine National Police
e.g. Buy-bust Art. III, 1987 Team or squad -Unreliable - The unit or
Phil. operation informants… team should
Constitution -Planting of observe
evidence human rights
PNP POM pg. at all times.
100
Stop and frisk
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Bureau of Fire Protection

Philippine Coast Guard

National Bureau of Investigation

 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

NOTE: Add more columns if needed. Answer has no limit but not.
Learning Task 2
Instruction. From the first task, copy the first and second column, then fill up column three and four.
Law Type of Operations Write (all) the possible Situation
Enforcement (Just copy what you have applicable principle of Applicable/Specific unit
Agency written in LT1) law. assigned
Philippine National Police
e.g. Entrapment Fruit of the poisonous tree. -When the buy-bust is not
done properly or beyond the
PNP OM/PNP elite unit

Stop and frisk

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Bureau of Fire Protection

Philippine Coast Guard

National Bureau of Investigation

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Learning Task 3
Instruction. Cut out news in a magazine or newspaper an operation of any of the law enforcement
agencies then fill up the following:
Type of operations
Agency involve
Persons involved (subject)
When in was happened?
Where it was happened?
Why was happened?
What was happened?

References
Republic Act No. 8551 (lawphil.net)
Republic Act No. 6975 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Microsoft Word - IRR of R.A. 9165.DOC (pdea.gov.ph)
Microsoft Word - RA_9165.doc (pdea.gov.ph)
Laws and Regulations (pdea.gov.ph)
Commonwealth Act No. 181
Republic Act 157
Organization (coastguard.gov.ph)
BJMP | Home
BFP : Bureau of Fire Protection | To Save Lives and Properties
https://nwrb.gov.ph/images/laws/THE_1987_PHILIPPINE_CONSTITUTION.pdf#:~:text=Philippine
Constitution %281987%29 Preamble We%2C the sovereign Filipino,ideals and aspirations%2C promote the
common good%2C conserve