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CHAPTER VI c. A separate Police Blotter, however, shall be maintained for offenses requiring
confidentiality like violence against women and children and those cases involving a child in
conflict with the law to protect their privacy pursuant to R.A 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women
and Children Act of 2004 and R.A 9344 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006).
GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN INVESTIGATION
d. The duty police officer shall record the nature of the incident in the police blotter
Learning Objectives: At the end of this the students should be able to; containing the 5 “Ws” (who, what, where, when, and why) and 1 “H” (how) of the information and
inform his superior officer or the duty officer regarding the occurrence of such incident.
1. Understand the protocols of Investigations
2. Explain the different terminologies used in this chapter e. In answering the above 5 Ws and 1 H and the Case Disposition, all such material details
3. Discuss the responsibilities of an investigator upon arrival at the scene about the incident, including the nature of the action or offense; the Date, Time, and Place of
4. Learn on how to evaluate preliminary evidence possibilities and record physical Occurrence; the names of the suspect/s, the victim/s, the witness/es, if any; facts of the case;
evidence significant circumstances that aggravate or mitigate the event or the crime should be entered along
5. Conduct a detailed search and prepare crime scene sketch with the identity of the officer to whom the case is assigned (Officer-on-case); and, the status of the
case.

Investigation – is the collection of facts to accomplish a three-fold aim: 3. Investigation Team: Organization and Equipment
a. To identify the suspect
b. To locate the suspect a. All investigators in any police unit must be a graduate of prescribed investigation course
c. To provide evidence of his guilt with a rank at least PO2 (pre-requisite to assignment).

Six (6) cardinal points of investigation b. Composition:

1. What specific offense has been committed 1. Team Leader
2. How the offense was committed 2. Investigator/recorder
3. Who committed it 3. Photographer
4. Where the offense was committed 4. Evidence custodian
5. When it was committed 5. Composite Illustrator/Artist
6. Why it was committed
c. Equipment of the Investigator:
Protocols in Investigation
1. Police line 8. Fingerprint kit
1. Jurisdictional Investigation by the Territorial Unit Concerned-The Police Station 2. Video camera 9. Evidence bag
3. Voice recorder 10. Evidence tag
2. Official Police Blotter
4. Camera 11. Evidence bottles/vials
a. A Police Blotter is an 18’ x 12” logbook with hard-bound cover that contains the daily
register of all crime incident reports, official summary of arrests, and other significant events 5. Measuring device 12. Investigator’s tickler
reported in a police station.

b. As a general rule, all crime incidents must be recorded in the official police blotter.