Admi

nist
rat
ionofPol
i
ceOr
gani
zat
ion

Pol
i
ce-oneofthepi
l
larsofthecr
imi
naljust
icesy
stem t
hathasthespeci
fi
cresponsi
bil
i
tyof
mai
ntai
ningl
awandorderandcombati
ngcrimewithi
nthesoci
ety.

-comesfr
om Lat
in"
pol
i
tia"
-ci
vi
ladmi
nist
rat
ionwhi
chi
tsel
fder
ivesf
rom t
heanci
entGr
eek
pol
i
ce" ci
ty"

Admini
str
ati
on-anorgani
zat
ionalpr
ocessconcer
nedwi
tht
hei
mpl
ement
ati
onofobj
ect
ivesand
pl
ansandinter
nal
operati
ngeff
ici
ency.

Or
gani
zat
ion-agr
oupofper
sonswor
kingt
oget
herf
oracommongoal
orobj
ect
ives.

Poli
ceOrganizat
ion-agr
oupoftrai
nedpersonnel i
nthefi
eldofpubl
icsafetyadminist
rat
ion
engagedintheachiev
ementofgoal
sandobj ectiv
esthatpromotest
hemai ntenanceofpeace
andorder
,protecti
onofl
i
feandproper
ty,
enfor cementofthelawsandthepr event
ionofcri
mes.

Enf
orcement-meanst
ocompel
obedi
encet
oal
aw,
regul
ati
onorcommand.

LawEnf
orcementAgency-per
tai
nst
oanor
gani
zat
ionr
esponsi
blef
orenf
orci
ngt
hel
aws.

Obj
ecti
ves-r
efert
othepur
posebywhi
cht
heor
gani
zat
ionwascr
eat
ed.Ref
ert
othegoal
sof
t
heorgani
zat
ion.

Supervi
sion-meanst
heactofwatchi
ngovertheworkortasksoft
hemember
soft
he
organi
zationt
oensur
ethatdesi
redr
esul
tsareachi
eved.
Management-theprocessofdir
ectingandfacil
i
tat
ingtheworkofpeopl
eorgani
zedi
nfor
mal
gr
oupsinordertoachi
eveobject
ives.Judi
ciousorwiseuseofresour
ces(manpower
,
mater
ial
,
money ,
equi
pment ,

suppl
i
esandt
ime)
.

Hierar
chy-repr
esent
sthefor
malrel
ati
onshipamongsuperi
orsandsubordi
nat
esinanygi
ven
organi
zati
on.Serv
esasthefr
ameworkforthefl
owofauthori
tydownwardandobedi
ence
upward,t
hroughthedepar
tment
.

Author
it
y-theri
ghttocommandandcontr
olthebehav
iorofemployeesi
nlowerposi
ti
ons
wit
hinanorgani
zat
ionalhi
erar
chy
.Mustbevi
ewedintermsofprescri
bedrol
esrat
herthanof
i
ndivi
dual
s.

Aparti
cul
arposi
ti
onwi
thi
ntheor
gani
zat
ion.Car
ri
est
hesamer
egar
dlessofwhooccupi
est
hat
posi
ti
on.

Management
/Admi
nist
rat
iveFunct
ions

1.Pl
anni
ng

2.Or
gani
zi
ng

3.Di
rect
ing

4.Cont
rol
l
ing

5.st
aff
ing

6.Repor
ti
ng

7.Budget
ing
Pr
inci
plesofef
fi
cientManagement

*Di
vi
sionofwor
k-wor
kspeci
ali
zat
ioncani
ncr
ease ef
fi
ciencywi
tht
hesameamountofef
for
t.

*Aut
hori
tyandResponsibi
li
ty-aut
hor
it
yi ncl
udesther
ighttocommandandt
hepowert
o
r
equi
reobedience.Onecannothaveauthori
tywi
thout
responsi
bil
i
ty.

*Disci
pli
ne-necessar
yforanorgani
zat
iontof
uncti
oneffecti
vel
y,howev
er,
thest
ateoft
he
di
scipl
i
naryprocessdependsuponthequal
i
tyofi
tsleaders.

*Uni
tyofCommand-subor
dinat
eshoul
drecei
veor
der
sfr
om onesuper
ioronl
y.

*Scal
arChai
n-thehierar
chyofauthor
ityi
st heorderofranksfrom t
hehighesttothelowest
l
evel
softheorgani
zati
on.Showsthev ert
icalhi
erarchyoftheorgani
zati
onwhichdef i
nesan
unbr
okenchai
nofunitsfr
om toptobottom descri
bingexpli
cit
lythefl
owofaut hor
ity
.

Or
gani
zat
ional
Uni
tsi
nthePol
i
ceOr
gani
zat
ion

1.Funct
ional
Uni
ts

Bur
eau-thelargestor
gani
cfunct
ional
uni
twi
thi
na l
argedepar
tment
;compr
isedof
sev
eraldi
vi
sions.

Di
vi
sion-apr
imar
ysubdi
vi
sionofabur
eau.

Sect
ion-f
unct
ional
uni
twi
thi
nadi
vi
siont
hati
s necessar
yforspeci
ali
zat
ion.

Unit-funct
ional
groupwi
thi
nasect
ionort
he smal
l
estf
unct
ional
groupwi
thi
nan
or
ganizat
ion.

2.Ter
ri
tor
ial
Uni
ts
 Post-af
ixedpoi
ntorl
ocat
iont
owhi
chanof
fi
ceri
s assi
gnedf
ordut
y.

Rout
e-al
engt
hofst
reet
sdesi
gnat
edf
orpat
rol pur
pose,
alsocal
l
edl
i
nebeat
.

Beat-anar
eadesi
gnedf
orpat
rol
pur
poses whet
herf
ootormot
ori
zed.

Sect
or-anar
eacont
aini
ngt
woormor
ebeat
, r
out
eorpost
.

Di
str
ict-ageogr
aphi
cal
subdi
vi
sionofaci
tyf
or pat
rol
pur
poses,
usual
l
ywi
thi
tsownst
ati
on.

Ar
ea-asect
ionort
err
it
ori
aldi
vi
sionofal
argeci
ty eachcompr
isedofdesi
gnat
eddi
str
ict
s.

EVOLUTI
ONOFTHEPOLI
CINGSYSTEM

ORI
GINOFTHEWORD“
POLI
CE”

POLI
TEI
A–Gr
eekwor
dwhi
chmeansgov
ernmentoft
heci
ty

POLI
TIA–Romanwor
dwhi
chmeanscondi
ti
onoft
hest
ateorgov
ernment

POLI
CE–Fr
enchwor
dwhi
chwasl
ateradopt
edbyt
heEngl
i
shl
anguage

THEORI
ESOFPOLI
CESERVI
CE

1.HOMERULETHEORY

-poli
cemenar
eregar
dedasserv
ant
softhecommuni
ty,
whor
elyf
ort
heef
fi
ciencyoft
hei
r
f
unctionsupont
heexpr
essneedsof thepeopl
e.

-pol
icemenar
eci
vi
lser
vant
swhosekeydut
yist
he pr
eser
vat
ionofpubl
i
cpeaceand
securi
ty.

2.CONTI
NENTALTHEORY

-pol
i
cemenar
eregar
dedasst
ateorser
vant
soft
he hi
gheraut
hor
it
ies

-t
hepeoplehavenoshar
eorhav
eli
tt
lepar
ti
cipat
ion wi
tht
hedut
iesnorconnect
ionwi
tht
he
poli
ce organi
zat
ion.

CONCEPTSOFPOLI
CESERVI
CE
1.OLDCONCEPT

-pol
i
ceser
vicegi
vest
hei
mpr
essi
onofbei
ngmer
elya suppr
essi
vemachi
ner
y

-t
hisphi
l
osophyadvocat
esthatthemeasur
ementof pol
icecompetenceist
hei
ncreasi
ng
numberofarr
ests, t
hrowi
ngoffender
sindet
ent
ionf
aci
li
ti
esrathert
hantry
ingt
oprev
entthem
fr
om committ
ingcri
mes

2.MODERNCONCEPT

-regardspol
i
ceast
hef
ir
stl
i
neofdef
enseoft
he cr
imi
nal
just
icesy
stem,
anor
ganofcr
ime
pr
eventi
on

-pol
i
ceef
fi
ciencyi
smeasur
edbyt
hedecr
easi
ngnumber ofcr
imes

-br
oadenspol
i
ceact
ivi
ti
est
ocat
ert
osoci
alser
vices

andhasf
ori
tsmi
ssi
ont
hewel
far
eoft
hei
ndi
vi
dual aswel
last
hatoft
hecommuni
tyi
n
general
.

EARLYPOLI
CINGSYSTEM

1.KI
NPOLI
CING

-t
hef
ami
l
yoft
heof
fendedi
ndi
vi
dual
wasexpect
edt
o assumer
esponsi
bil
i
tyf
orj
ust
ice

-t
hef
ami
l
yoft
hev
ict
im wasal
l
owedt
oexactv
engeance

2.EGYPT

-anci
entr
uler
shadel
i
teuni
ttopr
otectt
hem

-cr
eat
edtheMEDJAYS,afor
m ofpol
i
cef
orcewhose dut
iesi
ncl
udeguar
dingoft
het
ombs
andappr
ehendi
ng thi
eves

-i
ntr
oducedt
heuseofdogsasguar
dsandpr
otect
ors.

3.ROME

-cr
eat
edt
hef
ir
stor
gani
zedpol
i
cef
orcecal
l
ed

VI
GILESOFROME, orVI
GILESURBANI(
wat
chmenoft
heci
ty)
,whi
chhadt
hepr
imar
ytaskof
f
ir
efi
ghtingand pol
i
cing
 -t
heVigi
l
esactedasnightwatch,
appr
ehendi
nng thi
eves,
keepi
nganeyeoutforburgl
ars
andhunt
ing downrunawayslav
es,andwereonoccasi
onusedto mai
ntai
norderinthestr
eet
s

-t
heVi
gil
esdeal
tpri
maril
ywi
thpet
tycr
imesand l
ookedf
ordi
stur
bancesoft
hepeacewhi
l
e
t
hey pat
roll
edthest
reet
s

-cr
eat
edaspeci
aluni
tcal
ledPRAETORIANGUARDS,
a speci
alf
orceofguar
dsusedby
RomanEmperor
sast he Emperor
s'per
sonal
guar
ds

-asper
sonal
guar
dsoft
heEmper
or,
thei
rpr
imar
ydut
y wast
opr
otectt
heEmper
orf
rom

assassi
nat
ionand ot
herf
ormsofat
tackagai
nstt
heEmper
or.

4.ENGLAND

a)FRANKPLEDGESYSTEM/
MUTUALPLEDGESYSTEM

-r
equi
redal
lmal
esaged12andabov
etoj
oinagr
oupofni
net
ofor
m aTYTHI
NG

-member
soft
het
ythi
ngar
ecal
l
edaTYTHI
NGMEN

-aCONSTABLEser
vedasal
eaderoft
ent
ythi
ngs

-t
hepr
imar
ytaskoft
het
hingswast
opr
otectt
hei
rvi
l
lagef
rom t
hiev
esandani
mal
s

-t
ythi
ngswer
elat
eror
gani
zedi
ntoSHI
RES

-ashi
rewasheadedbyal
eadercal
l
edSHI
REREEVE, whi
chi
stheor
igi
noft
hewor
d
“
sheri
ff”

-t
hei
rdut
ywast
oappr
ehendof
fender
s

b)PARI
SHCONSTABLES

-apar
ishof
fi
cial
char
gedwi
thcont
rol
l
ingcr
imes

-appoi
ntedt
oser
vef
oroney
ear

-dut
iesi
ncl
udedor
gani
zi
ngwat
chment
oguar
dthe gat
es

-dur
ingt
roubl
e,t
hewat
chmanwoul
drai
sea“
HUEAND

CRY”
,acal
ltoar
mswher
ether
estoft
hepar
ish

woul
dst
opwhatt
heywer
edoi
ngandcomet
otheai
d oft
heconst
abl
e.

MODERNPOLI
CINGSYSTEM
1)ENGLAND

a.BOWSTREETRUNNERS-agr
oupofmenor
gani
zedt
oar
restof
fender
s.

-or
gani
zedbyHenr
yFi
eldi
ng,
amagi
str
atei
n London,
i
n1749i
nLondon,
Engl
and.

-t
henamewasadopt
edf
rom t
henameoft
hest
reetwher
etheof
fi
ceofHenr
yFi
eldi
ngwas
l
ocat
ed.

-whenHenr
yFi
eldi
ngr
eti
redasmagi
str
ate,
hewasr
epl
acedbyhi
sbl
i
ndbr
other
,John
Fi
eldi
ng

b.METROPOLI
TANPOLI
CEOFACT1829

-thel
awthatcr
eat
edthefi
rstmoder
npol
i
cef
orcei
nLondonEngl
and,
cal
l
edt
he
Met
ropol
it
anPoli
ceServ
ice.

-t
hisl
awwaspassedt
hrought
hei
nit
iat
iveofSi
rRober
tPeel
,amemberoft
hePar
li
ament

-t
heheadquart
ersoft
heMet
ropol
i
tanPol
i
ceSer
vicei
stheScot
landYar
d,nowknownast
he
New Scot
landYar
d

SI
RROBERTPEEL-r
ecogni
zedast
hef
atherofmoder
npol
i
cingsy
stem.

2.UNI
TEDSTATESOFAMERI
CA

a.NEW YORKPOLI
CEDEPARTMENT

-cr
eat
edi
n1845i
nNewYor
k,USA

-r
ecogni
zedast
hef
ir
stmoder
nst
ylepol
i
cedepar
tmenti
ntheUS.

-t
hel
argestpol
i
cef
orcei
nthewor
ld

-model
edaf
tert
heMet
ropol
i
tanPol
i
ceSer
viceofLondon

b.BOSTONPOLI
CEDEPARTMENT

-t
heol
destpol
i
cedepar
tmenti
ntheUS

-t
hef
ir
stni
ghtwat
chwasest
abl
i
shedi
nBost
oni
n1631.

-f
ormal
l
yfoundedi
nMay
,1854.
AUGUSTVOLLMER-r ecognizedastheFatherofModer
nLawEnf
orcementf
orhi
scont
ri
but
ions
i
nthedev
elopmentofthefieldofcr
iminal
justi
cei
ntheUS

-aut
horofthebook,Pol
i
ceAdmini
str
ati
on,whichser
vedast
hebasi
cgui
dei
nthe
admini
str
ati
onofthepoli
ceor
gani
zat
ionintheUS

-wast
hef
ir
stpol
i
cechi
efofBer
kel
ey,
Cal
i
for
nia.

I
mpor
tantPer
sonal
i
tiesi
ntheEv
olut
ionofPhi
l
ippi
nePol
i
cing

Br
ig.
Gen.Raf
ael
Crame-t
hef
ir
stFi
l
ipi
noChi
efoft
hePhi
l
ippi
neConst
abul
aryi
n1917.

Col
.Ant
oni
oTor
res-t
hef
ir
stFi
l
ipi
noChi
efofPol
i
ceoft
heMani
l
aPol
i
ceDepar
tmenti
n1935.

Col
.LambertJaval
era-thefi
rstchi
efofpol
iceoftheMani
laPoli
ceDepar
tmentaf
tert
he
Phi
l
ippi
neIndependencefr
om theUnit
edStatesofAmer
icain1946

Di
r.
Gen.CesarNazar
eno-t
hef
ir
stchi
efoft
hePhi
l
ippi
neNat
ional
Pol
i
ce.

HIGHLI
GHTSOFRA6975–THEDEPARTMENTOFTHEI
NTERI
ORANDLOCALGOVERNMENT
ACTOF

1990,
RA8551–THEPHI
LIPPI
NENATI
ONALPOLI
CEREFORM ANDREORGANI
ZATI
ONACTOF

1998andRA9708

A.THEDEPARTMENTOFTHEI
NTERI
ORANDLOCAL

GOVERNMENT(
DILG)

-f
ormer
lyDepar
tmentofLocal
Gov
ernment(
DLG)

-r
eor
gani
zedunderRA6975
ORGANI
ZATI
ON:
-consi
stof
:

a)t
heDepar
tmentpr
oper

b)exi
sti
ngbur
eausandof
fi
cesoft
heDLG

c)l
ocal
gov
ernmentuni
ts(
LGU)

1)pr
ovi
nci
algov
ernor
s

2)ci
tyandmuni
cipal
may
ors

d)t
heNat
ional
Pol
i
ceCommi
ssi
on

e)t
hePhi
l
ippi
nePubl
i
cSaf
etyCol
l
ege

f
)Phi
l
ippi
neNat
ional
Pol
i
ce

g)Bur
eauofFi
rePr
otect
ion

h)Bur
eauofJai
lManagementandPenol
ogy

-t
hePPSC,
PNP,
BFPandBJMPwer
ecr
eat
edunderRA

6975

-headedbytheSecretar
ytobeappoi
ntedbyt
he Pr
esi
dentandwhoshal
lser
veatt
he
pleasur
eofthe President

-t
heSecr
etar
yshal
lbeassi
stedbyt
wo(
2)

Under
secr
etar
iesandt
hree(
3)Assi
stantSecr
etar
ies

a)Under
secr
etar
yforLocal
Gov
ernment

b)Under
secr
etar
yforPeaceandOr
der

-Nor
eti
redorr
esi
gnedmi
l
itar
yof
fi
cerorpol
i
ce of
fi
cial
maybeappoi
ntedasSecr
etar
ywi
thi
n
one

(
1)y
earf
rom dat
eofr
eti
rementorr
esi
gnat
ion

-t
heSecr
etar
yisal
sot
heexof
fi
ciochai
rmanoft
heNat
ional
Pol
i
ceCommi
ssi
on
POWERSANDFUNCTI
ONSOFTHEDI
LG

1.Assi
stt
hePr
esi
denti
ntheexer
ciseofgener
alsuper
visi
onov
erl
ocal
gov
ernment
s;

2.Advi
sethePr esi
dentinthepr
omulgati
onofpol
i
cies,
rul
es,r
egul
ati
onsandot
heri
ssuanceson
thegener
alsupervi
sionoverl
ocalgov
ernment
sandonpublic

or
derandsaf
ety
;

3.Establ
i
shandprescr
iberul
es,regul
ati
onsandother i
ssuance'si
mplementingl
awsonpubl
ic
orderand saf
ety
,thegeneralsuperv
isi
onoverl
ocalgover
nment sandthepromoti
onofl
ocal
autonomy andcommuni t
yempower mentandmonit
orcompliance thereof
;

4.Provideassist
ancetowardslegi
slat
ionregardinglocal government
s,l
awenf or
cementand
publi
csaf et
y; Establi
shandprescr
ibeplans,polici
es,pr
ogramsand pr oj
ectstopromote
peaceandor der,ensur
epubli
c saf et
yandf urtherstr
engthentheadmini
str
ati
ve, techni
cal
andfiscalcapabil
it
iesofl
ocalgover
nment of f
icesandper sonnel
;

5.Formul at
eplans,poli
ciesandprogramswhichwil
lmeet localemergenci
esarisi
ngfrom
natur
al andman- made di saster
s;Establ
i
shasyst
em ofcoordi
nati
onand cooper ati
onamong
theci
tizenry,l
ocalexecutiv
esand t heDepar
tment,
toensureeff
ecti
veandef f
ici
ent deli
ver
y
ofbasicservicestothepubl i
c;

6.Organi
ze,tr
ainandequi
ppri
mari
lyf
orthe per
formanceofpol
i
cef
unct
ions,
apol
i
cef
orce
that isnat
ionali
nscopeandci
vi
li
aninchar
act
er.

RELATI
ONSHI
POFTHEDI
LGWI
THTHEDEPARTMENTOFNATI
ONALDEFENSE(
DND)

-underRA6975,
theArmedFor
cesofthePhi
li
ppines(
AFP)wasi
nchar
gewi
thext
ernal
secur
it
y
whil
etheDILGwasinchar
gewi
thint
ernal
securi
ty

-underRA8551, t
heAr medFor
cesoft
hePhili
ppi
nesisnowinchar
gewithbot
hinter
naland
externalsecuri
tywit
hthePNPassupportt
hroughi
nformat
iongat
heri
ngandperf
ormanceof
ordinarypoli
cefuncti
ons.

NATI
ONALPOLI
CECOMMI
SSI
ON

-anagencyat
tachedt
otheDI
LGf
orpol
i
cy coor
dinat
ion

-shal
lexer
ciseadmi
nist
rat
ivecont
rol
and oper
ati
onal
super
visi
onov
ert
hePNP.

POWERSANDFUNCTI
ONSOFTHENAPOLCOM

A.Exer
ciseadmi
nist
rat
ivecont
rol
andoper
ati
onal
super
visi
onov
ert
hePhi
l
ippi
neNat
ional
Pol
i
ce(
PNP) whi
chshal
lmeant
hepowert
o:

1.Developpoli
ciesandpr omul gateapol i
cemanual pr
escr i
bingr ulesandregul
ati
onsf or
effi
ci
entorgani
zation,admini
stration,andoperati
on,i
ncludingcr i
teriaformanpowerallocati
on
dist
ri
buti
onanddepl oyment,
recr uit
ment,selecti
on,
promot ion,andr et
ir
ementofpersonneland
theconductofqual i
fyi
ngentranceandpr omot i
onal
exami nationsf oruni f
ormedmember s;

2.Examineandaudit
,andthereaft
erestabl
ish st
andardsf
orsuchpur
posesonaconti
nui
ng
basis,
theperf
ormance,
acti
vit
ies,andfaci
li
ti
esofallpol
i
ceagenci
esthr
oughoutt
hecount
ry;

3.Est
abl
i
shasy
stem ofuni
for
m cr
imer
epor
ti
ng;

4.Conductannualsel
f-
repor
tsurv
eysandcompil
est
ati
stical
dataf
oraccurateassessmentof
thecri
mesituati
onandthepropereval
uat
ionoft
heef
fi
ciencyandef
fect
ivenessofallpol
i
ce
unit
sinthecountry
;

5.Approveormodifyplansandpr
ogramsoneducat
ionandt r
aining,l
ogi
sti
cal
requi
rement
s,
communi cat
ions,r
ecords,i
nfor
mat
ionsyst
ems,cr
imelabor
atory,cri
meprevent
ionandcr
ime
repor
ti
ng;

6.Affi
rm,rev
erseormodif
y,t
hroughtheNational
Appell
ateBoard,personnel
admi
nist
rat
ive
acti
onsi nv
olvi
ngthedemoti
onordismissalfr
om theservi
ceimposeduponmember softhe
Phil
ippi
neNationalPoli
cebytheChiefofthePhil
i
ppineNationalPol
ice;

7.Exer
ciseappel
lat
ejur
isdi
cti
onthroughtheRegional
Appell
ateBoar
ds,
overadmi
nist
rat
ive
casesagainstpol
i
cemenandov erdecisi
onsonclaimsforpol
i
ce benefit
s;

8.Pr
escr
ibemini
mum standar
dsf
orarms,equipment,andunif
ormsand,af
terconsul
tat
ion
witht
hePhili
ppi
neHer
aldryCommissi
on,
forinsigni
aofranks,
awards,
medal
sofhonor;

9.I
ssuesubpoenaandsubpoenaducest
ecum i
nmat
ter
sper
tai
ningt
othedi
schar
geofi
ts
own

powersanddut
ies,
anddesignat
ewhoamongi
tsper
sonnel
cani
ssuepr
ocessesand
admi
nist
eroat
hsinconnect
ionther
ewi
th;

10.Inspectandassesst hecompli
anceofthePNPont heest
abl
ishedcri
ter
iaformanpower
all
ocation,
distri
buti
onanddeploymentandthei
rimpactonthecommunityandt hecri
me
si
tuation,andt her
eaft
erf
ormulat
eappropri
ategui
del
inesformaxi
mizati
onofresourcesand
eff
ectiveutil
izati
onofthePNP personnel
;

11.Moni
tort
heper
for
manceoft
hel
ocal
chi
efexecut
ivesasdeput
iesoft
heCommi
ssi
on;
and

12.Moni
torandi
nvest
igat
epol
i
ceanomal
i
esandi
rr
egul
ari
ti
es.
B.Adv
iset
hePr
esi
dentonal
lmat
ter
sinv
olv
ingpol
i
cef
unct
ionsandadmi
nist
rat
ion;

C.RendertothePr esidentandt oCongr essanannualr epor

tofitsacti
vit
iesand
accompli
shment sdur i
ngt hethi
rty(30)daysaft
ert heendoft hecalendaryear,whichshal
l
i
ncludeanappr ai
sal ofthecondi t
ionsobtai
ningint heorgani
zati
onandadmi nist
rat
ionofpol
i
ce
agenci
esinthemuni cipal
i
ties,ci
tiesandpr ovi
ncest hroughoutthecountry,and
recommendationsf orappr opri
ateremedial legislat
ions;

D.RecommendtothePresi
dent
,thr
oughtheSecr
etar
y,wi
thi
nsixty(
60)day
sbef
oret
he
commencementofeachcal
endaryear
,acri
mepreventi
onprogram;and

E.Per
for
m suchotherfunct
ionsnecessaryt
ocarryoutt heprov
isi
onsofR.
A.6975,as
amended,ot
herexist
inglawsandPr esi
dent
ial
issuance'
s,andasthePresi
dentmaydir
ect
.

COMPOSI
TIONOFNAPOLCOM

1.Onechai
rper
son

2.Fourr
egul
arcommi
ssi
oner

3.TheChi
efPNPasexof
fi
ciomember

Not
e:

*shal
lser
veat
erm ofof
fi
ceofsi
x(6)y
ear
swi
thoutr
eappoi
ntmentorext
ensi
on

*thr
eeofthef ourr
egul
arcommissi
oner
sshal
lcomef
rom ci
vi
li
ansect
orandnotf
ormer
membersofthepoli
ceormil
it
ary

*thef
our
thr
egul
arcommi
ssi
onershal
lcomef
rom t
hel
awenf
orcementsect
orei
theract
iveor
r
etir
ed

*atl
eastone(
1)oft
hef
ourr
egul
arcommi
ssi
oner
sshal
lbeawoman

*f
rom amongthet
hreer
egul
arcommi
ssi
oner
sfr
om t
heci
vi
li
ansect
or,
theVi
ceChai
rper
son
shal
lbechosen

*t
heVi
ceChai
rper
sonshal
lactast
heExecut
iveOf
fi
ceroft
heCommi
ssi
on
 *r
efert
otheor
gani
zat
ional
str
uct
ureoft
heNAPOLCOM

I
mpor
tantdat
esi
nthehi
stor
yofmoder
nPhi
l
ippi
nePol
i
cing

1901-ACTno.175oft
hePhi
l
ippi
neCommi
ssi
onest
abl
i
shedt
hePhi
l
ippi
neconst
abul
aryon
august8,
1901.

1905-thePhi
li
ppineconst
abular
yschool
wasest
abl
i
shedatt
hest
a.l
uci
abar
racksi
n
I
ntramurosonFebruar
y17,1905.

1908-t
hePhi
l
ippi
neconst
abul
aryschool
wast
ransf
err
edt
oBagui
oCi
ty.

1916-thePhil
i
ppi
neconst
abul
aryschool
wasr
enamedacademyf
orof
fi
cer
soft
hePhi
l
ippi
ne
const
abular
y.

1917-onDecember17,
1917,Bri
gadi
erGeneralRaf
ael
Cramef
rom Ri
zal
Prov
ince,
becamet
he
fi
rstFi
l
ipi
nochi
efoft
hePhil
i
ppineconst
abulary
.

1926-theacademyf
oroff
icer
soft
hePhi
l
ippi
neconst
abul
arywasr
enamedPhi
l
ippi
ne
Const
abular
yAcademy.

1936-thePhi
l
ippi
neConst
abul
aryAcademybecamet
hepr
esentdayPhi
l
ippi
neMi
l
itar
y
Academy.

1938-ThePhi l
ippineConstabular
ybecamet heexi
sti
ngandorganizednat
ionalpol
iceforceof
thecountrypursuanttocommonweal t
hactno.343datedJune23,1938andEOno.389dat ed
December23, 1950.Thisdecreeintegr
atedl
ocalpol
icefor
cesint
ot hePhi
l
ippinesconstabul
ary
operat
ionalandor gani
zat
ionalsetup.

1966-congressenact
edRAno.4864,
thepol
i
ceactof1966.Thi
slawal
socr
eat
edt
hePol
i
ce
Commission(POLCOM) .

1972-ThePOLCOM wasr
eor
gani
zedast
heNat
ional
Pol
i
ceCommi
ssi
on.

1975-PD765wasenact ed.Thisl
awi scall
edthePoliceInt
egrat
ionLawof1975.The
I
ntegrat
edNati
onalPoli
cewasest abl
ishedwiththePhili
ppi
neConstabul
aryasnucl
eusunder
theDepart
mentofnati
onalDefense.TheNAPOLCOM, or
igi
nal
lyundert
heoffi
ceofthe
Presi
dentwastr
ansfer
redtotheMi ni
stryofNati
onaldefense.

1985-TheNat
ional
Pol
i
ceCommi
ssi
onwasr
etur
nedt
otheof
fi
ceoft
hePr
esi
dentpur
suantt
o
E.
O1040.

1989-Executiv
eorder379placedtheIntegr
atednati
onalPoli
cedir
ect
lyunderthecommand,
superv
isi
onandcont r
olofthePresi
dent.Thi
sordervestedtheNAPOLCOM wi t
hthepower
sof
administ
rat
ivecont
rolandsupervi
sionovertheInt
egr
atedNational
Poli
ce.
1990-RA6975waspassedonDecember13,1990establ
ishi
ngthePhi
li
ppineNati
onal
Pol i
ce
underar
eor
ganizedDepar
tmentoft
heI
nter
iorandLocalGovernment(
DILG).AnewNational
Poli
ceCommissi
onwascreat
edundert
heDILG.

1998-congresspassedintolawRAno.8551onFebr uary25,1998,other
wiseknownasthe
Phil
ippi
neNational
Policereform andr eor
ganizati
onactof1998.Thi sactstr
engt
henedand
expandedNAPOLCOM, sauthor i
tyoverthePNPt oincludeadminist
rati
onofpoli
ceentr
ance
examinati
onandconductpr e-chargeinvest
igati
onagai nstpol
i
ceanomal i
esandirr
egul
ari
ti
es
andsummar ydismissaloferringpoli
cemember s.

FUNCTI
ONSI
NAPOLI
CEORGANI
ZATI
ON

1.PRI
MARYORLI
NEFUNCTI
ONS

-funct
ionsthatcar
ryoutt
hemaj
orpur
posesoft
heor
gani
zat
ion,
del
i
ver
ingt
heser
vicesand
deali
ngdirect
lywit
hthepubl
i
c

-t
hebackboneoft
hepol
i
cedepar
tment

-exampl
esoft
hel
i
nef
unct
ionsoft
hepol
i
cear
epat
rol
l
ing,
traf
fi
cdut
ies,
cri
mei
nvest
igat
ion

2.STAFF/
ADMI
NISTRATI
VEFUNCTI
ONS

-functi
onsthatar
edesi
gnedt
osuppor
tthel
i
nef
unct
ionsandassi
sti
ntheper
for
manceoft
he
l
inefuncti
ons

-exampl
esoft
hest
afff
unct
ionsoft
hepol
i
cear
epl
anni
ng,
resear
ch,
budget
ingandl
egal
adv
ice

3.AUXI
LIARYFUNCTI
ONS

-f
unct
ionsi
nvol
vi
ngt
hel
ogi
sti
cal
oper
ati
onsoft
heor
gani
zat
ion

-examplesar
etrai
ning,
communi
cat
ion,
mai
ntenance,
recor
dsmanagement
,suppl
i
esand
equipmentmanagement

ORGANI
CUNI
TSI
NAPOLI
CEORGANI
ZATI
ON
1.OPERATI
ONALUNI
TS

-t
hoset
hatper
for
m pr
imar
yorl
i
nef
unct
ions

-exampl
esar
epat
rol
,tr
aff
ic,
inv
est
igat
ionandv
icecont
rol
,

2.ADMI
NISTRATI
VEUNI
TS

-thosethatper
for
mtheadmi
nist
rat
ivef
unct
ionsexampl
esar
eper
sonnel
,fi
nance,
planni
ngand
tr
aining.

3.SERVI
CEUNI
TS

-t
hoset
hatper
for
m auxi
l
iar
yfunct
ions

-exampl
esar
ecommuni
cat
ion,
recor
ds management
,suppl
i
es.

ORGANI
ZATI
ONALSTRUCTURE

-thesyst
emati
carr
angementoftherel
ati
onshi
poft
hemember
s,posi
ti
ons,
depar
tment
sand
funct
ionsorwor
koftheor
ganizat
ion

-iti
scompr i
sedoff
unct
ions,
rel
ati
onshi
ps,r
esponsi
bil
i
tiesandaut
hor
it
iesofi
ndi
vi
dual
swi
thi
n
theorgani
zati
on

KI
NDSOFORGANI
ZATI
ONALSTRUCTURES

1.LI
NE

-t
heol
destandsi
mpl
estki
nd;
alsocal
l
edmi
l
itar
y

-def
inedbyi
tscl
earchai
nofcommandf
rom t
hehi
ghestt
othel
owestandv
icev
ersa

-depi
ctst
hel
i
nef
unct
ionsoft
heor
gani
zat
ion

-or
der
sorcommandsmustcomef
rom t
hehi
gherl
evel
ofaut
hor
it
ybef
orei
tcanbecar
ri
edout

-i
nvol
vesf
ewdepar
tment
s

2.FUNCTI
ONAL

-st
ruct
ureaccor
dingt
ofunct
ionsandspeci
ali
zeduni
ts
-depi
ctsst
afff
unct
ionsoft
heor
gani
zat
ion

-r
esponsi
bil
i
tiesar
edi
vi
dedamongaut
hor
it
ieswhoar
eal
laccount
abl
etot
heaut
hor
it
yabov
e.

3.LI
NEANDSTAFF

-acombi
nat
ionoft
hel
i
neandf
unct
ional
kind

-combinesthef
lowofi
nfor
mat i
onf
rom t
hel
i
nest
ruct
urewi
tht
hest
affdepar
tment
sthat
serv
ice,adv
ise,
andsuppor
tthem

-gener
all
ymor
efor
mal
innat
ureandhasmanydepar
tment
s

ORGANI
ZATI
ONALPRI
NCI
PLES

FOURPRI
MALCONDI
TIONSOFANORGANI
ZATI
ON

1.AUTHORI
TY

-t
hesupr
emesour
ceofgov
ernmentf
oranypar
ti
cul
aror
gani
zat
ion

-t
her
ightt
oexer
cise,
todeci
deandt
ocommandbyv
irt
ueofr
ankandposi
ti
on

2.MUTUALCOOPERATI
ON

-anor
gani
zat
ionexi
stsbecausei
tser
vesapur
pose.

3.DOCTRI
NE

-pr
ovi
desf
ort
heor
gani
zat
ion’
sobj
ect
ives

-prov
idesthevar
iousacti
ons,hence,pol
i
cies,pr
ocedur
es,
rul
esandr
egul
ati
onsoft
heor
g.
arebasedonthestatementofdoctri
nes

4.DI
SCI
PLI
NE

-compr
isi
ngbehav
ior
alr
egul
ati
ons

ELEMENTSOFPOLI
CEORGANI
ZATI
ON

1.UNI
TYOFCOMMAND

-di
ctat
est
hatt
her
eshoul
donl
ybeONEMANcommandi
ng
t
heuni
ttoensur
euni
for
mit
yint
heexecut
ionof
order
s

2.SPANOFCONTROL

-t
hemaxi
mum numberofsubor
dinat
est
hatasuper
iorcanef
fect
ivel
ysuper
vise

Fact
orsaf
fect
ingt
hespanofcont
rol
:

a)Leader
shi
pqual
i
tiesoft
hesuper
visor
s

b)Nat
ureoft
hej
obandwor
kcondi
ti
ons

c)Compl
exi
tyoft
ask

d)Educat
ionandski
l
loft
heempl
oyees

3.DELEGATI
ONOFAUTHORI
TY

-conf
err
ingofanamountofaut
hor
it
ybyasuper
iorposi
ti
ont
oal
ower
-l
evel
posi
ti
on.

4.HI
ERARCHYOFAUTHORI
TY

-t
her
elat
ionshi
pbet
weensuper
ior
sand subor
dinat
es

-ser
vesast
hef
ramewor
kfort
hef
lowofaut
hor
it
y

downwar
dandobedi
enceupwar
dthr
ought
he depar
tment

HI
ERARCHY-repr
esent
sthef
ormal
rel
ati
onshi
pamongsuper
ior
sandsubor
dinat
esi
nany
gi
venor
gani
zat
ion

5.SPECI
ALI
ZATI
ON

-t
heassi
gnmentofpar
ti
cul
arper
sonnel
topar
ti
cul
art
asks

SPECI
ALI
ZATI
ONOFJOBS(
AREASOFSPECI
ALI
ZATI
ON)

-t
hedesi
gnat
ionofcer
tai
nact
ivi
ti
esort
asksasonest
hatmustbeper
for
medi
nahi
ghl
y.
t
echnol
ogi
cal
,
sci
ent
if
icorpr
eci
semanner

-ar
easofpol
i
cespeci
ali
zat
ioni
ncl
udeunder
cov
erwor
ks,
cri
mesceneoper
ati
ons,
legal
adv
isi
ng,
comput
erwork,
SWAToperati
onsandot
hers

SPECI
ALI
ZATI
ONOFPEOPLE(
SPECI
ALI
STS)

-t
hedesi
gnat
ionofpar
ti
cul
arper
sonsashav
ingexper
ti
sei
naspeci
fi
car
eaofwor
k

-si
gni
fi
est
headapt
ati
onofani
ndi
vi
dual
tot
her
equi
rement
sthr
oughext
ensi
vet
rai
ning

6.CHAI
NOFCOMMAND

-t
hear
rangementofof
fi
cer
sfr
om t
opt
obot
tom ont
hebasi
sofr
ankorposi
ti
onandaut
hor
it
y.

7.COMMANDRESPONSI
BILI
TY

-di
ctat
est
hati
mmedi
atecommander
sshal
lber
esponsi
blef
ort
heef
fect
ivesuper
visi
onand
cont
rol
.

BRI
EFHI
STORYOFTHEPHI
LIPPI
NEPOLI
CINGSYSTEM

Theinstit
uti
onofpoli
ceinthePhil
i
ppi
nesfor
mal l
ystart
edduringtheSpani
shperi
od.The
establ
ishmentofthepoli
cefor
cewasnotenti
relyi
ntendedforcrimepr
eventi
onnor
peacekeeping.Rat
her
,itwascreat
edasanextensi
onoft hecoloni
almil
i
tar
yestabl
ishment
.

Anci
entRoot
s

Thef orerunneroft hecontemporarypoli

cesy stem wasthepr act
iceofbarangaychi
eftainsto
selectabl e-bodiedyoungment opr ot
ecttheirbarangayduringthenightandwerenotr equi
red
towor ki nthef i
eldsdur
ingdayti
me. Amongt hedut i
esofthosesel ect
edwer et
oprotectthe
propertiesoft hepeopleinthebarangayandpr otectthei
rcropsandl i
vestockfr
om wil
dani mals.

Spani
shPer
iod
Carabi
nerosdeSeguri
dadPubli
ca–or gani
zedin1712f
orthepur
poseofcarr
yingthe
regul
ati
onsoftheDepart
mentofSt ate;t
hiswasarmedandconsi
der
edasthemount edpol
ice;
yearsaf
ter,
thi
skindofpoli
ceorganizati
ondischar
gedt
heduti
esofaport
,harborandri
ver
poli
ce.

Guardri
ll
eros/
Cuardi
ll
o–t hi
swasabodyofrural
poli
cebytheRoyalDecr
eeof18Januar
y1836,
thi
sdecreeprovi
dedthat5%oftheabl
e-bodi
edmaleinhabi
tant
sofeachprov
incewer
etobe
enl
istedi
nt hi
spol
iceorgani
zat
ionf
orthreey
ears

Guardi
aCivi
l –t
hiswascreatedbyaRoy al Decr
eeissuedbytheCrownon12Febr uary1852to
part
ial
lyr
eli
evetheSpani
shPeni nsul
art
roopsoft hei
rworkinpol
ici
ngtowns,i
tconsist
edofa
bodyofFi
li
pinopol
icemenorganizedori
ginall
yineachoftheprov
inci
alcapi
tal
softhecentral
provi
ncesofLuzonundertheAlcaldeMay or

Amer
icanPer
iod

TheAmer
icansest
abli
shedtheUnit
edSt at
esPhi
li
ppi
neCommi ssi
onheadedbyGener
al
Howar
dTaftasit
sfir
stgov
ernor
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