LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION

AND ADMINISTRATION
WEEK 2
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
 LAW ENFORCEMENT

- the department of people

who enforce laws, investigate
crimes, and make arrests
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LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION
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 ORIGIN OF THE WORD “POLICE”

POLITEIA – Greek word which means government of

the city
POLITIA – Roman word which means condition of the
state or government
POLICE – French word which was later adopted by the
English language.
 POLICE ORGANIZATION

A group of trained personnel in the field of public safety

administration engaged in the achievement of goals and
objectives that promotes the maintenance of
a) peace and order,
b) protection of life and property,
c) enforcement of the laws and
d) the prevention of crimes.
 THEORIES OF POLICE SERVICE
 HOME RULE THEORY
a. Policemen are regarded as servants of the
community, who rely for the efficiency of their functions
upon the express needs of the people .

b. Policemen are civil servants whose key duty is the

preservation of public peace and security.
 THEORIES OF POLICE SERVICE
 CONTINENTAL THEORY
a. Policemen are regarded as state or servants of the
higher authorities.

b. The people have no share or have little

participation with the duties nor connection
with the police organization.
 CONCEPTS OF POLICE SERVICE

1) OLD CONCEPT
- Police service gives the impression of being merely a
suppressive machinery.

- This philosophy advocates that the measurement of police

competence is the increasing number of arrests, throwing
offenders in detention facilities rather than trying to prevent
them from committing crimes .
 CONCEPTS OF POLICE SERVICE
2) MODERN CONCEPT
- Police as the first line of defense of the criminal justice
system, an organ of crime prevention.
Police efficiency is measured by the decreasing number of
crimes .
-broadens police activities to cater to social services and has
for its mission the welfare of the individual as well as that of
the community in general.
 FUNCTIONS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION

1) PRIMARY OR LINE FUNCTIONS

 

(Operational unit)
a. functions that carry out the major purposes of the
organization, delivering the services and dealing
directly with the public.
 FUNCTIONS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION

2) STAFF/ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
(Administrative Units)

Functions that are designed to support the line functions

and assist in the performance of the line functions.
 FUNCTIONS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION

3) AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
 

(Service Units)
Functions involving the logistical operations of the
organization.
Examples are communication, maintenance, records
management, supplies and equipment management
 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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 The systematic arrangement or comprised function of

the relationship of the members, positions, departments
and functions or work of the organization.
 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

An illustration in the form of a chart which

represents the organizational structure.
the mechanical means of depicting the
organizational structure or a diagram of a certain
organization personnel.