LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND PLANNING WITH

CRIME MAPPING.

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PATROL OPERATION

MARCSON B.REYES RCrim

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POLICE PATROL, PLANS AND OPERATION

POLICE PATROL

PATROL – a regular repeated circuit of in guarding normally performed by the police

over a particular are either on foot, mobile or other means of patrol mobility for
purposes of crime prevention, law enforcement and peace and order maintenance.
- The patrol force is tasked with the primary responsibility of safeguarding the
community by way of the protection of persons and property, the preservation and
suppression of crimes, apprehension of criminals, enforcement of laws and ordinances
and performances of the other necessary services.
- This unit is considered the nucleus of the police organization from the special
services branch-out and therefore; it is not to be subordinated to any other units
within the police organization. - It is the considering that it is responsible for th
Backbone of the Police Service e over-all police function or total job. Field operations –
is directed by the field commander to his commande subordinates9 rs and it is aimed
toward the accomplishment of the primary police tasks as the following: a) Patrol b)
Investigation c) Traffic Control d) Vice Control e) Juvenile Delinquency Control
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CRIME – will not exist if lack of either opportunity or

capability and desire but there is exception when
desire was eliminated and still having opportunity so
as crime will exist.

ONCE the three (3) are present and interact at the

breeding grounds of crime (like for instance poverty,
ignorance of the law, injustice abuses, lose family
values and fear) this already concern of the
government.
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Objectives of Police Field Operation (Patrol)

Serve and Protect – includes the objectives of protecting lives and

property and providing all other services which is required or expected
from police officers.

Participative Law Enforcement – involves the readiness to actively

cooperative with or engages in teamwork effort with the community,
other government agencies or other police units or elements in law
enforcement and maintenance of peace and order.
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Prevention of Criminal and Delinquent Behavior – this activity is particularly

aimed at the ways and means of reducing the desire to commit crime. It is
responsibly of the police to identify would-be- offenders, delinquents and
would-be delinquents before an arrest becomes necessary. The field officers in
their contacts regularly carry this out with juveniles whose behavior patterns
are not yet indelibly impressed and who may still vulnerable to change. The
police officer should take steps to help the child to redirect energies into lawful
and socially acceptable channels.

Repression of Criminal and Delinquent Behavior – this particular objective is

included to cause or influence people to refrain from committing crime for fear
of being caught and prosecuted. The theory is based upon the assumption that
people will not commit crime if they believe that their identification and arrest
are a certainly.
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Identification, Apprehension and Conviction of Offenders – the work of

policeman does not end after he has identified and have apprehended the
offender and was able to put him behind bars. As a law enforcer, it is still
incumbent upon him to actively participate in prosecution because his work is
not finished until the criminal is convicted of his crime.

Traffic Flow and Collision Reduction – pedestrian and vehicular traffic must be
free flowing and collision-free so that people may move safely from one place
to another. The police objective is to determine the causes of congestion and to
relieve it. This involves the investigation of traffic accidents and application of
the three E9s of traffic namely: Education. Engineering and Enforcement.

Definition of Patrol – a regular repeated circuit of in-guarding normally

performed by the police over a particular area either on foot, mobile or other
means of patrol mobility for purposes of crime prevention, law enforcement
and peace and order maintenance.
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PURPOSE OF PATROL

1. Prevention of Crime
2. To Regulate Conduct
3. To eliminate Actual or Suspected Wrong
Doing
4. To Maintain Peace and Order
5. Enforcement of Laws
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FUNCTIONS OF PATROL OFFICER

1. Roving Surveillance
2. Inspection
3. Called for service

AREAS COVERED BY POLICE OPERATION

4. Residential area
5. Fishing/Agricultural area
6. Commercial area
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Patrol is the Backbone of the Police Department. The patrol is tasked

with the primary responsibility of safeguarding the community by way
of the protection of persons and property. The preservation of peace,
prevention and suppression of crimes, apprehension of criminals,
enforcement of laws and ordinances and performances of other
necessary services. This unit is considered the nucleus of the police
organization from which the special services branch out and therefore, it
is not to be subordinate to any other units within the police
organization.

It is the backbone of the police service considering that it is responsible

for the accomplishment of the over all police function or total job. In
small police stations or substations where there is no specialization as
yet, the patrol force is responsible for all primary, secondary and even
the administrative functions.
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