CRI 164: Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards Student 'S Activity Sheet #13
CRI 164: Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards Student 'S Activity Sheet #13
A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW
The State recognizes the importance of the criminology profession in national security, public safety,
peace and order, and in nation-building and development. Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent,
virtuous, productive and well-rounded criminologists whose standards of professional practice and service shall
be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through sacred, honest, effective and credible
licensure examinations, coupled with programs and activities that would promote professional growth and
development. Our lesson today will tackle some provisions of the law and role of the law in public safety.
B. MAIN LESSON
Title. – This Act shall be known as “The Philippine Criminology Professional Act of 2018”.
Definition of Terms
a. Criminology – refers to the scientific study of crimes, criminals, and victims, it also deals with
the prevention and solution of crimes;
b. Profession – refers to the art and science in the practice of criminology discipline; and
c. Registered Criminologist – refers to a natural person who holds a valid certificate of
registration and an updated professional identification card as criminologist issued by the Board
and the Commission pursuant to this Act.
Scope of Practice
The Board, in consultation with the APO and the academe, subject to the approval of the
Commission, may revise, exclude from or add to the above enumerated acts or activities as the need
arises to conform with the latest trends in the practice of criminology in the country.
Lawful Practitioners of Criminology. – The following persons shall be authorized to practice the
criminology profession:
a. Natural persons;
1. Duly registered criminologists and holders of valid certificates of registration and valid
professional identification cards issued by the Board and the Commission pursuant to
this Act; and
2. Holders of valid temporary/special permits issued by the Board and the Commission to
foreign licensed criminologists pursuant to this Act.
b. Juridical persons;
1. Single proprietorship whose owner and technical staff are registered criminologists;
2. Partnership duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as
professional partnership pursuant to the Civil Code and composed of partners majority
of whom are registered criminologists;
3. Corporation duly registered with the SEC as engaged in the practice of criminology and
with officers and Board of Directors whom are all registered criminologists; and
4. Association and cooperative duly registered with the appropriate government agency
as a non-stock corporation where majority of the officers, Board of Trustees and
members are registered criminologists.
These juridical persons shall also be registered with the Board and the Commission in
accordance with the rules and regulations thereon.
Privileges of Registered Criminologists. – All registered criminologists shall be exempt from taking
any other entrance or qualifying government or civil service examination and shall be considered civil
service eligible to the following government positions, among other: (1) Dactylographer; (2) Ballistician;
(3) Questioned Document Examiner; (4) Forensic Photographer; (5) Polygraph Examiner; (6)
Probation Officer; (7) Parole Officer; (8) Special Investigator; (9) Special Agent; (10) Investigative
Agent; (11) Intelligence Agent; (12) Law Enforcement Evaluation Officer; (13) National Police
Commission (NAPOLCOM) Inspector; (14) Traffic Operation Officer; (15) Associate Graft Investigation
Officer; (16) Special Police Officer; (17) Safekeeping Officer; (18) Sheriff; (19) Security Officer; (20)
Criminal Investigator; (21) Warden; (22) Reformation Officer; (23) Firefighter; (24) Fire Marshall; (25)
Jail Officer up to the rank of Police Superintendent; (26) Police Officer up to the rank of Police
Superintendent and other law enforcement agencies, and agencies under the Criminal Justice System.
Lateral Entry of Registered Criminologists. – Registered criminologists who are not in the
government service shall be eligible and given preference for appointment via lateral entry as Police,
Fire, and Jail Inspectors or its equivalent in the PDEA, NBI, and other law enforcement agencies:
Provided, That they possess the general qualifications for appointment as provided in the existing laws
on appointment of Police Officers in the PNP, BJMP, BFP, PDEA, or NBI: Provided, further, That those
who are already in the police, fire, and jail service as non-commissioned officers and who are already
registered and licensed criminologists shall be given preference for lateral entry.
Penal Clause. – A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or imprisonment for not less than two (2) years and one
(1) day nor more than six (6) years, or both, at the discretion of the court shall be imposed upon any
person who shall commit any of the following acts:
3.1. For your first activity, I want you to identify the job opportunities for registered Score: /30
criminologists in the government. Write your answers on the space provided.
C. LESSON WRAP-UP
Activity 6: Thinking about Learning
Congratulations for completing this module. You can now shade the number of module you have
completed.
Learning Target/Topic
Activities
Scores
Action Plan
KEY TO CORRECTIONS
Identification. Identify the terms being ask in each item. Write your answers before the number.
TEACHER-LED ACTIVITIES:
In-classroom learning session:
1. Collect completed work in the SAS;
2. Allocate your contact time with students to individual or small group mentoring, monitoring,
and student consultations;
3. You may administer summative assessments (quizzes, demonstrations, graded recitation,
presentations, performance tasks) during face-to-face sessions;
4. You may also explore supplementary activities that foster collaboration, provided that social
distancing is observed; and
Congratulations! For next meeting, make a research in advance regarding Code of Conduct for Criminologist