POLICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

WITH POLICE PLANNING

ORIGIN OF THE WORD "POLICE"

POLITEIA-Greek wort which means govemment of the city POLITIA-Roman word which means condition of the state or govemmert POLICE-French word
which was later adopted by the English language.

ORGANIZATION
-8 group of persons working together for a common goal or objectives.
a form of human association for the attainment of a goal or objective

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 peace and order, protection of life and property. enforcement of the laws and the prevention of crimes

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

Pertains to an organization msponsible for enforcing the laws.
The collective term for professionals who are dedicated to upholding and anforong the laws and statutes that are currently in force in a given jurisdiction.

THEORIES OF POLICE SERVICE

policemen are regarded as servants of the community, who rely for the efficiency of their functions upon the express needs of the people.

1) HOME RULE THEORY

-policemen are civil servants whose key duty is the preservation of public peace and security

2) CONTINENTAL THEORY
-policemen are regarded as state or servants of the higher authorities
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.

2) MODERN CONCEPT
regards 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
functions that carry out the major purposes of the organization, delivering the services and dealing directly with the public.

2) STAFF/ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
functions that are designed to support the line functions and assist in the performance of the line functions

3) AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
functions involving the logistical operations of the organization.
examples are communication, maintenance, records management, supplies and equipment management

ORGANIC UNITS IN A POLICE ORGANIZATION

1. OPERATIONAL UNITS
those that perform primary or line functions.
examples are patrol, traffic, investigation and vice control

2. ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
those that perform the administrative functions. examples are personnel, finance, planning and training.
3. SERVICE UNITS

those that perform auxiliary functions.

examples are communication, records management.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

the systematic arrangement of the relationship of the members, positions, departments and. functions of work of the organization

it is comprised of functions, elationships, responsibilities and authorines of individuals within 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.

ELEMENTS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION

1) UNITY OF COMMAND-dictates that there should only be ONE MAN commanding the unit to ensure uniformity in the execution of orders

2) SPAN OF CONTROL subordinates. the ability of one man to direct, coordinale, and control immediate

3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY conferring of pertan specified authonty by a supernor to a subordinate

ELEMENTS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION

4) HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY -the relationship between superiors and subordinales ) SPECIALIZATION the assignment of partiousar personnel to
particular tasks which are highly

5 technical and require special skilis and training 6) CHAIN OF COMMAND -the arrangement of officers from top to bottom on the basis of rank or
position

and authority. 7) COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY -diciales that immediate commanders shall be responsible for the affective supervision and control of their
personnel and unil

PHILIPPINE POLICING SYSTEM

On January 9, 1901, the Metropolitan Police Force of Morita was org ontzed pursuant to Act No. 70 of the Tart Commission. This has become the basis
for the celebration of the anniversary of the Manila's Finest every January 9".

1. ACT 175 exiled "An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of an Insular

Constabulary", established on August 8, 1901 CAPT. HENRY ALLEN-the first chief of the Philippina Constabulary in 1901

2. ACT 183-enacted on July 13, 1901, created the Manila Police Department.

CAPT GEORGE CURRY

the first chief of police of the Manila Polce Department in 1901

3. R.A. 4864 otherwise known as the Police Act of 1968, enacted on August 8, 1966, created the Police Commission (POLCOM) as a supervisory agency to
oversee the training and professionalization of the local police forces under the Office of the President, later POLCOM was renamed into Nationel Police
Commission (NAPOLCOM)

Martial Law Period

4. P.D. 765-otherwise known as the Integration Act of 1975, enacted on August 8, 1975; established the Integrated National Police (INP) composed of the
Philippine Constabulary (PC) as the nucleus

and the integrated local police forces as components, under the Ministry of National Defente

-transformed the NAPOLCOM from the Office of the President to the Ministry of National Defense
5. RA. 6975 otherwise known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of

1990, enacted on December 13, 1990 reorganized the DiLG and established the Philippine National

Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jal Management and Penology and the Philippine Public

Safety College.

6. R.A. 8551-atherwise known as the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of

1998, enacted on February 25, 1998; this law amended certain provisions of RA 6975

7. RA 9708 law amending the provisions of RA 6975 and RA 8551 on the minimum educational qualification for appointment to the PNP and adjusting the
promotion system: approved on 12 Angust 2008

"AN ACT EXTENDING FOR FIVE (5) YEARS THE REGLEMENTARY PERIOD FOR COMPLYING WITH THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) AND ADJUSTING THE PROMOTION SYSTEM THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

IMPORTANT FILIPINO PERSONALITIES IN THE EVOLUTION OF PHILIPPINE POLICING

1. BGEN RAFAEL CRAME

the first Filipino chief of the Philippine Constabulary on Decamber 17, 1917

2. COL ANTONIO TORRES the first Filipino chief of police of the Mania Police Department in 1935

3. COL LAMBERTO JAVALERA the first chief of police of the Manila Police Department after the Philippine Independence from the United States of
America in 1940

4. P/DIR GEN CESAR NAZARENO the first chief of the Philippine National Police

HIGHLIGHTS OF RA 6975 THE DEPARTIMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990, RA 8551 THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998 and RA 9708

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG) formerty Department of Local Government (DLG)

reorganized under RA 6978

ORGANIZATION:

Composition:

-the Department proper

-existing bureaus and effices of the DLG

the National Police Commission -the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC)

-Philippine National Police (PNP)

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Bureau of Jail Management and Pancingy (BJMP)

-the PPSC, PNP, BFP and BJMP were created under RA 6975. -headed by the Secretary

President. to be appointed by the President and who shall serve at the pleasure of the -the Sacretary shall be assisted by two (2) Undersecretaries and
three (3) Assistant Secretaries

-Undersecretary for Local Government.

-Undersecretary for Peace and Order.

-No retired or resigned military officer or police official may be appointed as Secretary within one (1) year from date of retirement or resignation.
the Secretary is also the ex officio chairman of the National Police Commission.

RELATIONSHIP OF THE DILG WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE (DND)

-under RA 6975, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was in charge with external security while the DILG was in charge with intemal security.

under RA 8561, the DILG shall be relieved of the primary responsibility on matters involving

suppression of insurgency and other serious threats to national security. The PNP anal through

information gathering and performance of its ordinary police functions support the AFP on matters

invahving suppression of insurgency

NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION

an agericy attached to the DILG for policy courdinabun.

-shall exercise administrative control and operational supervision over the PNP

COMPOSITION:

consist of a Chairperson, four (4) regular Commissioners and the Chief of PNP as ex officio

member.

-shall serve a term of office of six (6) years without reappointment or extension.

three of the regular commissioners shall come from civilian sector who are neither active nor former

members of the police or military