Patrol Operations @
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Reference:
Standard Operating Procedure
Number ODO-2015-001
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Lesson Goal
This lesson is intended to provide the
participants a detailed discussion on
Managing Police Operations @
LAMBAT-SIBAT currently being
implemented by the PNP particularly on
the guidelines and procedures embodied
therein as a tool in combating crimes in
their respective areas of responsibility.
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Lesson Objectives
At the end of this topic, the participants will
be able to:
1. Discuss the Concepts and Principles of
LAMBAT-SIBAT
2. Define the terminologies enumerated in the
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
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Lesson Objectives
3. Explain the Purpose and Guidelines and
Procedures laid down in the SOP
4. Identify the Offices/Units responsible in the
implementation of this SOP and their respective
functions
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Purpose
To prescribe the principles, guidelines
and procedures to be strictly followed by
the COPs and SCs in managing police
operations with the primary goal of
reducing crime, improving public safety
and contributing to the improvement of
quality of life in their respective AORs.
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CRIME
refers to act of omission
harmful not only to some individual,
but also to the community, or the
state and is punishable by law. It is
committed whenever these three
elements are present: motive,
opportunity and instrumentality.
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CRIME PROBLEMS
refers either to a serious crime that
causes the most fear of the most
prevalent type of crime that affects the
most number of people in a community.
It requires maximum utilization of
resources and expertise to directly
address any or all of its three elements
such as: crime, and physical or social
disorder.
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POLICE PRESENCE
pertains to the physical presence of
police officers in a designated area (in
patrol beats, sectors or standby points)
performing their assigned duties that
deter crime or effectively contributes to
the feeling of safety and security
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
refers to activities involving
patrols or surveillance to dissuade
and discover criminal activity,
investigate crimes and apprehend
offenders
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
refers to an active collaboration of the
police and other stakeholders in identifying
crime and quality of life problems in the
community; developing responses or
interventions to address the same and
constant evaluation of the effectiveness of
these responses
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QUALITY OF LIFE
refers to the general well being of
individuals and societies. From the law
enforcement perspective, quality of life
may translate to negligible if not the
absence of crime, fear of crime and
physical or social disorder in a given
geographic area.
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CRIME ANALYSIS
involves systematic analysis
for identifying and analyzing
densities, patterns and trends in
crime and disorder .
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CRIME HOT SPOT
is an area containing dense
cluster of criminal incidents.
This geographical analysis is
usually made using electronic
or manual pin maps of reported
crime events over a certain
period.
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CRIME TREND
refers to a significant
change in the nature of
selected crime types within a
defined geographical area and
time period.
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CompStat
is a comprehensive,
continuous analysis of results for
improvement and achievement of
prescribed outcomes such as
reduced crime or improved public
safety and quality of life.
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PATROL
is the act of moving about
in order to detect and deter
crime and to make sure that the
designated area is safe and
secure.
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BEAT
is the designated area of
the route where a police
officer conducts foot patrol.
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FOOT PATROL
is a form of patrol
conducted by police officers
moving about in a beat area by
foot.
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MOBILE PATROL
is another form of patrol through
the use of land-based conveyances
such as police bicycles, motorcycles
and motor vehicles.
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STRATEGY
is a plan, method or series of
maneuvers in police operations
with the purpose of creating an
enabling environment necessary to
solve crime or quality of life
problems.
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TACTIC
is a plan or a procedure
essential for the realization of a
strategy to solve a crime or
quality of life problem.
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Whole-of-PNP Approach
refers to the approach in
managing police operations at all
levels wherein all available
resources of the PNP shall be
utilized to address a crime and
public safety problems.
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Policy and Principles
The SOP on Managing Police
Operations @ LAMBAT-SIBAT defines the
core function of the PNP and outlines the
responsibilities of all units; it shall center its
strategy to the Whole-of-PNP approach that
requires cooperation and support from all
members of the organization to ensure the
success of its implementation
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Policy and Principles
It shall be the policy of the PNP that
assessment of competencies & performance
of Commanders at all levels shall be based
on proven & tested principles in managing
police operations.
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Policy and Principles
These principles are widely used by a growing number of
police services across the globe in order to gauge the
effectiveness of unit leaders in reducing crime & improving
public safety.
1. Specific Objectives
2. Timely & Accurate Intelligence
3. Effective Strategies & Tactics
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Module 1.1
Policy and Principles
4. Rapid Deployment of Personnel & Resources
5. Relentless Follow-Up & Assessment
6. Multi-stakeholder Review and Evaluation
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Module 1.1
Policy and Principles
An effective integrated anti-crime
campaign requires a deliberate,
programmatic and sustained approach as
what LAMBAT-SIBAT promotes; and as
the name implies, it is an approach that
uses two complementary methods to deal
with criminality.
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Module 1.1
Policy and Principles
LAMBAT SIBAT- is a Crime Reduction
Strategy against focus crime/prevalent
crime that integrates crime prevention and
solutions strategies using Lambat (net)
composed of crime prevention and
integrate patrol operation using Sibat
(spear) intelligence operations against
perpetrators of focus crime and illegal
drug personalities.
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Policy and Principles
LAMBAT (Net) is concerned with
prevention and more specifically pertains to
police presence in the community.
SIBAT (Spear) is an intelligence-driven
operation requiring dedicated tracker teams to
arrest identified Most Wanted Persons (MWPs)
and Criminal Groups (CGs).
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LAMBAT-SIBAT operations adhere to six principles as shown below:
Figure 2.1 Managing Police Operations @ LAMBAT – SIBAT Framework
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Policy and Principles
Specific Objectives – To
maximize the use of their
resources, it is important that
the Commanders must prioritize
only three to five crime
problems for the year or any
reasonable period of time.
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Policy and Principles
Timely and Accurate
Intelligence – The accuracy of
interventions to a specific crime
increases as the accuracy of
criminal intelligence increases.
Effective Strategies and Tactics
– Effective strategies and tactics
should be designed to bring about a
desired outcome.
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Policy and Principles
Rapid Deployment of Personnel
and Resources – Once tactical plan has
been developed, an array of personnel and
necessary resources are deployed.
Relentless Follow-up and
Assessment – Any problem-solving
endeavor would require an ongoing process of
rigorous follow up and assessment to ensure
that desired results are being achieved.
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Multi-stakeholder Review and
Evaluation
The ability of the police to respond
to crime problems in their area of
responsibility is greatly enhanced if
they realized that they are accountable
primarily to the people.
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Guidelines and Procedures
Phase One: PREPARATION
Prepare the Command Staff
Conduct a daylong retreat or a
seminar/ workshop to discuss the
purpose, the rationale, technical
elements and anticipated changes in
operations and job roles.
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Guidelines and Procedures
Involve the Local Chief Executive
or the Chairman of the
Municipal/City/Provincial Council
Committee Chairman for Peace and
Order
Explain that rationale and purpose of
the program to the Local Chief Executive
and to the media as well.
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Guidelines and Procedure
Ensure the Readiness of the Unit’s
Systems and Facilities – the following
shall be ensured:
Production of crime data in a
timely and accurate fashion
Officers to perform certain critical
roles as the Meeting Facilitator,
Meeting Coordinator and Recorder
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Guidelines and Procedures
1. Meeting Facilitators
Station Level – Chief of Police
District Level – District Director
Regional Level – Regional Director
2. Meeting Coordinator
3. Recorder
Establish Base Figures
The most accurate PNP Crime Statistics
for 2013 is designated as the base figures.
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Guidelines and Procedures
Establish Specific Objectives
This is important because establishing specific
objectives sends a powerful message to all units.
Prepare all Members of the Command
Unit leaders should allot time to describe and
explain the rationale of this SOP to personnel in a
personal manner as the size of the unit allow.
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Guidelines and Procedure
Phase Two: IMPLEMENTATION
1. Timely and Accurate Intelligence
a) Crime Analysis is used to establish crime hot
spots and crime patterns
b) A crime pattern reflects one criminal activity,
often involving the same offender or group of
offenders, but occurring in several locations
rather than in a single location.
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Guidelines and Procedure
c.) Commanders must ensure that
every crime incidents is recorded in the
Incident Report Form
d.) Data in the CIRS can be reduced
to line graph and the like
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Guidelines and Procedures
e. Current crime map data when plotted
on a map provides a visible picture of
problems
f. Other sources of data for analysis
g. Crime analysis is also used as a
guide in designing a specific police
response
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Guidelines and Procedures
2. Develop Effective Strategies and Tactics
Development of effective strategies and
tactics requires a shift from a one-dimensional
approach where crime problems are analyzed.
These strategies and tactics include the
following.
1. Checkpoint
2. Oplan Bakal/Sita
3. Mobile Patrol
4. Beat/Foot Patrol
5. Oplan Katok
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Guidelines and Procedures
6. Oplan Galugad
7. Oplan Bulabog
8. Sustained Service of Search Warrants and
Warrants of Arrest
9. Aggressive anti-carnapping operations
10. Focused intelligence operations
11. Police Community Relations
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Guidelines and Procedures
3. Rapid Deployment of Resources
Realignment of resources
Urgency to action is developed
Probing for consistent attention to the
problems is the guarantor of success
It is from the established beats that rapid
deployment will emanate as changes of
hotspots dictate
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Guidelines and Procedures
4. Relentless Follow-Up and Assessment
It increases alertness, productivity and
attention to detail
He does this process on a daily basis
Meet regularly with several stakeholders
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Guidelines and Procedures
5. Meeting Rooms
Should be large enough
Should accommodate a video screen to
display crime maps and other equipment
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Guidelines and Procedures
6. Meeting Procedures
On the 1st meeting, the Reporting Officer
should present the result of analysis of the
specific crime problems the unit intends to
solve.
It should be made clear to those presents
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Guidelines and Procedures
Phase Three: REVIEW AND EVALUATION
The Local Review and Evaluation Committee
shall be composed of representative from higher
level of the PNP Command, Local Chief Executive or
his official representative, a member of the media, a
member of the academe, representative from church
or representative from the business sector;
representative from relevant civil society organization
or NGO, and a reputable member of the senior
citizens.
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Guidelines and Procedures
The Local Review and Evaluation
Committee shall function as a sounding board
or accountability group to which the Unit shall
regularly report.
The Unit Leader shall arrange and invite all
members of the Local Review and Evaluation
Committee in his/her jurisdiction to attend the
weekly meeting
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Office Primarily Responsible (OPR) and
their Functions
Directorate for Operations (DO) – Primarily
responsible for the effective implementation of this
SOP.
Directorate for Investigation and Detective
Management (DIDM) – Ensure that accurate and
reliable crime data are prepared, initiate investigation
and recommend immediate disciplinary actions
against erring Commanders and improve the CIRS.
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OPR and their Functions
Directorate for Intelligence (DI) –
Assist and coordinate the development of the
nationwide target list and watch list of
criminal gangs and personalities as well as
list of prolific offenders in each Police Station
nationwide.
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OPR and their Functions
Directorate for Police Community
Relations (DPCR) – Develop a sustainable
program to ensure that independent
perception surveys on crime and public safety
are being conducted semi-annually or
annually at the national and regional levels.
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OPR and their Functions
Directorate for Human Resource and
Doctrine Development (DHRDD) – Design a
training program on this SOP in coordination
with the QUAD Staff and PPSC and ensure
that the training program will be integrated in
the special courses of the PNP Training
Service.
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OPR and their Functions
Directorate for Logistics (DL) –
Provide and regularly include the
software and hardware requirements
of this SOP in the program of
equipment acquisition.
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OPR and their Functions
Directorate for Information
Communication Technology
Management (DICTM) - Ensure the GIS and
CIRS are integrated into one single crime database
to provide all levels of the Command with real time
access to crime data and crime maps and design
the crime database
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OPR and their Functions
National Operations Support
Units (NOSUs) - Assist and provide
territorial units with respective resources
and expertise.
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OPR and their Functions
Commanders (All Levels) –
• Ensure the this SOP is used as the primary
management tool in achieving the ultimate
objective of reducing crime and improving
public safety in their AOR
• Accomplish tasks in all the phases of this
SOP,
• Ensure the conduct of weekly meeting
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OPR and their Functions
Commanders (All Levels) –
• Ensure that all subordinate leaders
are held accountable in the
accomplishment of tasks and objectives
of this SOP
• Create appropriate validation team
for the conduct of random inspection to
ensure the implementation of this SOP.
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OPR and their Functions
Chief of Intelligence (All Levels)
• Develop targets for focused intelligence
and law enforcement operations
• Assist in analyzing crime data
• Assist in developing measures
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OPR and their Functions
Chief of Operations (All Levels)
• Act as the meeting coordinator
• Provide recorder for every meeting
• Assist in analyzing crime data
• Assist in developing measures
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OPR and their Functions
Chief of Investigation (All
Levels)
• Act as the principal analyst of the
Commander
• Assist in analyzing crime data
• Assist in developing measures
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OPR and their Functions
Chief of Police Community
Relations (All Levels)
• Publish success stories
• Organize and mobilize force
multipliers
• Assist in generating public awareness
and support
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The Role of Police Patrol
The primary law enforcement body of the state is the
police. As the first component of the Criminal Justice
System in the Philippine setting is responsible in
performing these fundamental functions:
Prevention of crime and repression of criminal activities.
Preservation of peace and order
Protection of life and property
Enforcement of laws and ordinances
Investigation of Crimes
Apprehension of criminals
Safeguarding of citizen’s rights and public morals.
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Police functions
Law Enforcement function – it embraces crime
prevention and crime control including customary police
functions
Peace and Order Maintenance – covers the
peacekeeping role and community oriented services
(community service role)
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Functions of patrol in general:
Routine patrol and observation
Control of public rallies
Attending to criminal and civil complaints
Conduct preliminary investigation
Animal control, traffic direction and control
Business and property security
Collection and preservation of evidence
Arrest of offenders
Preparation of reports and testifying in court
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What is the concept of Crime Prevention and Crime
Suppression
Crime prevention involves the suppression of the desire
of potential criminals to commit crimes.
Crime suppression involves the elimination of the
opportunity of criminals to perform acts that are against
the law
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Factors that determine Patrol Deployment
1. Resident and transient population in the business and
tourist district, and the university belt. Some areas may
double its population in daytime because of the
transients while some may be virtually empty during
working hours on weekdays.
2. Numbers and types of crimes and arrests, and locations
of crimes and arrest.
3. Traffic accident statistics and patterns. Location of
accident prone areas and frequent incidents or hazard
requiring concentrated police coverage such as reports
arenas, stadiums, popular night spots, bars, theaters,
transportation terminals or other places where people
usually gather.
4. Disproportionate concentrations of
Factors that determine Patrol Deployment
5. Disproportionate concentrations of population such as
widely separated single-family residence versus the
heavily concentrated dwellings in depressed areas.
6. Zoning plan of the city (location of business, industrial,
residential).
7.Size of Jurisdiction and shape, geography and
topography.
8. Location, sizes, and access to parks and recreational
facilities.
9. Homogeneity and/or mixture of various ethnic-cultural
populations.
10. Modes of transportation and location of trasportation
terminal.
Basic techniques and procedures of Foot Patrol
Do not establish a set of pattern of patrolling procedure
Walk systematically (with purpose) on the beat while on patrol
Do not smoke nor drink while on patrol during night or day shift
Work near the curb during daylight
Walk near buildings during night patrol
Do not immediately open the door when intending to get inside.
Check the interiors of buildings and rattle doorknobs to ensure that
premises are secured.
Enter and inspect alleys when not seen by public
Watch for persons loitering or hiding in doorways, either ingress or
egress
Use fire escapes to inspect building rooftops once in a while
Be attentive or on alert for the sound of breaking glass or any
unusual noise that may be caused by criminal activity.
Advantages of Foot Patrol
Greater personal contact with the public leading to
increase community support to the police.
Greater opportunity to develop sources of information
High police visibility.
Places not accessible by motor vehicles are reached
and patrolled.
Easier detection of criminal activities
Easy discovery and familiarization on the layout of the
beat.
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Disadvantages of Foot Patrol
Low mobility resulting to limited coverage of the patrol
area
Low response time to telephone complaints
Foot patrol methods involved a large number of
personnel since officers are assigned in small areas of
jurisdiction called post and beat
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General Techniques and Procedures in Automobile Patrol
1. Thoroughly check the patrol car before leaving the garage.
2. Do not establish route patters in patrolling the area of jurisdiction.
3. Do not develop the habit of using only the main roads in your area.
4. Do not spend too much time in drive-inns or coffee spots
5. Always take note (jot down) the plate numbers of strange or
suspicious vehicle.
6. Get out from the patrol car regularly/frequently being visible and
accessible to the public and developing personal contacts in the
community.
7. Set an example to other motorist
8. Avoid driving too fast on general patrol conditions except during
emergencies or in pursuing some criminal/suspects.
9. Maintain frequent contact with other personnel in the field or at the
HQ
General Techniques and Procedures in Automobile Patrol
10. If you are patrolling with a partner, divide the observation area
around your vehicle.
11. Minimize hiding behind hills, curves or signboards to trap traffic
violators.
12. Frequently check the potential trouble spots in your patrol area
13. Stop periodically among parked cars at the entrance of side streets
to observe activity on the street.
14. check the occupants of the vehicle that stop beside and behind you
at intersections.
15. Regularly check parking lots for abandoned stolen vehicles.
16. In stopping and checking a vehicle, part at the rear side of the
suspect vehicle.
17. Do not leave the key in the patrol car especially if the place is in a
high-crime or congested area.
Advantages of Automobile Patrol
High mobility allowing coverage of greater area.
Quicker response time to complaints
More economical as compared to foot patrol
Enable more effective street pursuit of offenders
Enable more effective traffic enforcement
Provide an element of surprise, especially when crime is in
progress
Provide the officers with necessary protection during inclement
weather
Enable officers to carry supplementary equipment essential in
patrolling
Motorcycle Patrol
Have greater access than automobiles to some
areas and are better suited to heavy traffic, narrow
alleys and rugged terrain.
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Preparation for duty
A. Equipment Check
a) Police Uniform
b) Weapons
c) Watch
d) Money
e) Flashlight
f) Notebook
g) Forms (traffic violations, etc)
h) Current list of stolen and wanted vehicles
i) Portable radio and other equipment as required
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Preparation for duty
C. Vehicle Check
a) Check the inside of your patrol car, paying particular attention to
the rear seat.
b) A prisoner may have hidden a weapon or evidence in the vehicle
during the previous shift
c) During your tour of duty, a prisoner might try the same manuever
d) Check your vehicle’s siren, roof light, radio and other equipment
to ensure that they are in proper working order.
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Patrol Guidelines (Rule 9-POP)
1. Observe precautionary measures and personal safety
while on patrol.
2. Observe defensive driving and follow traffic rules and
regulations.
3. Select routes which provide best visibility.
4. Patrol members must be always on the look-out for
indications of vices and other illegal activities on their
beat.
5. Patrol members must be knowledgeable of all
conditions, events and details of places on their beat.
6. Be observant of people, places, situations or conditions
and develop a suspicious attitude especially if the
subject appears to be slightly out of the ordinary.
Patrol Guidelines (Rule 9-POP)
8. Keep under close observation actions of juveniles,
trouble makers/agitators and the mentally ill/retarded
person.
9. Be familiar, as much as possible, with known
criminals/ex-convicts residing in or frequenting the patrol
beat.
10. Be familiar with stay employees of business
establishment on your beat.
11. Be on the alert for loiterers.
12. Keep watch on inhabitant homes.
13. Observe the practice of “shaking doors” of unguarded
business establishment during night patrol. Check for signs
of intrusions.
14. Establish good rapport with the people on your beat.
Patrol Guidelines (Rule 9-POP)
15. Develop contacts by getting to know as many people as
possible who can give factual information about crime
conditions on the patrol beat.
16. Use tact and persuasiveness when conducting spot
inquiry or questioning individuals for information.
17. When requiring identification from a suspicious person
or any individual, avoid taking the wallet or bag in which the
cards/documents are placed. Let the individual remove and
hand them to you.
18. When checking suspicious persons, places,
buildings/establishments and vehicles especially during
night time, be prepared to use your service firearm.
Flashlight should be held tightly away from the body to
avoid making you a possible target
Patrol Guidelines (Rule 9-POP)
19. Patrol members should avoid loitering in theaters,
restaurants and other recreational places.
Duties of Patrol Supervisors
1. In any operation, careful planning is a must in order to
avoid waste of time, effort and resources. Make a patrol
plan with the following details:
a) Area coverage, safe haven, ambush areas and
crime-prone areas
b) Organizational detail of personnel
c) Duration
d) Stand-By points; and
e) route plan
Duties of Patrol Supervisors
2. Designate and select the members of the patrol team/s;
3. Inspect the members of the patrol for completeness of
uniforms, operational readiness and all government-issued
equipment (firearms, mobile car, radio, etc.) to ensure that
these are well-maintained and properly used by the Patrol
Officer;
4. Conduct briefing prior to dispatch by disseminating any
orders, directives or instructions from the Chief of Police or
higher authorities and new policy or guidelines being
implemented by the PNP organization.
5. Remind the patrol team about the strict observance of
the PNP POP.
6. Strictly observe “buddy system” during the patrol
operations.
Duties of Patrol Supervisors
7. Render hourly report of location and situation through
radio/telephone/cell phone to PCP/Station Headquarters
Tactical Operation Center (TOC);
8. Render after-patrol report duly signed by detailed
personnel. PCP Commanders shall collate and submit
significant details to the Station Patrol Supervisor, who in
turn, will submit the same to the Provincial/District Patrol
Supervisor; and
9. Conduct debriefing after the patrol to asses its conduct
and make necessary corrective measures on defects
noted.
Duties of Patrol Officer
a) Attend the Roll Call Formation before his tour of duty for
briefing and likewise attend the after tour of duty formation
for debriefing.
b) Patrol the assigned beats, observe and check suspicious
people, structures/buildings, compounds and vehicles.
c) Observe and monitor public gatherings, prevent
disorders and disperse unlawful assemblies.
d) Inspect and/or conduct surveillance in various business
establishments and other installations and remove hazards
to public safety.
e) Check suspicious vehicles (private, public, or
commercial/delivery vehicles) along the main
roads/highways in the course of their patrol.
Duties of Patrol Officer
f) Report occurrences and conditions which relate to crime,
public peace, order and safety.
g) Prevent crimes and arrest sighted law violators, assuring
the public that peace is preserved.
h) Conduct regular visitations, dialogues/consultations with
the residents and other stakeholders.
i) Assist personnel of responsible agencies/unit in
facilitating the flow of traffic at busy intersections/roads
within his area of responsibility (AOR), assist and provide
pedestrian information such as locations and street
directions
j) Enforce city/municipal ordinances on liquor
establishments and night clubs, cabarets and all houses of
ill-repute
Duties of Patrol Officer
k) Respond to calls, entertain complaints, initiate the
investigation and protection of the scene and minimize the
after-effects of accidents, fires and other catastrophes
l) Patrol officers shall wear the prescribed patrol uniform,
and
j) Patrol officers must have the equipment necessary in the
performance of their duty.
Guidelines and Procedures when Responding to Calls
for Police Assistance
a) Gather and note down in the patrol officer’s logbook all
available data as to the nature of the calls, date, time
and name of the caller. It may be regular, urgent or
emergency in nature;
b) The manner of approach will be dependent on the
nature of the call, either with haste/secrecy or
with/without flashing lights and sirens
c) Consider the pertinent factors like the time, traffic
conditions, the possibility of greater damage and the
neighborhood characteristics
d) Stop the patrol car some distance from the scene
e) Approach the scene on foot, in complete silence and
exercising extreme caution
Guidelines and Procedures when Responding to Calls
for Police Assistance
f. Immediately attend to the injured, unless the other
members of the patrol are in immediate danger
g. Focus all efforts to arrest criminals, however, priority
shall be given to aiding the injured
h. Determine the crime committed, identify and question
briefly the victim/complainant and possible witnesses at
the scene
i. If the suspects or criminals have fled the scene before
the arrival of the patrol team, immediately relay the
composition, armament, appearance, and mode and
mode and direction of escape of the suspects to the
TOC for the conduct of dragnet operations.
Guidelines and Procedures when Responding to Calls
for Police Assistance
j. When responding to street fights/brawls, the patrol
member should call for back up before intervening. If there
are no injuries and insufficient corroborative statements
obtained to identify who started the fight, disperse the
crowd and make complete notes.
k. Never treat calls or complaints of loud noises caused by
barking dogs, drunks, appliances and parties as negligible
or a nuisance. They only need courteous and tactful
intervention and not enforcement actions.
l. When responding to calls for police assistance due to
planted or found explosives, never attempt to handle, move
or lift the object. Instead, contact the TOC and request for
EODT. On-lookers must be promptly led to a safe distance
away from the scene.
Guidelines and Procedures when Responding to Calls
for Police Assistance
m. When responding to calls from owners of beerhouses,
bars or inns or any other similar establishments during
night time, request the owner to put the lights on first before
entering the establishments.
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