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MODULE 1
POWER AND FUNCTION OF PNP POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PNP • Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and properties;
• Maintain peace and order and take all
necessary steps to ensure public safety;
• Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the
arrest of criminal offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their prosecution; • Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure in accordance with the Constitution and pertinent laws;
• Detain an arrested person for a period not beyond
what is prescribed by law, informing the person so detained of all his rights under the Constitution;
• Issue licenses for the possession of firearms and
explosives in accordance with law • Supervise and control the training and operations of security agencies and issue licenses to operate security agencies, and to security guards and private detectives for the practice of their professions; and
• Perform such other duties and exercise all
other functions as may be provided by law. Regardless of the type of function to be performed and/or police operations to be conducted, all PNP personnel must know by heart and shall comply with and apply the following principles and procedures FUNCTIONS OF A POLICE OFFICER • To Serve and Protect. The responsibility of every police officer is to serve the public and protect life and property. No police operation shall be conducted in order to serve or protect the illegal activity of a particular person, group or criminal syndicate.
• To Observe Human Rights and Dignity of
Person. All PNP personnel shall respect the human rights and dignity of the suspect/s during police operations POLICE UNIFORM, ATTIRE AND ACCESSORIES • Agency Prescribed Uniform. A police officer shall always wear the agency prescribed uniform which is appropriate for the kind of police operation to be undertaken.
• Appearing Before the Public. When wearing
the police uniform, a police officer shall, at all times, appear presentable, smart and well- groomed. While on actual patrol duties, he shall refrain from eating along the sidewalks, smoking and reading newspapers. • Carrying of Police Notebook, Pen and Miranda Warning Card. Every police officer on patrol, whether on board a vehicle or on foot patrol, must always carry with him a police notebook, a pen and the Miranda Warning Card. The notebook, which is approximately pocket-sized, will be used to inscribe important events that transpire during his tour of duty.
• Carrying of Non-Lethal Weapon in the Police Rig.
Every police officer shall carry in his prescribed rig a non-lethal weapon (pepper spray, baton or stun gun), which shall be primarily used in a non-armed confrontation with an uncooperative and unruly offender during the arrest. POLICE OPERATIONS/Categories • Police operations comprise the mission critical aspect of a police organization. It refers to the activities conducted in the field by law enforcement officers as they serve and protect. This includes patrol, traffic, investigation and general calls for service. Police operations have changed for the past years from traditional policing to community oriented policing system. One of the principles that foreshowed community policing; ―the police are the public and the public are the police • It has been said that patrol operations are the backbone of a police department and the most important component in any police organization, not only because it is the largest but because patrol is the in direct contact with the public and presents the omnipresence of the police in the community
Police operations are categorized as follows:
Public Safety Operation • includes Search, Rescue and Retrieval Operations, Fire Drills, Earthquake Drills and similar operations that promote public safety. Law Enforcement Operation •– includes Service of Warrant of Arrest, Implementation of Search Warrant, Enforcement of Visitorial Powers of the Chief, Philippine National Police and Unit Commanders, Anti- Illegal Drugs Operation, Anti Illegal Gambling Operations, Anti-Illegal Logging Operations, Anti- Illegal Fishing Operations, Anti Carnapping Operations, Anti-Kidnapping Operations, Anti- Cyber Crime Operations and similar operations that are conducted to enforce laws, statutes, executive orders and ordinances. Internal Security Operation • includes Counter Insurgency Operations, Counter Terrorist Operations and similar operations that are conducted to ensure internal security. Special Police Operation •– includes Checkpoint Operation, Roadblock Operation, Civil Disturbance Management Operation, Police Assistance in the Enforcement of Demolition Eviction Injunction and Similar Orders, Police Assistance in the Implementation of Final Court Order and Order from Quasi- Judicial Bodies, Hostage Situation, Visit Board Search and Seizure Onboard Marine Vessels and similar police operations that are conducted by police units with specialized training on the peculiarity of the mission or purpose. Intelligence Operation • includes Surveillance Operation, Counter Intelligence, Intelligence Research, Intelligence Assessment and similar police intelligence operation conducted to gather information related to security, public safety and order Investigation Operation • – includes Investigation of Crime or Incident, Administrative Investigation and similar investigative work necessary to determine facts and circumstances for filing cases criminally or administratively Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) • includes the processing of crime scene, technical and forensic examination of evidences and similar scientific investigative assistance END OF DISCUSSION! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING