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What is the difference between Administration and
Organization?
Administration Organization
The process of managing,
directing, and controlling the
operations, personnel, and resources
The This focuses
of a law enforcement agency. For instance, the
structure or on how the Philippine
arrangeme agency is National Police
This focuses on how the agency is nt of formed, is organized into
national,
run or managed to achieve its different organized, regional,
objectives. units, roles, and divided provincial, city,
and ranks into parts and municipal
within a law (e.g., offices with
For instance, a police director enforcement clearly defined
divisions,
creating policies for crime agency to
roles.
units, ranks)
prevention, overseeing officer carry out its
performance, and managing
mission.
department funds.
What is Law Enforcement?
Law Enforcement is an activity of government agencies that act in an
organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating,
or punishing persons who violate he rules and norms governing the society
POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT
Agency of community or Other agencies under the
government responsible for Executive branch of
enforcing the law, maintaining government in charge with the
public order and preventing execution and enforcement of
and detecting crime. laws.
A group of trained personnel in
the field of public safety Organizations and offices of the
administration government that enforce laws.
What is the etymology of the word “police”?
The word police originated from the Greek word
“politeia” which means government of a city or civil
organization and the state
“POLITIA” (Romans) which means “Condition of the state
or government”.
“POLIS” (Greek Word) which means :City or State”.
“PULIS” - Filipinos further translated the term police in a
way for it to be compatible in the manner they pronounce
and spell words (Timpac, 2013)
How did policing formally evolved?
In 1829, Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan
Act, passed by the parliament of England in the same
year, which led to the creation of Metropolitan Police
Force of London, which is viewed as the first organized
uniformed police force. This police force was later on
named as the Scotland Yard. Being the originator
and the first head of such police organization, Sir
Robert Peel has earned the title “Father of Modern
Policing System”
How did policing in the Philippines evolved?
Spanish Regime:
The Guardrilleros – This was body of rural police organized in
each town and established by the Royal Decree of January 8, 1836.
This Act provided that 5% of the able-bodied male inhabitants
of each province were to be enlisted in this police organization for 3
years.
Carabineros de Seguridad Publica – This was organized in 1712
for the purpose of carrying out the regulations of the department of
state. It was armed with carbines. In 1781, it was given the
special commission of government custodian of the tobacco
monopoly. By Royal Decree on December 20, 1842, it was
organized and called CUERPO DE CARABINEROS DE SEGURIDAD
PUBLICA, hence, its duties become police like and more general.
The Guardia Civil – this was created by a Royal decree issued by
the Crown on February 12, 1852 to partially relieve the Spanish
How did policing in the Philippines evolved?
American Occupation:
November 30, 1980 – creation of Insular Police Force
July 18, 1901 – creation of Insular Constabulary by Virtue of Act
# 175
July 31, 1901 – Manila Police Department was organized by
virtue of Act # 183
October 3, 1901 – Insular Constabulary was changed to
Philippine Constabulary by virtue of Act # 255
January 2, 1942 – first element of the Japanese Imperial Army
entered manila called KEMPETAI. It is on this date that Manila
Police department was renamed Metropolitan Constabulary under
the Bureau of Constabulary
Continental
What are theTheory
fundamental theories
– Police of police
officers service?
are considered
servants of the higher authorities and the people
have little or no share at all in their duties, nor any
direct connection with them. This theory prevail
among continental countries, like France, Italy, Spain,
where the governmental structure follows the
centralized pattern.
Home-Rule Theory – Police officers are considered
as servants of the community who depend for the
effectiveness of their functions upon the express
wishes of the people. In this theory, police officers are
civil employees whose primary duty is the
preservation of public peace and security. This is
practiced in England and in United States of America,
What are the fundamental concepts of police service?
Old Concept – police service is looked upon the
police as merely as repressive machinery. This old
philosophy means throwing more people in jail rather
than keeping them out of jail. Under this concept,
punishment is the sole instrument of crime control.
The yardstick of efficiency of the police is more
arrest.
Modern Concept – police service considers the
police as an organ of crime prevention. Police service
today has broadened its activities to include certain
aspects of social service and has for its objective the
welfare of the individual as well as that of the society.
Under this philosophy, the yardstick of efficiency
of the police is the absence of crime.
What is the organizational structure of the PNP?
Line and Staff Organization
Is a combination of the line and functional
types. It combines staff specialists such as the
criminalist, the training officer, the research and
development specialist etc. Channels of responsibility is
to “think and provide expertise” for the line units. The
line supervisor must remember that he obtains advice
from the staff specialists.
What are the different functions in the PNP?
LINE FUNCTION- are the backbone of the police
department which include patrol, investigation and traffic
control which is performed by line members including
patrol officer, sergeant and the chief of police. Carries
out the major purpose of the organization, delivering the
services and dealing directly with the public.
STAFF FUNCTION- are those operations assigned to
support the line functions, staff members are necessarily
advisor who are typically assigned to planning, research,
legal advice and budgeting. -functions that are designed
to support the line functions and assist in the
What are the fundamental units police organization?
1. Bureau - the largest organic functional unit within a
large department. It comprises of numbers of divisions.
2. Division - a primary subdivision of a bureau.
3. Section -functional unit within a division that is
necessary for specialization.
4. Unit -functional group within a section; or the
smallest functional group within an organization.
What are the Geographical/Territorial Units of PNP?
1. Post - a fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned
for duty, such as a designated desk or office or an intersection
or cross walk from traffic duty. It is a spot location for general
guard duty.
2. Route -a length of streets designated for patrol purposes. It is
also called LINE BEAT.
3. Beat - an area assigned for patrol purposes, whether foot or
motorized.
4. Sector - an area containing two or more beats, routes, or
post.
5. District- a geographical subdivision of a city for patrol
purposes, usually with its own station.
Fundamental Principles of Police Organization
• UNITY OF COMMAND- dictates
that there should only be ONE
MAN commanding the unit to
ensure uniformity in the
execution of orders. Every
person, from top to bottom of
the bureau, has just one
superior, and no one but that
superior should be giving
commands. That no man can
serve two masters.
Fundamental Principles of Police Organization
• SPAN OF CONTROL- the
maximum number of
subordinates at a given
position that superior or
administrator can supervise
effectively.
Fundamental Principles of Police Organization
• DELEGATION OF
AUTHORITY- the principle
on which police personnel
takes order from his
superior, the process of
delegation must take place
whatever a superior’s
responsibility becomes too
substantial.
Fundamental Principles of Police Organization
• CHAIN OF COMMAND- the
arrangement of officers
from the top to bottom on
the basis of rank or
position and authority.
Fundamental Principles of Police Organization
• COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY- a doctrine
and principle takes about the broad
form of responsibility and liability of
the officers toward to his/her
subordinates. the principle of
command responsibility allows for
commanders to be held criminally
liable for crimes committed by their
subordinates. This will apply if the
commander was in a position to
prevent crimes committed by forces
under their effective control and knew
or should have known that the crime
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
Police Administration refers to the police
organization’s direction or a part of it. Thus, and
focuses on developing plans, processes and
policies, establishing of goals and objectives.
Gulick and Urwick- Pioneers of “The Science of
Administration,” in their book, described the
major functions of administration using the
acronym POSDCoRB.
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
1. Planning- the determination
in advance of how the
objectives of the organization
will be attained.
-The process of selecting goals
and determining how to achieve
them.
-The process of setting
performance objectives and
identifying actions needed to
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
2. Organizing- it involves
the determination and
allocation of the men and
women as well as the
resource of an organization
to achieve pre-determined
goals or objectives of the
organization
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
3. Staffing- the task of
providing competent men to
do the job and choosing the
right person for the right
job.
Concept of Administration
4. Directing- is the
process of giving
orders, command,
directives or
instruction to
personnel in order to
rule them in
accomplishing the
goals or objectives of
an organizations
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
5. Coordinating- the
manner of integrating
the different element
within and outside of
the organization into a
harmonious
relationship.
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
6. Reporting & Recording -
making of detailed account
of activities, work progress,
investigations in order to
keep everyone informed.
While recording on the
other hand, is the system of
classifying and compiling
written communications
going and outside of an
organization.
Concept of Administration or Functions of Police Organization
7. Budgeting-
forecasting in detailed
of result of an officially
reorganized program
of operations based
on the highest
reasonable
expectations of
operation efficiency.
