Police Organization and Administration

 Police- maintaining law and order and combating crime within society
 Administration- organizational process concerned with the implementation of objectives and
plans
 Organization- group of persons that work together for common goal or objectives
 Enforcement/regulation/command
 Hierarchy  Authority
Formal relationship among superiors and Right to command and control and control
subordinates/personnel/men the behaviour of subordinates

Principles of Efficient Management Elements of Police Organization

1. Division of work- to increase
efficiency with same amount of effort
2. Authority and Responsibility- right to
command and the power to require
obedience
3. Discipline
4. Unity of Command- receive from one
superior only
5. Scalar chain- hierarchy of authority
1. Unity of Command- only be one man
commanding the unit to ensure
uniformity of execution
2. Span of Control- maximum number
of subordinates can effectively
supervise(1:8)
3. Delegation of Authority- conferring
an amount of authority by a superior
position to a lower level position
4. Hierarchy of Authority- relationship
between superiors and subordinates
5. Specialization- assignment of
particular personnel to particular task
6. Chain of Command- arrangement of
officers from top to bottom
7. Command Responsibility

 Organization Units

Functional Units Territorial Units

1. Bureau- largest 1. Post- fixed point/location
2. Division- primary subdivision 2. Route/Line beat- length of street
3. Section- within division 3. Beat- for foot and motor patrol
4. Unit- smallest 4. Sector- 2 or more beat, route, post
5. District- geographical subdivision
6. Area

Politeia Politia Police

 Greek  Roman  french
 Government of the  Condition of the state
city or goverment
 Theories of Police Service
Home rule Continental
 Servants of the community  Servants of higher authorities
  Efficiency upon the needs of people  People have no connection or
 Public peace and security participation with the police
organization


 Concepts of Police service

Old Modern
- Suppressive machinery - Police as first line of defense in cjs
- Police competence; increase on - Police efficiency; decrease on
number of arrests number of crimes

 Early Policing System

1. Kin Policing- family of the offended/victim was allowed to perform exact vengeance
2. Egypt- “Medjay” guarded the tombs and apprehending the thieves; introduced dogs as security
3. Rome- created the “Vigiles of Rome/Vigiles urbani”-watchmen of the city; firefighting and
policing
- “Praetorian Guards” protect the emperor for assassination

4. England

Frankpledge system/modern pledge system Parish Constables

- Tything(old)/Shire(new)
- Constable(tything)/Shire reeves(shire)
- Tythingmen(tything)
 Modern Policing System
1. England
Bowstreet runners
- Organized by Henry Fielding(1749)
and later by John Fielding
- London
2. USA
- Parish in charge of controlling crimes
- 1 year to serve
- Hue and cry
Metropolitan Police Service
- Established by Metropolitan Police
Act of 1829 by Sir Robert Peel
- Scotland yard/New Scotland Yard

New York Police Department Boston Police Department

- 1845 - Oldest
- First modern style police department - First nighwatch on 1631
- Largest police force in the world - Founded formally on May, 1854
 Personalities
1. Sir Robert Peel- father of modern policing system
2. August Vollmer- father of modern law enforcement
3. Brigadier General Rafael Crame-first Filipino Chief of Philippine Constabulary in 1917
4. Col. Antonio Torres- first Filipino chief of police of the manila police department
5. Col. Lambert Javalera- first COP of MPD after independence day in 1948
6. Dir. General Cesar Nazareno- first Chief, PNP
7. Henry T. Allen- father of Philippine Constabulary; captain of the 6th US cavalry
8. Capt. George Curry- first COP of the MPD in 1901
 Department of Interior and Local Government(Department of Local Government)
Secretary(1)
Undersecretaries(2) Assistant Secretaries(3)
1. USEC for Local government
2. USEC for Peace and Order

RA 6975 RA 8551
 AFP is for external security and DILG is for  AFP is in charge on both and external and
Internal security internal security and PNP is the support
through gathering of information
 National Police Commission- attached to DILG; administrative control and operational
supervision over the PNP
Chairman/Chairperson(1)
Regular Commissioner(4) Chief, PNP(ex officio)
- The 3 shall came from the civilian sector
- 1 from the law enforcement sector
- At least 1 shall be woman
- Vice Chairman/Chairperson

 Important Dates
1. August 8, 1901- established Philippine Constabulary(Act 175)
2. February 17, 1905- Philippine Constabulary was established at the Sta lucia barracks in
Intramurous
3. 1908- PC school was transferred to Baguio City
4. 1916- PCS renamed to Academy for Officers of the Philippine Constabulary
5. 1926- renamed again to Philippine Constabulary Academy
6. 1936- renamed again to Philippine Military Academy
7. 1938- The Philippine Constabulary became the existing and organize police force in the country
8. 1966- RA 4864 created the POLCOM
9. 1972- POLCOM was renamed to NAPOLCOM
10. 1975- PD 765 Police Integration Law
Department of national defense
Integrated National Police NAPOLCOM
11. 1985- President (EO 1040)

NAPOLCOM(1989)(EO379)

PC/INP
12. 1990- RA 6975(Dec. 13, 1990)
President

DILG NAPOLCOM

PNP BFP BJMP

13. February 25, 1998- RA 8551

President

DILG NAPOLCOM

PNP

 Functions in Police Organization

Primary/Line Staff/Administrative Auxiliary

- Backbone of police - Support the line - Logistical operation
department function - Training,
- Patrol, traffic, - Planning, research, communication,
investigation, vice and budgeting, and legal maintenance, records
juvenile control advice and equipment
- Major purpose of management
dealing with the public
- Operational Unit - Administrative Unit - Service Unit

 Organizational Structures
Functional/Staff/Administrative/Auxiliary Line and Staff
Line/Military/Primary
- Oldest and - Structure according to functions - Combination of
simplest kind and specialized unit line and
- Defined chain - Depicts staff function of the functional
of command organization - Combine the
from the flow of
highest to information
lowest from the line
- CHIEF, PNP structure with
the staff
Patrolman departments
that service,
advise and
support

 4 primal conditions
1. Authority
2. Mutual cooperation
3. Doctrine
4. Discipline
 The police force in the Philippines was formally started on Spanish Regime. The police force was
not used to crime prevention or peacekeeping, rather , it was created as an extension of the
colonial military establishment

Carabineros de Seguridad Guardrilleros/Cuardillo Guardia Civil

Publica
- Organized on 1712, for - Body of rural police - Created by Royal
the purpose of - Royal decree 18, decree issued by the
carrying the regulation January 1836 Crown, February 12,
of Department of - 5% of male in each 1852
State provinces - Body of Filipino
- “mounted police” policemen
- Created to partially
relieve the Spanish
Peninsular troops

Acts

 Metropolitan Police Act of 1829

 RA 6975- THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990
 RA 8551- THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998
 Commonwealth Act 343
 E.O 1040
 E.0 379
 ACT 175- AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF AN INSULAR
CONSTABULARY, encated on July 18, 1901
 ACT 183- created the MANILA POLICE DEPARTMENT, enacted on July 31, 1901
 ACT 255- renamed from Insular Constabulary into Philippine Constabulary, enacted on October
31, 1901
 E.O 389- the Philippine Constabulary be one of the 4 services of AFP. Enacted on December 23,
1940
 RA 4864- POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1966. Created the POLCOM later became
NAPOLCOM
 PD 765- INTEGRATION ACT OF 1975 on August 8, 1975, established the Integrated National
Police(INP) of the Phil. Constabulary(PC)