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CONCEPT PAPER: YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION LEADERSHIP COURSE

Introduction
Leadership skills of key personnel are the critical components in the survival, viability and sustainability of
every organization, in school, at work and in the community. Leadership skills are the crucial factors that
enable leaders to successfully accomplish their functions proficiently in implementing their stratagem for
the maintenance of high standards and the attainment of their objectives and key result areas. Coupled
with strategic thinking and problem solving , leadership skills causes the mobilization of personnel,
sharing of logistics, distribution of workloads, provision of funds and resources, for the realization of
their mission and provide a clear vision, guidance / direction of the course taken by an institution to
move towards its goals. One of these institution is the PNP with its Community and Service- Oriented
Policing System (CSOP ) as a component of its strategic roadmap for security, peace and socio-economic
advancement in the country vis-à-vis PATROL PLAN 2030, which enjoins the youth sector as partner and
contributor.

Hence, there is a pressing need to enhance and develop the leadership skills of student leaders of student
governments, councils and organizations in secondary and tertiary levels of education in order to
empower these leaders with the necessary expertise for the efficient and effective fulfillment of their
roles as advocates for the welfare of the whole studentry they represent, the community they serve,
and more importantly, as major stakeholders in the PNP’s Community and Service- Oriented Policing
System (CSOP).This in turn, facilitates their active involvement in combined efforts in pursuit of lasting
harmony, deterrence of crimes, safety and progress in the society where they belong.

The PNP’s current transformational reform agenda involves formulating countermeasures, reassessing
police priorities, reacquiring targets, reallocating resources, revising initiatives, measuring
performance and proficiency, that leads to the development of a highly capable, effective, credible and
community-oriented police organization. In achieving this end, the PNP applies the concept of CSOP and
this envisions the direct involvement of the youth leaders in promoting advocacies for nation building and
crime prevention.

Community and Service-Oriented Policing (CSOP) is a philosophy of policing in which police officers work
closely with the community and the local government by developing a sense of the character of the
neighborhood through regular and informal contacts with residents and institutions in the area. It is based
on the premise that the police should work together with the communities not only to resolve crime, but
also to assist the local government in the delivery of basic services to the citizenry and improving quality-
of-life issues. It is founded on close, mutually-beneficial ties among the local authorities, the police and
community members.

Enacted since 2015 through NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular No. 2015-003, the CSOP system
empowers the PNP as a community and service-oriented agency, actively engaging local executives.

The CSOP system aims to bolster a system of coordination and cooperation among the triumvirate
composed of the (1) police, (2) local executives and (3) community/citizenry through the
complementation of funds, personnel and logistics for the effective delivery of basic services to the
community.

The CSOP system, as the foundation of community-oriented policing and crime prevention strategy in the
country, shall bolster community and service-oriented activities in the locality and thereby gain the trust
and support of the local government and the community towards better cooperation and coordination
for local development.
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The CSOP system shall enable the PNP to fully perform its third mandate which is to further strengthen
local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of the basic services to the citizenry in
addition to two others which are to promote peace and order and to ensure public safety.

The faithful compliance by the PNP with its third mandate will bring the police closer to the community
and the PNP will be regarded by the people as partner in community development.

The CSOP system shall focus on transforming police officers into community leaders by shifting their
mindset from reactive law enforcers to proactive law enforcers not only to prevent and solve crime and
ensure public safety but also to strengthen LCE’s capability to deliver basic services in coordination and
cooperation with the citizenry and other allied law enforcement agency.

CSOP centralizes police services, operations and management, relaxes the traditional “chain of command”
and encourages innovation and creative problem solving by all-thereby making greater use of klnowledge,
skill and expertise throughout the organization without regard to rank. The police must create a creative,
problem solving atmosphere.

CSOP shifts the focus of police work frm responding to individual incidents to addressing problems
identified by the community as well as the police. Emphsizing the use of problem solving approaches to
supplement traditional enforcement methods by shifting from incident orientation to a problem solving
orientation.

CSOP requires an on-going commitment to decveloping long-term proactive programs and strategies to
address the underlying conditions that cause community problems. The police strive to achieve long-term
solutions to social problems that ultimately leads to more preventive police action rather than reaction
to events.

CSOP, in the case of the student government and its student leaders, emphasizes the importance of the
active role and dynamic participation of the studentry and its leaders in decision making process with
policy makers in the university in adressing peace and order, academic, legal, and administartive,
concerns , along with its more cohesive cooperation, harmonious working relationship with the school
administration, parents, the PNP, the community and other concerend groups and institutions for peace
and progress. The student government serves as the voice of the studentry, while CSOP creates a
strong synergy between the PNP and the studentry as one of its strategic partners in its anti-crime
strategies.

The success of the recent creation and mobilization of a pilot Student Crime Prevention Council or SCPC
(which earned accolades and positive feedbacks) in PUNP Tayug Campus may be considered a significant
breakthrough in the mandates of traditional policing, student leadership and governance. It is a
groundbreaking testament of the cohesive alliance between the PNP and the studentry brought about by
CSOP. Here, the SCPC has the scope, organizational structure, mandates of a quasi police station, with its
commmand and control system patterned after the PNP, in delivering basic police services. It can
autonomously receive complaints and act upon them immediately. It is entirely run by student leaders
and the CSOP serves as a liason between the PNP and the studentry.

The Local Chief Executives, as deputies of the PNP , shall formulate and adopt a mechanism for the
collaboration and cooperation involving the local executives, citizenry and law enforcement agencies as
well as other agencies existing and operating in the locality.
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The CSOP system shall be an effective way to upgrade the quality of policing by improving performance
efficiency, maximizing the use of technology, promotion of relevant training and modernizing education.
Core competencies needed for a police to be a good CSOP implementer are effective leadership,
efficient organizing skills, competent communicator, resourceful, disciplined, professional, and a team
player. This shall be done by restructuring the standards for the model police station to give emphasis to
CSOP concepts. The local police shall learn, improve and innovate in order to meet the growing
expectations of the community.

Prior to commencement of the term of the newly elected student officials of the student gorvernment
and/or Student Crime Prevention Council (SCPC) it is advised that they undergo a mandatory holistic
seminar/course on the inner workings of CSOP, its impact on student governance, its significance as a
catalyst for organizational reforms, and the attainment of set targets and standards

Goals and Objectives

This project is a special non-profit generating proposal which is intended to empower the student leaders
with leadership skills(Problem Solving and Decision Making, Planning Delegation, Internal
Communications, Meeting Management), right Leadership aptitudes and values; and instruct them
thru a comprehensive seminar/workshop on the governing theories, principles, concepts of CSOP and
its practical application in the student government for governance, community development and/or in
the case of the SCPC, in curbing criminal behavior, deterring criminal activities and reduction of crime
incidents in campuses and universities.

Purpose
The purpose of this leadership training course/ seminar is to impart knowledge regarding Community and
Service-Oriented Policing System as an integral aspect in beefing up the PRO1’s university -based Anti
Crime/ Crime Prevention Campaign/ program which is in turn, intended to maintain law and order,
peace, help alleviate juvenile delinquency, suppress criminality involving the youth. This makes the
university a better safer, more conducive venue for the students’ learning experience a place for the
total development of their potentials as productive citizens. CSOP is a powerful tool for the PNP in
controlling occurrences of crimes , violations of school regulations, misdemeanors, and other forms of
disciplinary infractions, as the system includes the studentry to actively take part in the process of
keeping the peace.

Target Beneficiaries
Target beneficiaries are the incumbent student leaders, specifically, SCPC student leaders in tertiary levels
of education (colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning) studying in Pangasinan.

Methodology and Timelines

Crime prevention in universities and institutions of higher learning is a shared mutual
responsibility of the studentry, the school administartion, faculty, parents and the PNP, as
strategic partners.

The 5-day event is designed to educate, inform, inspire and motivate student leaders by giving them
the opportunity to meet with professionals in the field of leadership and educate them about civic
leadership and their responsibilities towards their communities thru CSOP.

It aims to facilitate an exchange of ideas across a diverse group of experts and students who share the
passion of civic leadership. This will allow the students to cultivate useful contacts and networks, and
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instill greater confidence in students to bring forth the immense leadership potential present in the youth
of the region.

The highlight of the activities of the seminar features conventions, keynote speeches and open forums ,
symposia, workshops, formal class lectures/ instructions, group dynamics, brainstorming activities
competitions, tournaments, revalida sessions and endeavors carefully prepared to promote camaraderie,
social awareness, talent development, leadership and excellence.

This capacity building/training program is to be facilitated and coordinated by experienced lecturers and
knowledgeable practitioners in the field of leadership from the PNP, LGUs and NGOs.

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Support Needed & Costs

Source of funding, logistics and budgetary allocation for the proposed project are still under
study.

Contact Persons
 PNP RPSMU

Sources of Relevant Material

Internet, news and feature articles, PNP implementing guidelines