Theories of Public Service

Continental Home Rule

Theory Theory
CONTINENTAL THEORY

Policemen are considered servants of the

higher authority and people have little or no
share of all their duties, nor any direct
connection with them.
HOME RULE THEORY
Policemen are considered servants of the
community who depend for the
effectiveness of their functions upon the
express wishes of the people.
CONCEPTS OF POLICE SERVICE

Old Modern
Concept Concept
OLD CONCEPT
 Police is looked upon as repressive
machinery of the government
 The yardstick of efficiency is more on arrest
 Punishment is the sole instrument for crime
control
MODERN CONCEPT
 Police is an instrument for crime prevention
 It is not only focused on crime apprehension but
it includes social services
 Objective of the police is to promote the
welfare of the individual citizen as well as the
society in general.
 The yardstick of efficiency is the absence of the
crime
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 Personneland Records and Management

- Responsible for recruitment, promotion
and retirement
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 Human Resources and Doctrine
Development
- Responsible for training plans
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 Logistics
- provides supplies and/or materials
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 ResearchDevelopment
- Research or testing of equipment
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 Intelligence
- eyes and ears of the police organization
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 Operations
 Comptrollership – serves as the treasury of
the PNP
 Police Community Relations – make-up
artist and deodorant of the PNP
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 Investigation and Detective Management
 Plans
 Technology Management
 Integrated Police Operations
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 HIGHWAY PATROL GROUP (HPG)
- Formerly known as “Traffic Management
Group” (TMG)
- Responsible in Anti-Carnapping Law
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 SPECIAL ACTION FORCE (SAF)
- ELITE FORCE
- counterinsurgency
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION
GROUP (CIDG)
- Responsible for investigation
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 AVIATION SECURITY GROUP
- Responsible for safety of all airports
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 MARITIME GROUP
- Patrol coastal areas and enforcement of
Fishery Act
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 CIVIL SECURITY GROUP (CSG)
- Supervision of all security guards and
issuance of firearm licenses
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS GROUP
 POLICE SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE
OPERATION GROUP – Provides VIP security
 INTELLIGENCE GROUP – intelligence
gathering
 CRIME LABORATORY GROUP
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
 ANTI-CYBERCRIME GROUP
 ANTI-KIDNAPPING GROUP
PNP RANK CLASSIFICATION WITH
RESPECTIVE RANK INSIGNIA AND
AFP RANK EQUIVALENT
A. POLICE COMISSIONED OFFICERS
INSIGNIA AFP RANK EQUIVALENT
Director General 4 stars General
Deputy Director General 3 stars Lieutenant General
Director 2 stars Major General
Chief Superintendent 1 star Brigadier General
Senior Superintendent 3 Sampaguita Colonel
Superintendent 2 Sampaguita Lieutenant Colonel
Chief Inspector 1 Sampaguita Major
Senior Inspector 2 Anahaw Leaf inside a Captain
Diamond

Inspector 1 Anahaw Leaf Lieutenant

B. POLICE NON-COMISSIONED OFFICERS
INSIGNIA AFP RANK EQUIVALENT
Senior Police Officer IV Chevron with 4 bars and a Master Sergeant
star between the chevron
and bars

Senior Police Officer III 3 chevron with 3 bars Technical Sergeant

Senior Police Officer II 3 chevron with 2 bars Staff Sergeant
Senior Police Officer I 3 chevron with 1 bar Sergeant
Police Officer III 3 chevron Corporal
Police Officer II 2 chevron Private 1st class
Police Officer I 1 chevron Private
HOW MANY STAR GENERALS IN ONE
OCCASION?
 Ninety-seven (97)
RANK NUMBER
Director General 1
Deputy Director General 3
Director:
A. Line Officers 11
B. IAS 1
Chief Superintendent:
A. Line Officers 69
B. Technical Service Officers 6
C. IAS 6
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Organize – to form a police unit for the
purpose of accomplishing a common
objective ; to arrange systematically a
group of police unit/s.
 Organizing – the act of systematically
arranging police units in hierarchical order
to perform specific functions thus achieve
desired objectives
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Manage - to direct or conduct the affairs
or interests of various police units. To
control the directions, operation and
business of a police unit or the police
organization as a whole.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 PoliceManagement - the art or manner of
administering, controlling or handling all
the various aspects of the police
organization. The skillful use of means to
accomplish the task purpose or objective
of a police unit or organization
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Police Power - the power of the
government to impose what is considered
reasonable restriction on liberties of its
citizens for the maintenance of public
order and safety
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Police accountability – the inherent
responsibilities of the police organization to
be answerable for the misconducts
committed by its members.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Sworn officer- all personnel of the police
department who took his oath and who
posses the power to arrest
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 SuperiorOfficer- one having supervisory
responsibilities, either temporarily or
permanently, over officers of lower rank
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Commanding Officer-an officer who is
command of the department, a bureau,
division, area or district
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 RankingOfficer - the officer who has the
more senior rank/higher rank in a team or
group
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Commissioned Officer – a police officer
with the rank of police inspector and
higher
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Non-commissioned officer - a police
officer with the rank of senior police officer
IV and lower
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Lengthof service- the period of time that
has elapsed since the oath of office was
administered to an officer.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 On duty- the period when an officer is
actively engaged in the performance of
his duty.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Special Duty – it is the form of duty
requiring an officer to be excused from
the performance of his active regular
duty.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Off duty-the nature of which the police
officer is free from specific routine duty.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Leave of absence- period which an officer
is excused from active duty by any
valid/acceptable reason, approved by
higher authority
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Sick leave – period which an officer is
excused from active duty by reason of
illness or injury
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Suspension – a consequence of an act
which temporarily deprives an officer from
the privilege of performing his duties as
result of violating directives or other
department regulations.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Department rule – rules established by
department directors/supervisors to
control the conduct of the members of
the police force
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Duty Manual – describes the procedures
and defines the duties of officers assigned
to a specific post or position.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Order- an instruction given by a ranking
officer to subordinate, either a. General
order, b. Special, or c. Personal
DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Report – usually a written communication
unless otherwise specifies to be verbal
reports; verbal report should be confirmed
by written communication.