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What is the primary function of the patrol unit in a police organization?

To perform administrative functions

To manage logistical operations

To support the line functions

To deal directly with the public (correct)

What is the purpose of staff services in a police organization?

To manage logistical operations

To perform primary functions

To deal directly with the public

To support the line functions (correct)

What is an example of an auxiliary function in a police organization?

Investigation

Patrol

Communication (correct)

Personnel

What is the term used to describe the police officer's role in a police organization?

Decision maker and manager Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of operational units in a police organization?

To perform primary or line functions Signup and view all the answers

What is a Post in the context of the PNP?

A fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned for duty Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the functions that carry out the major purposes of a police organization?

Line functions Signup and view all the answers

Who was appointed as the First Director General of the PNP?

General Cesar P. Nazareno Signup and view all the answers

What is a Route in the context of the PNP?

A length of streets designated for patrol purposes Signup and view all the answers

What is a Sector in the context of the PNP?

An area containing two or more beats, routes, or post Signup and view all the answers

Who was appointed as the Third PNP Chief?

General Umberto Rodriguez Signup and view all the answers

What is a District in the context of the PNP?

A geographical subdivision of a city for patrol purposes Signup and view all the answers

Who established the Bow Street Runners?

Henry Fielding Signup and view all the answers

When did the Metropolitan Police Service come into existence?

1829 Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the publisher of the Night Watchmen of Bellmen?

AUTHORS AND PUBLISHER Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Vice Governor of the department of commerce and police for the U.S. army in the Philippines?

Vice Governor Luke R. Wright Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that signaled the end of the Filipino-American war?

Aguinaldo Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the famous police force later called SCOTLAND YARD?

Metropolitan Police Service Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a General Order?

To define responsibility and authority in an organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the ideal number of officers or units a supervisor should have reporting directly to them?

15 Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a report in a police organization?

To document events and actions for record-keeping Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of the police department's organizational structure?

Multi-level bureaucracy Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the patrolman in the police department?

Backbone of the organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle that holds commanders responsible for their unit's actions?

Command Responsibility Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a tithing?

To apprehend any person who offends another Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'town' in the context of law enforcement?

From the word 'Tun' Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Hue and Cry system?

To gather all male residents to assemble and locate a culprit Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Law Enforcement Administration?

The process of ensuring strict compliance and proper obedience of laws Signup and view all the answers

What is the leader of a tithing group called?

Tithingman Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of Law in the context of law enforcement?

A system of rules that a particular country or society follows Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

History of Law Enforcement

Night Watchmen of Bellmen was established by King Charles II.
Bow Street Runners was established by Henry Fielding, Chief Magistrate at Bow Street in London.
Metropolitan Police Service was established by Sir Robert Peel, British statesman in 1829, and is considered the world's first organized police force, later called Scotland Yard.

Functions in a Police Organization

Line Functions: carry out the major purposes of the organization, delivering services and dealing directly with the public (e.g., patrol function).
Staff Services: support line functions and assist in performance (e.g., personnel, finance, planning, and training).
Auxiliary Services: logistical operations (e.g., communication, maintenance, records management, supplies, and equipment management).

Organic Units in a Police Organization

Operational Units: perform primary or line functions (e.g., patrol, traffic, investigation, and vice control).
Administrative Units: perform administrative functions (e.g., personnel, finance, planning, and training).
Service Units: perform auxiliary functions.

Early Forms of Law Enforcement

Tithing: a group of men responsible for apprehending offenders and delivering them for trial, led by a Tithingman or "chief-pledge".
Tun (towns/villages) Policing System: all male residents were required to guard the town, preserve law and order, and protect life and property.
Hue and Cry: a system of apprehending criminals where the complainant assembles male residents to locate and apprehend the culprit.

Law Enforcement Administration

Law Enforcement Administration: ensures strict compliance with laws and related statutes, focusing on how law enforcement agencies are organized and managed.
R.A. 6975 (December 13, 1990): also known as the PNP Law of 1991, it created the Philippine National Police as the only police force in the country.

Philippine National Police (PNP)

Established on January 29, 1991, merging the Philippine Constabulary and Integrated National Police.
General Cesar P. Nazareno was appointed as the First Director General of the PNP.
General Raul Imperial became the Second PNP Chief.
General Umberto Rodriguez became the Third PNP Chief on May 6, 1993.

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