St.

Louis College of Bulanao

Purok 6, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 3800

TITLE/TOPIC
LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

LESSON 1
Terminologies commonly used in Police Organization

I. INTRODUCTION

This course covers the organizational set-up of relevant various law enforcement and public
safety agencies, as legal mandate, functions and responsibilities, and its functional relations, coordination
and cooperation with other Law enforcement and public safety agencies.
II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

 define the key terms and terminologies commonly used in Police Organization.
 discuss the importance of Law Enforcement.
 identify commonly used police terminologies that they met/heard in their daily life.

III. COURSE CONTENT

Introduction to Police Organization and Administration
In all modern societies, the enforcement of the law is vital-without some type of law enforcement, a
society would eventually cease to exist. The function called law enforcement is a society’s formal attempt
to obtain compliance with the established rules, regulations, and laws of that society. Without law
enforcement, society as we know it would probably succumb to social disorder and chaos (Jones and
Barletlett Learning, 2020).
Police
● The agency of a community or government that is responsible for enforcing the law, maintaining public
order, and preventing and detecting crimes (Banton, Brodeur, Kelling, Whetstone, & Walsh, 2019).
● The act of maintaining discipline or ensuring that the rules must be observed (Encarta Word English
Dictionary, 1999).
Organization
● A group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose (Cambridge Dictionary,
2020).
Administration
● The determination of objectives and major policies of an organization.
Police Administration
● An organizational process concerned with the implementation of the objectives and plans, and internal
operating efficiency of the police organization (Timpac, 2013).
● Otherwise known as police in action, the cooperative human effort to achieve the purposes of the
Criminal Justice System.

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Police Organization
● A structured group of highly trained personnel dealt with achieving the following goals and objectives
(Padduyao, 2016)
Goal
● a desired result you want to achieve and is typically broad and long-term (Forsey, 2019).
Objective
● defines the specific, measurable actions (Forsey, 2019).

Goals of Police Organization

● To protect lives and properties.
● To ensure public safety
● To maintain peace and order Objectives of Police Organization
● To attain effectiveness in the enforcement of law and efficiency of law enforcers.
● To attain a low crime volume and crime rate.
● To attain a maximum degree of solution and criminal conviction of law violators.
● To attain maximum degree in the protection of lives and properties.

POLICE TERMINOLOGIES OR JARGONS

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.
Manage
● To direct or conduct the affairs or interests of various police units.
● To control the direction, operation, and business of a police unit or the police organization as a whole.
Police Management
● 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.
Police Politics
● The study of public administration or affairs of the government in relation to police matters.
● Maneuvering for power within the police organization.
Police Power
● The power of the government to impose what is considered reasonable restriction on the liberties of its
citizens for the maintenance of public order and safety.
● Legally speaking, it is the power of the government to enact laws or regulations relative to persons and
property that may promote public health, public morals, public safety and the general welfare and
convenience of the people.
Police Accountability
● The inherent responsibility of the police organization to be answerable for the misconducts committed
by its members.
● It is the legal responsibility of the police officers to face any consequence that may arise while
exercising their powers, duties, and functions.
Sworn Officer
● Personnel of the police department who took his oath of office and thus possesses the power to arrest.

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 Superior Officer
● An officer having supervisory responsibilities (either temporary or permanent) over an officer of lower
rank.
Subordinate
● An officer belonging to the lower or inferior rank.
Commanding Officer
● An officer who is in command of a police department, bureau, division, district, or area/station.
Ranking Officer
● An officer having the more senior/higher rank in a team or group of police officers.
Commissioned Officer (PCO)
● A police officer with a rank of police inspector/police lieutenant and higher.
Non-Commissioned Officer (PCNO)
● A police officer with a rank of Senior Police Officer IV(old)/ Police Executive Master Sergeant (new)
and lower.
Length of Service
● The period of time that has elapsed since the oath of office was administered to an officer; previous
active services maybe included or added.
On-duty/Active Duty
● The period when an officer is actively engaged in the performance of his duty.
Special Duty
● It is the form of duty requiring an officer to be excused from the performance of his active regular duty.
Off-duty
● The nature of which the police officer is free from specific routine duty.
Leave of Absence
● A specified period during which an officer is excused from active duty or direct participation in police
work.
Sick Leave
● A period wherein an officer is excused from active duty by reason of illness or injury.
Suspension
● A consequence of an act that temporarily deprives an officer from the privilege of performing his
duties as a result of violating a directive or other departmental regulation.
Departmental Policies/Rules
● Rules established by the police department directors/administrators to control the conduct of the
members of the police force.
Duty Manual
● A book of instruction that describes the procedures and defines the duties of officers designed to a
specified post or position.
Order
● An instruction given by a ranking officer to a subordinate either general, special, and personal. Report
● It is usually a written communication unless otherwise specified to be verbal report. Verbal reports
should be confirmed by written communication.

IV. ASSESSMENT

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Read each question very carefully. Answer legibly, clearly and concisely.
Write your answer on a yellow pad paper. Do not write anything at the back of your answer sheet. You may
use another sheet of paper until completed. Submit it personally to the CJJE OFFICE on June 21, 2021.
Those who cannot physically submit its hard copy may send its soft copy through my messenger account
(Reyna Dumaguing) or my email account (reynasibaton@[Link]).

I. LEARNING CHECK. Answer the following questions briefly but meaty. Your answer to each
question should not exceed five (5) sentences.
1. Based on the terminologies presented, what are the two most significant terminologies that you
have learned? why? (5 points.)
—>The Two most significant terminologies that i have learned is about the Organized and Police
Power. According to my understanding about the discussion lately, Organized Police
Terminology is that they are typically responsible for maintaining public order and safety, also
upon enforcing the law, Police power in the Police Terminology what i learned is that about the
basic right of governments to make law and regilation for the benefit of their community.
2. Can the society exist without law enforcement? Discuss your answer.
—>I dont think if it is yes or no but it depends if what is the Law ,If the import of the question is,
are written laws necessary? Then the answer is clearly no they are not necessary to existence of
society. The proof of this is that human societies existed for hundreds of millennia before
writing was even invented.

3. Aside from the terminologies presented, identify and define at least five police terminologies that
you’ve met/ heard in your daily life? (10 points.)
—>

II. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Identify the correct police terminologies applicable in the situations given
below. Choose the letter of the correct answer.(5 items; 2 points each)
1. Police Major Debel Sinat was temporarily denied of his privilege for violating the quarantine protocols.
This is called as __________.
a. Dismissal b. Restriction c. Reprimand d. Suspension
2. Police Major Debel Sinat supervises the non-commissioned officers at NCRPO. Thus, he is considered
as __________.
a. Sworn officer b. Commanding officer c. Superior officer d. Ranking officer
3. Cardo Dimaguiba successfully passed the screening process of the PNP and took his oath in Regional
Training Center 1. Therefore, he is already considered as _____.
a. Sworn officer b. Commanding officer c. Superior officer d. Ranking officer
4. Pedro, Juan, and Jose decided to establish a group with the purpose of protecting girls from perverts
which they call as ‘Taraki Group’. This group can be classified as a ________.
a. Non-government organization b. Law enforcement organization
c. Organization d. Gang
5. The standard operating procedure in processing the crime scene is an example ______.
a. duty manual b. rules c. departmental rules d. policy

I. REFERENCES
▪ Banton, M., Brodeur, J.-P., Kelling, g., Whetstone, T., & Walsh, W. (2019, September 12). Police.
Retrieved from Britannica: [Link]

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 ▪ Cambridge Dictionary. (2020). Organization. Retrieved from Cambridge Dictionary:
[Link]
▪ Forsey, C. (2019). Goals vs Objectives: The Simple Breakdown. Retrieved from HubSpot:
[Link]
▪ Jones and Barletlett Learning. (2020, May 5). The Field of Law Enforcement. Retrieved from
[Link]
▪ Padduyao, Fernando B. (2016). Police Organization and Administration. Wiseman’s Book Trading Inc.,
Quezon City
[Link]
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St. Louis College of Bulanao

Purok 6, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 3800

This module is a requirement of the St. Louis College of Bulanao in response to

the implementation of the Blended Learning way of Instruction.

This Learning Material is a property of the College of Criminal Justice Education

– St. Louis College of Bulanao, Tabuk City. It aims to improve students’ performance
specifically in the Criminology Education.

Date of Development : August, 2020

Resource Location : Bulanao, Tabuk City
Learning Area : Law Enforcement Organization and Administration
Learning Resource Type : Module

General Instruction/s:
The module will start with an Introduction which will give a general background
on Law Enforcement Organization and Administration. Series of activities and
discussions will encourage you to explore and learn about the topic. Through this
module, the following instruction/s should be followed.

1. This module is exclusively for SLCB students only.

2. Reproduction and use of this module for any purpose is strictly prohibited, unless
with the written permission from SLCB.
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