Lea 4 Thirty Definition of Terms To Be Recite

LEA 4: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS and PLANNING with CRIME MAPPING
THIRTY (30) DEFINITION OF TERMS

INSTRUCTION: You need to memorized and recite all THIRTY (30) definitions of terms
starting October 23 – December 15, 2023; it will serve as your FINAL REQUIREMENTS
for this semester
1. Law enforcement - is the activity of some members of government who act in an

organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating,
or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society.
2. POLICE - One of the pillars of the criminal justice system that has the specific
responsibility of maintaining law and order and combating crime within the
society.
3. POLICE ORGANIZATION - A group of trained personnel in the field of public
safety administration engaged in the achievement of goals and objectives that
promotes the maintenance of peace and order, protection of life and property,
enforcement of the laws and the prevention of crimes.
4. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY - Pertains to an organization responsible for
enforcing the laws.
5. The Philippine National Police (PNP) - is the primary law enforcement agency
in the Philippines.
6. Law Enforcement Operation or Police operations - are defined as the job
duties, responsibilities, and activities that law enforcement agents complete in
the field. In this lesson, we'll explore different aspects of police operations, such
as communication, patrolling, specialized police operations, and diversity
challenges.
7. REPUBLIC ACT No. 11200 - An Act Providing for the Rank Classification in the
Philippine National Police
8. Police Patrol - one or more police officer making round in order to guard or
inspect property and to protect lives within a designated area.
9. Crime Clock – it signifies what time crime is often or frequently committed.
10. Crime Map – location or place or crime prone areas wherein crime is frequently
or often committed.
11. Hazard – it refers to any person, place, thing, situation or condition which, if
allowed to exist may induce an accident or cause of the commission of a
crime.
12. Police Hazard – anything that possesses a high potential for criminal attack that
may induce incidents calling for something of police action.
13. Span of Control/ Span of Attention – refers to the number of officers or
subordinates that a superior supervises without regard to the effectiveness or
efficiency of the supervision.
14. Unity of Command – refers to placing one and only superior in command or in
control of every situation and every employee.
15. Delegation of Authority – is the assignment of task, duties and responsibilities
to subordinates while at the same time giving then the power or right to control,
command, make decisions or otherwise act in performing the delegated
responsibilities.
16. Chain of Command/ Scalar Principle – the arrangement of officers from top to
bottom on the basis of rank or position and authority.
17. Command Responsibility – dictates that immediate commanders shall be
responsible for the effective supervision and control of their personnel and unit.
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18. Foot patrol is assigned to an area of crowded population such as downtown
area, or where there is heavy traffic congestion and assistance of an officer is
needed to help eliminate traffic jam.
19. SPOT CHECK/ ACCOSTING – is the brief stopping of an individual, whether on
foot or in a vehicle, based on reasonable suspicion/ probable cause, for the
purpose of determining the individual’s identity and resolving the officer’s
suspicion concerning criminal activity.
20. PAT-DOWN SEARCH – is a “frisk or external feeling of the outer garments of an
individual for weapons only.
21. POLICE CHECKPOINT - It is a location where the search, which is duly
authorized by the PNP, is conducted to deter/ prevent the commission of crimes,
enforce the law and for the other legitimate purposes.
22. Police community relations - refer to the on-going and changing relationships
between the police and the communities they serve.
23. Police blotter - is a logbook that contains the daily registry of all crime incident
reports, official summaries of arrest, and other significant events reported in a
police station.
24. Arrest - is the taking of a person into custody in order that he may be bound to
answer for the commission of an offense.
25. Warrant of Arrest - is the written authority of the arresting officer when making
an arrest or taking of a person into custody in order that he may be bound to
answer for the commission of an offense.
26. Inquest - is defined as an informal and summary investigation conducted by a
public prosecutor in criminal cases involving persons arrested and detained
without the benefit of a warrant of arrest issued by the court.
27. Preliminary investigation - on the other hand, is an inquiry to determine
whether there is sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that a crime
has been committed and the respondent is probably guilty thereof, and should be
held for trial.
28. Stockholm Syndrome - Refers to a situation during hostage taking where the
victim develops rapport and becomes sympathetic with his/her captor.
29. Crime mapping - is the process through which crime analysts and researchers
use location information about crime events to detect spatial patterns in criminal
activity.
30. Planning - is also the process of preparing for change and coping with
uncertainty formulating future causes of action; the process of determining the
problem of the organization and coming up with proposed resolutions and finding
best solutions.
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LEA 4: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS and PLANNING with CRIME MAPPING

THIRTY (30) DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Law enforcement - is the activity of some members of government who act in an

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