LEA 4N

POLICE
PLANNING

by cdKworks / 2020
Lesson 6b

Police Objectives
and
Responsibilities
PLANNING
• the most basic of all management
functions and is usually the first
factor
• the act of making a scheme how
to accomplish a specific task
• a management process of deciding
in advance what is to be done and
how
PLANNING
• a management step that must be
done for the purpose of
minimizing, if not removing, the
reliance on "chance"
POLICE PLANNING
• an attempt by police
administrators to allocate all
available resources
in order to meet expected public
demands from the police
organization
POLICE PLANNING
• the systematic determination of
facts and events as basis for policy
formulation needed in managing
the police organization and its
operation
What are the characteristics of a
good police plan?
ü Specific - goals, objectives or tasks
are clearly defined
ü Simple
- not complicated
ü Flexible - can be adjusted to suit a
given situation
ü Economical
- in terms of resources
needed for
ü Feasible
implementation
ü Set standards
of operations
 When the police plan can
accomplish
the purpose or its goal, then the
plan is -
A. feasible.
B. suitable.
C. acceptable .
D. flexible.
E. any of these.
According to Rule17, Section 1
of the original Police Manual
1. POLICE PLANNING is
the process of combining all aspects
of the police department
and the realistic anticipation of
future problems,
the analysis of strategy and the
correlation of strategy to detail.
 According to Rule17,
Section 1
of the original Police Manual

2. POLICE PLANNING is
- the use of rational design or
pattern for all departmental
undertakings rather than
relying on chance
According to Rule17, Section 1
of the original Police Manual

3. POLICE PLANNING is
- the act of determining policies
and guidelines for police
activities/operations
- and providing controls and
safeguards for such
activities/operations
POLICE OPERATIONAL PLANNING
• the process of formulating
coordinated sequence of activities
and efficiently allocating the police
resources to line units in order to
attain the police mission
 Why is planning important
particularly in police operations?
1. To ensure the accomplishment of
the police mission
2. To keep up with the changing
society thus making the police
organization stable
Planning primarily involves setting the
goal and objectives (vision and mission)
and deciding how to accomplish them.
The police objective (mission) must be
'SMART'.

What should be the 5 ideal

characteristics of a police mission?
What are the 5 characteristics
of an ideal police mission?
S - specific
M - measurable
A - attainable
R - realistic
T - time-bound
Differentiate
• POLICE MISSION
• POLICE MISSION
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What is the MISSION of the PNP?

"The PNP shall enforce the law,

prevent and control crimes,
maintain peace and order and
ensure public safety and internal
security
with the active support of the
community."
 What was the
vision of the PNP?
The PNP vision formulated in January 1997
"The PNP is committed to
the vision of a professional, dynamic
and highly motivated national police
working in partnership with a
responsive community
towards the attainment of a safe
place in which to live, work, invest,
and do business."
 What is the vision of
the PNP ?
The PNP Vision 2030
"Imploring the aid of the Almighty,
by 2030, we shall be a highly
capable, effective and credible police
service,
working in partnership with a
responsive community
towards the attainment of a safer
place to live, work, and do business."
What are the RESPONSIBILITIES of the PNP?

• The responsibilities of the PNP as

an organization refers to its
FUNCTIONS as defined by the law
which established this organization
as the premier law enforcement
agency in the country with
national scope and civilian
character.
The PNP functions
• Enforce all laws and ordinance relative to
the protection of lives and properties;
• Maintain peace and order and take all
necessary steps to ensure public safety;
• Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the
arrest of criminal offenders, bring offenders
to justice and assist in their prosecution;
• Exercise the general powers to make
arrest, search and seizure in accordance
with the Constitution and pertinent laws;
The PNP functions
• Detain an arrested person for a period not
beyond what is prescribed by law, informing
the person so detained of all his rights under
the Constitution;
• Issue licenses for the possession of firearms
and explosives in accordance with law;
• Supervise and control the training and
operations of security agencies and issue
licenses to operate security agencies, and to
security guards and private detectives for the
practice of their professions; and
• Perform such other duties and exercise all
other functions as may be provided by law.