This document provides an overview of different police and criminal justice systems around the world as well as transnational crimes. It discusses four main types of criminal justice systems - common law, civil law, socialist, and Islamic systems. It also outlines three types of police operational styles and classifications of police based on their use of authority. Globalization is defined and key events and causes contributing to its emergence are noted. The changing role of police with globalization includes dealing with organized crime and transnational crimes like money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorism, and human trafficking. International police cooperation targets serious transnational crimes and organized criminal groups.
This document provides an overview of different police and criminal justice systems around the world as well as transnational crimes. It discusses four main types of criminal justice systems - common law, civil law, socialist, and Islamic systems. It also outlines three types of police operational styles and classifications of police based on their use of authority. Globalization is defined and key events and causes contributing to its emergence are noted. The changing role of police with globalization includes dealing with organized crime and transnational crimes like money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorism, and human trafficking. International police cooperation targets serious transnational crimes and organized criminal groups.
This document provides an overview of different police and criminal justice systems around the world as well as transnational crimes. It discusses four main types of criminal justice systems - common law, civil law, socialist, and Islamic systems. It also outlines three types of police operational styles and classifications of police based on their use of authority. Globalization is defined and key events and causes contributing to its emergence are noted. The changing role of police with globalization includes dealing with organized crime and transnational crimes like money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorism, and human trafficking. International police cooperation targets serious transnational crimes and organized criminal groups.
Justice)- Distinguished by procedures (LESSON 1-3) designed to rehabilitate or retrain Policing- Controlling, monitoring, people into fulfilling their tracking, and altering, if required, responsibilities to the state. public conduct. “MOVE THE STATE FORWARD IN THE Comparative police system- It is the PERFECTIBILITY OF THE STATE AND science and art of investigating and MANKIND” comparing the police system of nations. - characterized by administrative law, - a study of police organizations, where non-legal officials make most of training, and methods of policing of the decisions. various nations 4. Islamic System (Muslim or Arabic Comparative criminal justice- Justice)- Derive all procedures and Subfield in the study of criminal justice practices from the interpretation of the which deals with comparing the Koran with the exception however of similarities and differences of criminal some various tribes. justice. - characterized by the absence of the positive law and is based more on the concept of natural justice TYPES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 1. Common Law System (Anglo- TYPES OF POLICE SYSTEM: American Justice)- Distinguished by a 1. Centralized System- A system strong adversarial system where where there is one recognized police lawyers interpret and judges are force that operates in the entire bounded by precedent. country. “PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN 2. Decentralized/Fragmented GUILTY” System- A system where a police 2. Civil law System (Continental administration and operation are Justice or Romano-Germani Justice)- independent of one state to another. Distinguished by a strong inquisitorial 3. Combine Police System- A system system where fewer rights are granted where national and local governments to the accused, and the written law is cooperate and share in the taken as gospel and subject to little responsibility for establishing a police interpretation. service. - basis of natural law, which is a respect for tradition and custom. “PRESUMED GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT” CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE 3. As to the way police officers use their OPERATIONAL STYLES authority and power in street police work: 1. As to law enforcement styles: 1. Professional - where police officers 1. Legalistic - where the emphasis is have the necessary passion and on violations of law and the use of perspective to be valuable police threat or actual arrest to solve disputes officers. in the community. 2. Enforcers - where police officers “MORE ARREST THAT IS MADE, THE have a passion for responding to SAFER THE COMMUNITY WILL BE” human problems but do not recognize 2. Watchman - where the emphasis is limits on their power to resolve them. on formal means of resolving disputes 3. Reciprocators - where police officers and problems in a community. often are too objective in that they have - commonly found in poor communities perspective but virtually no passion.
“ARREST ONLY IS USED ONLY AS A 4. Avoiders - where police officers have
LAST RESORT” neither passion nor perspective
3. Service - where the emphasis is on
helping the community as opposed to LESSON 2: GLOBALIZATION enforcing the law. Globalization- the process of - commonly found in wealthy interaction and Integration among communities people, companies, and governments of different nations.
2. As to the degree of commitment to
maintaining order and respect for due EVENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO process: THE EMERGENCE OF 1. Enforcers - where the emphasis is GLOBALIZATION on order, with little respect for due 1. Establishment of international process. agencies and institutions 2. Idealists - where the emphasis is on 2. Standardized system of global time both social order and due process. 3. Global networks of communication 3. Optimists - where the emphasis is on due process, with little priority given 4. International competitions and prizes to social order. 5. International Law (Le Treaties and 4. Realists - where little emphasis is Conventions; Customary International given to due process or social order. Law; 6. Internationally shared notions of citizenship and human rights Treaties and Conventions- are written THE CHANGING ROLE OF POLICE agreements that states willingly sign 1. In the past the police were and ratify and such are obliged to preoccupied with solving local crimes follow. 2. With globalization, police are now Customary International Law -is faced with: made up of rules that are derived from a general practice accepted as law. Organized crime (Money laundering, drug trafficking, etc.) Transnational crimes CAUSES OF GLOBALIZATION (terrorism, human trafficking, etc.) 1. International division of labor 2. Internationalization of finance LESSON 3: TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 3. The new technology system based on a combination of innovations PRINCIPAL TARGETS OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE 4. The growth of consumer markets COOPERATION Serious Transnational Crimes CHALLENGES BROUGHT BY 1. Serious Crimes- Conduct GLOBALIZATION TO LAW constituting an offense punishable by a ENFORCEMENT maximum deprivation of liberty of at 1. increase in the number of economic least four years or a more serious and social transactions across national penalty boundaries; 2. Organized Criminal Group- 2. Evolution of the “Global Village” has Structured group of three or more opened up unprecedented opportunities persons, existing for a period of time for transnational crime. and acting in concert with the aim of committing one or more serious crimes 3. Growth of transnational economic or offenses transactions making it difficult for the government to regulate monetary movement. Transnational crime- Activity that is 4. Rise of cosmopolitan world cities; considered a criminal offense by at least provides operation based for criminal two countries. organizations. - Crimes that are not only international 5. Rise to global marketing but crimes that by their nature involve opportunities both licit and illicit. border crossing as an essential part of the criminal activity. 6. Globalization presents new opportunities for global information and developments, but it also presents threats. Transnational Crimes are especially difficult for the law enforcement concerned with acts criminalized by agencies laws of more than one country. 3. Integration movement of previously laundered money into the economy mainly through the banking system and International Crimes are crimes thus such monies appear to be normal prohibited by international laws, business earnings norms, treaties, and customs.
4. Drug Trafficking- Illegal movement
EXAMPLES OF TRANSNATIONAL across one or more national frontiers of CRIMES psychoactive substances or drugs. 1. Terrorism- A tactic or technique by 5. Cybercrimes- A crime that involves a means of which a violent act or threat computer and a network, where the thereof is used for the prime objective of computer may or may not have played creating overwhelming fear for coercive an instrumental part in the commission purposes of the crime. Cybercrimes may be divided into: 2. Trafficking in Person- The 1. Crimes that target computer exploitation of vulnerable people for networks or devices directly or cyber- purposes of sex, labor, and organ dependent crimes. harvest by organized criminal groups. 2. Crimes facilitated by a computer network or devices or cyber-enabled 3. Money Laundering- A process by crimes. which, assets primarily cash assets, OTHER EXAMPLES OF which are derived from illegal activities TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES are manipulated in such a manner to make them look as if it was derived 1. Organized crime from legitimate sources. 2. Trafficking of stolen vehicles 3. Intellectual property crime Stages of Money Laundering 4. Smuggling of stolen artwork 1. Placement movement of cash from 5. Financial and credit card fraud its source; the source can be easily disguised or misrepresented followed by 6. Smuggling and illicit trafficking of placing it into circulation through weapons and radioactive and nuclear financial institutions substances 2. Layering purpose of this stage is to make it more difficult to detect and uncover laundering activity; It is meant to make the trailing of illegal proceeds PHILIPPINE LAWS RELATED TO 3. Financial, High-Tech Crimes, and TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES Drug Trafficking 1. Public Safety and Terrorism 1. RA 9160 as amended by RA 9194, RA 10167, RA 10365 – Anti–Money RA 11479 – The Anti-Terrorism Laundering Act Act of 2020 RA 6969 - Toxic Substances and Hazardous and 2. RA 8792 – Electronic Commerce Act Nuclear Waste Control Act of 3. RA 4200 – Anti–Wire Tapping Law 1990 PD 532 – Anti-Piracy and Anti- 4. RA 10175 – The Cybercrime Highway Robbery Law of 1974 Prevention Act RA 10591 - Comprehensive 5. RA 9165 - The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Dangerous Drug Act Regulation Act 2. Trafficking of Human Beings Channels of International Police 1. RPC, Article 272 – Slavery Cooperation 2. RPC, Article 341 - White Slave 1. Agreements between countries Trade 2. Adherence to agreements made by 3. RA 9208 – Anti-Trafficking in United Nations Persons Act 3. Membership in subregional, regional, 4. RA 8042 - Migrant Workers and or global international police Overseas Filipino Workers Act (Illegal organizations Recruitment) 5. RA 10906 - Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act Forms of International Police Cooperation 6. RA 8043 – Inter-Country Adoption Act 1. Exchange of information 7. RA 11642 – Domestic Administrative 2. Joint operations Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act 3. Training of police personnel in other countries PHILIPPINE CENTER ON 4. Participation in international TRANSNATIONAL CRIME (PCTC) conferences, seminars, and meetings Created by Executive Order No. 5. International publications 62 and Executive Order No. 100, it has the power of supervision and control of 6. Cooperation in obtaining modern anti-transnational crime operations of police equipment all Philippine government agencies and 7. International research projects instrumentalities. 8. Mutual holiday visits