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of the Philippines
GAPAN CITY COLLEGE
City Hall Compound, Brgy. Bayanihan, Gapan City,
Nueva Ecija, Philippines, 3015

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

Week 16 Module in
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS

THE PCR TEAM

Learning Outcomes:
1. To assimilate the mission, vision, functions and objectives and activities of PCR Team as
the implementing arm of the various community-relations programs, projects and activities of
the PNP.

The PCR Team Composition

The PCR Team, which also serves as Beat Patrol Officers, is composed of a two-person
field operator, normally a veteran and a rookie policeman. Their main function is to assist the
MPS/CPS in conducting community policing. The PCR team performs the following police
activities:
1. Patrol the beat. During patrolling, the team checks alleys, abandoned houses,
abnormalities in the surrounding, communicates with people. They can also ask information
about anything that may affect peace and order, stop and frisk anybody suspected of
concealing weapons or suspiciously loitering around to victimize people.
2. Conduct of house visit. The main purpose of house visit is forging a relationship and
getting information about the status of the household (profiling) and its occupants, their
problems in the community and find out how the police can assist them. The veteran
member usually undertakes the questioning while the rookie serves as the security for the
PCR operator and at the same time learns how the interpersonal conversation is conducted.
3. Organize and Mobilize people. Every area and house visits conducted by PCR teams
should have a distinctive purpose connected to organizational works intended for community
mobilization and intervention. The organizational works conducted by PCR teams are all part
of community policing.

The Attributes of a PCR Man

The PCR man is the role model in the community. The community looks upon him with
respect, learns from him how to respect the laws, and cooperates with him because what he
is doing is for the good of the community. He renders impartial enforcement of the law
because the community knows that he represents the law. By his mere presence, the
community is assured of the absence of crime and disorder. To command this kind of
perception and earn the respect of the community, he must, therefore, display the following
attributes:
He is the father of all the kids. The PC operator should show Concern for the kids he meets
in the street as every father does. He asks the kids how well they are, how they fared in
school, guide them not to cut classes, study their lessons, be courteous to elderly and their
teachers, offers assistance to intervene when abused by their parents or siblings. In short,
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of the Philippines
GAPAN CITY COLLEGE
City Hall Compound, Brgy. Bayanihan, Gapan City,
Nueva Ecija, Philippines, 3015

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

when the kids can't find somebody to ally with him, it is not the peers or the destructive
gangs in the street that the kids should seek support. The police should intervene in this
dysfunction before a child seeks somebody else for support.
He is a friend to the working adults. The police in the neighborhood is a dependable ally of
the working sector of the community who leaves their homes unattended and at the mercy
of burglars and brigands. The police make a round and check homes if they are properly
secured if kids or elderly were left alone and sees if they may need some help from the
appropriate agencies.
He is the loving son of the elderly. He is a policeman in the neighborhood who visits the
elderly who normally need some attention. He visits the sick elderly and those living alone
and sees that the appropriate agencies in the government like the DSWD are attending to
their needs. He takes conscious efforts to bring food when needed during the visit or takes
time to bring the visited elderly for a medical check-up to a government hospital, run errand
to call the attention of the nearest kin, or takes the elderly for a joy ride or walk in a public
park.

THE POWER OF GOOD GROOMING AND DRESSING

Good grooming means being neat and being properly dressed.
As a public servant, being well-groomed helps build self-confidence, and earns awesome
respect and high regard from the people. It makes one feel proud of himself knowing that
others appreciate his ways and appearance.
1. Proper wearing of uniform and grooming
Most people can identify a police officer by the official police uniform. Mired and stuck on a
busy street and in need of help, the mere sight of the police officer in a distinctive uniform is
a sigh of relief for most citizens. Most, if not all, drivers willingly submit and obey to the hand
directions of a police officer in proper uniform. Criminals usually curb their unlawful behavior
when they spot a uniformed police officer in the area. A police officer wearing a snappy
uniform while performing his/her duty commands awesome respect and obedience from the
citizens.
2. Attire of Police Officers while using public transport
For practical and safety reasons, police officers are encouraged to wear civilian attire while
riding public transport. This will also dispel a bad impression or notion that the Police Officer
is riding for free (Badge or Tsapa system).
Off-Duty Attire: There is no defined dress code for a police officer while off-duty, but it is
most encouraged for him / her to wear clothes or attire appropriately as dictated by the
occasion. Every police officer shall bear in mind that "The clothes make the man."
Office Dress Code: All PNP personnel shall wear the prescribed uniform while on duty as
required by the situation.