COMPARATIVE POLICE

SYSTEM OF NEW ZEALAND

Prepared by: Ivan S. Bolongaita & Antonio E. Rizabal
NEW ZEALAND POLICE
• Is the national police force of New
Zealand, responsible for enforcing
criminal law, enhancing public safety,
maintaining order and keeping the peace
throughout New Zealand.
MISSION AND VISION
 VISION
New Zealand Police aims to have the trust and confidence of all. To
achieve this we operate in accordance with our values and work in
partnership with individuals, communities, businesses and other
public sector agencies to achieve Safer Communities Together.
The functions of Police include:
• keeping the peace
• maintaining public safety
• law enforcement
• crime prevention
• community support and reassurance
• national security
• participation in policing activities outside New Zealand
• emergency management.
In carrying out these functions, Police relies on a range
of partner organizations, as well as the efforts of
individuals, families and communities. Policing is
delivered within a networked and cooperative
environment, with significant contributions from local
authorities, the private security industry, Māori and
Pacific wardens and members of the public to name a
few.
 MISSION
Our mission is for New Zealand
to be the safest country in the
world.
ORIGINS AND HISTORY
• 1840 - Policing in New Zealand started
with the arrival of six constables
accompanying Lt. Governor Hobson's
official landing party to form the colony
of New Zealand.
• The New Zealand Police Force was
established as a single national force
under the Police Force Act of 1886
• 1958 - a new Police Act was passed
in which the word 'force' was
removed. The name now used is
New Zealand Police.
• Sergeant John Nash - was New
Zealand's first non-commissioned
police officer.
Sergeant John Nash
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
AND ADMINISTRATION
• Commissioner of Police - is responsible for assets and
budgeting and manages the operational matters.
• Deputy Commissioner Resource Management - is
appointed by the Governor General. S/he acts as a
bridge between the frontline officers and the factors
that affect their jobs.
• Deputy Commissioner Operations - manages the
national operational functions, investigative and
intelligence functions and road policing etc. S/he also
deals in national security and counter terrorism.
 MIKE BUSH
COMMISSIONER OF NEW
ZEALAND POLICE
• Assistant Commissioner Investigations - lead the
investigation, prosecution and prevention of
serious crimes.
• Assistant Commissioner Upper North - oversees
the policing in Northland, Waitemata, Counties-
Manukau and Auckland city police districts.
• Assistant Commissioner Lower North - oversees
the policing in Waikato, Eastern, Central, Bay of
Plenty and Wellington police districts.
• Assistant Commissioner South - oversees the
policing in Canterbury, Tasman and Southern
districts.
• Assistant Commissioner Operations - The main job
roles of an Assistant Commissioner Operations are
community policing, road policing and managing the
operations group and youth communication centers.
• Director of Intelligence - provides direction to
operational policing through national coordination
and focuses on high priority crimes and security
problems.
• General Manager Finance - is to manage the
financial functions and record keeping functions
concerning capital expenditure and operating
expenditure.
• Change Director - is to fully coordinate and
implement the change programs that are in pipeline
in the police department.
• General Manager Human Resources - is responsible
for managing employment relations, health and
safety, organizational development and performing
recruitment services.
• General Manager Public Affairs - manages the media
relations, recruitment marketing, online and print
publishing and stakeholder relations.
• General Manager Policy and Performance - manages
the Business Structure activities and the quality
improvement functions of the police department.
• General Manager Ethnic and Pacific Services - is
responsible for providing strategic and operational
support to the district and national police headquarters.
• Chief Information Officer - oversees various in-house and
outsourced projects relating to computers and
telecommunications for the police department.
RANKS
RANKS IN THE PHILIPPINES
RECRUITMENT
 RECRUITMENT PROCESS
• Entry Requirements
• Health and Fitness
• Application
• Selection Process
• Distance Learning
• Candidate Pool
• Police College
Entry requirements
• To become a police officer you need to complete
the police training course, which involves:
- 16 weeks of training at the Royal New
Zealand Police College in Porirua
- two years of supervised police work, which
gets assessed regularly
- a compulsory university distance learning
course.
To enter police training you must:
• be at least 17 years old
• hold a full driver's license
• be a New Zealand or Australian citizen or permanent resident
• pass psychological, math and problem-solving tests
• pass physical fitness and eyesight tests
• attend an interview
• notify police of any convictions. Some convictions, such as for
drink driving, violence, drugs and dishonesty offences, will see
your application automatically rejected.
• Police officers are also required to maintain skills and
qualifications, including first aid and firearms training, and
pass a physical competency fitness test every two years.
Personal Requirements
Police officers need to be:
• good communicators
• able to relate to a wide range of people and cultures
• mature and responsible, and able to keep
information private
• good at solving problems and making decisions
• patient and helpful
• disciplined and able to remain calm in emergencies
• good at written and verbal reports
• able to work as part of a team.
 Physical Requirements
• Police officers need to be fit, healthy and
strong, with good hearing and eyesight.
People who wear glasses or contact lenses, or
who have color blindness must contact the
police recruitment office to arrange an eye
test.
 APPLICATION
• When you apply to join the New Zealand
Police, you’ll go through our constabulary
recruitment process.
• There are some key stages to go through
before you can be accepted into the
Royal New Zealand Police College:
1. Apply
2. Initial Vetting
3. Initial Medicals
4. Assessment Day, which includes physical
tests
5. SCOPE - spend time with working Police
Officers
6. Formal Interview
7. Distance Learning
8. Final Medicals
 SELECTION PROCESS
• Through the selection process, you’ll complete a range
of assessments which will test your suitability to be a
cop, including your fitness levels, how well you think
and your character.
• If you’re successful, you’ll go into the Candidate Pool,
and from there you may have the opportunity to train at
the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC).
• From submitting your application to entering the
Candidate Pool usually takes between six and ten
months and can take longer depending on which district
you apply for.
 DISTANCE LEARNING
• They will invite you to enroll in a pre-police
college distance learning course after
completing your formal interview. The course
is a pre-requisite before you can start at the
Royal NZ Police College (RNZPC).
• The Distance Learning course will require you
to study part-time for approximately 12-15
hours per week. The purpose is to provide a
base level of knowledge and understanding
about policing.
 CANDIDATE POOL
• If you get accepted into the Candidate Pool, it means
that you’ve successfully met all of the selection
requirements and you have the potential to train at
the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC).
• The next step is that you’ll be considered for
selection to upcoming RNZPC intakes, which are
known as "‘wings". There are several wings every
year depending on the need for new recruits, and
many recruits are accepted into each wing.
 POLICE COLLEGE
• At the Royal New Zealand Police College
(RNZPC) you’ll work hard gaining the
skills and knowledge you’ll need in the
line of duty, and you’ll also make long-
term friends with people from all over
New Zealand.
• 16 Weeks is the training at RNZPC.
 RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• Take the PNP Entrance Examination
• The requirements for the qualifying exam are:
- Must be a Filipino citizen
- Not less than 21 years old but not more than 30
years old
- At least 1.62 meters height (Male) / 1.57
(Female)
- At least 1.52 meters height (Male) / 1.45
(Female) if member of Indigenous communities
-With Bachelor’s Degree
• After you passed the exam, you can apply for a position at the
NAPOLCOM.
• The appointment and recruitment requirements for police officer are:
- Must be a Filipino citizen
- Not more than 30 years old
- At least 1.62 meters height (Male) / 1.57 (Female)
-At least 1.52 meters height (Male) / 1.45 (Female) if member of
Indigenous communities
- With Bachelor’s Degree
- With good moral character
- Must have passed the physical, mental and health exam by any
hospital accredited by the NAPOLCOM
- Must be eligible according to the Eligibility Standards set by PNP –
if you have passed or have a license to:
* NAPOLCOM Entrance Exam
* RA 1080 (BAR or Board Exam)
TRAINING
TRAINING CENTER
 Royal New Zealand Police College
• It is the central training institution for police recruits
and police officers in New Zealand.
• Recruits at the college undergo a rigorous 16 week
training course.
• There are around six intakes (called "wings") of recruits
admitted each year. Wings consist of 40, 60 or 80
recruits.
• Trainees are taught a variety of skills relating to police
vehicle use, firearms use, forensic techniques,
negotiation and cultural awareness. Successful graduates
become probationary constables for a period of two
years.
Physical Training
• Police recruits at the Royal New Zealand Police
College undertake training in a number of different
areas. One of these is physical training, designed to
help them achieve above-average fitness.
All front-line police officers must undertake a
physical competency test (PCT) every two years to
assess their level of fitness. They must keep an
above-average level of fitness in order to carry out
their regular duties.
Firearms Training
• Recruits do firearms training using the Glock
pistol and Bushmaster rifle. Here recruits,
wearing ear and eye protection, practice
shooting under supervision. Police officers do
not carry firearms all the time. Firearms are
issued only in special circumstances. Firearms
retraining is repeated every six to twelve
months.
Baton Training
• Recruits at the Police College receive training
in using police protection equipment such as
the baton, OC (pepper) spray and handcuffs.
Each officer has to pass a test each year to use
the police equipment. Police officers use
protection equipment in circumstances
ranging from public disorder incidents to
breaking windows to enter houses.
REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATION
• National Organised Crime Group – they are a
New Zealand Police Group with an extensive
multi-agency focus. Their aim is to reduce the
harm that serious and organised crime,
including financial crime, causes in our
communities. They seek to improve
understanding networks and the harm they
cause, as well as preventing the risks they
pose, both within New Zealand and
internationally.
Maritime Units
• Auckland Police Maritime Unit
• Wellington Police Maritime Unit
 Air support ‘Eagle’ unit
• The primary use of the aircraft is as an
airborne observation platform. From their
vantage point in the sky the crew are able to
readily coordinate the operations of ground
units.
• This is particularly valuable where persons of
interest are still present at an incident, either
on foot or in vehicles.
 Armed Offenders Squads
• There are 17 Armed Offenders Squads (AOSs),
made up of nearly 300 part-time members,
covering all the country’s main centers.
• These squads were first established in 1964 after
the fatal shooting of four police officers in
incidents in Lower Hutt and Waitakere.
• Provide Police with the means of effectively and
more safely responding to and resolving
situations involving an actual or threatened use
of firearms against members of the public or
Police.
CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM
School Community Officer at work
• Some police officers decide to work with schools.
They are specially trained at the Police College to
work in schools with students, teachers and
parents. School Community Officers (SCO) work
with the school to help them find out what they
need and help resolve any problems. The SCO
helps the school plan, teach and assess the
effectiveness of the learning programs. Here an
SCO is working with the teacher and year 3
students.
Community constables
• Community constables are assigned to a specific
community and handle policing matters there. They
aim to be visible, accessible and familiar to their
community. Community constables focus on problem
solving and crime prevention at a local level. Their
regular work may include walking the beat, talking to
business owners and pedestrians, meeting with
community groups and organizations, identifying
community concerns, and building partnerships with
the community, government and non-government
agencies.
Fall-in or muster
• Police officers provide a 24-hour service. Groups or
sections of officers work shifts, usually 8 hours long.
Before each group goes on duty, they meet and are
briefed about what has happened during the
previous 24 hours and also about people who are
wanted for committing offences or for questioning.
This information is recorded in the officer’s
notebook. Officers are also checked to see that they
are wearing the correct uniform and carrying their
equipment (handcuffs, baton and O/C spray). The
officer in charge assigns the duties for each shift.
Front counter
• The front counter of the police station is
where members of the public come to seek
advice or help. Here a police officer writes
down the details of an incident being reported
by a member of the public.
Crowd control
• One of the roles of the Police is to maintain
law and order and public safety. Some police
officers are sent to keep order at functions
where large numbers of people gather to
watch an event or sometimes to protest
Highway patrol
• New Zealand Police formed a special Highway
Patrol unit. The Highway Patrol’s aim is to help
reduce crashes and make our roads safer by
providing a highly visible, dedicated police
presence. Highway Patrol staff are based on
state highways, where the higher speeds often
contribute to the seriousness of the crashes.
Drink-drive Checkpoint
• Local Police set checkpoints to deter drinking
and driving. If drivers see checkpoints, they
serve as a reminder not to drink and drive.
Cars passing a checkpoint are stopped and the
drivers are required to take a passive breath
test or breath-screening test. If the test shows
the driver has been drinking alcohol, they are
required to take an evidential breath test.
Speed camera
• Police put speed cameras in places where speed
has been a significant factor in crashes or there is
an obvious road safety risk.
Sometimes the speed cameras are mounted on
poles, but can be in Police vehicles or hand held,
as shown in the photo. The camera takes a photo
of any car that is travelling faster than the speed
limit, above a certain speed tolerance. The owner
of the car can receive a fine. The presence of a
speed camera can act as a deterrent to speeding.
POLICE AND THE PUBLIC
• Battle for Ihumātao: Another arrest as protesters
lose faith in police – there are protesters who lose
faith in police because they are not following the
agreement between the protesters and the police.
The police here have no word of honor.
• ‘Respect’: Powerful photo of police officer in
headscarf captures solidarity of New Zealand
Muslim community - some of the New Zealand
Police show respect despite of differences.
• New Zealand Police are reliable, trustworthy and
approachable.
References
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Police#Origins_and_h
istory
• https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/history/establishment
• https://www.hierarchystructure.com/new-zealand-police-
hierarchy/
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