IMPORTANT DETAILS TO REVIEW IN COMPARATIVE POLICE SYSTEM

BLUE BERET – Another name for the Peacekeeping Corps of UN

May 29 – International peacekeepers Day
1963 – the year that Philippines started sending Filipinos peacekeeping corps
Impartiality – A crucial in maintaining the consent and cooperation of the main
parties
UN Convention - represents a major step in fight against transnational organized
crime
PNP UN Mission Qualifying Examination – an examination administered by
Secretariat to prequalify PNP personnel to take the UNSAT Examination
10% - percentage allocation for PNP patrolwoman quota
For UNSAS Exam, PNP member must have a PER with a rating of Very Satisfactory
for two (2) consecutive semestral rating.
18 months – deployment of PNP member who passed the UNSAT Examination
4 years – maximum tenure for Chief PNP
Security Sector Reforms – theoretical approach that seeks to tie many of the themes
that have achieved salience in thinking about the police why they do what they do
and how progress can be institutionalized
MUBAHIT – Saudi police force
Ex Officio Member – position of the PNP Police General in NAPOLCOM
Staff Sergeant/PO3 – minimum rank of the PNP Officer to qualify for the UNSAT
examination
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – legal basis of sending Filipino women troops
as a member of UN peacekeepers
Chief Executive/President – appoints a police officer to the rank of Deputy Chief of
PNP
Police Omnipresence – theory on patrol that police visibility increases the
opportunity to apprehend criminals
DILG Secretary – Ex Officio Chairperson of NAPOLCOM / Chief Executive Officer
Police Service – Actual performance of police duties
Senior Inspector – the following profession shall be appointed to the rank of Senior
Inspector: dentist, optometrists, nurses, engineers, and graduates of forensic
sciences. Doctors of medicine, members of the Bar, and chaplains
Inspector - Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be
automatically appointed to the initial rank of inspector.
PLEB – the central receiving entity for any citizen’s complaints against PNP
members
NAPOLCOM -administer and control the PNP
Policing – refers to the action by a police agency
PNP Memo Circular No. 2010 -007 – Rules and Procedures governing the selection
and deployment of PNP Personnel for Secondment or detail to international
Organizations and Peacekeeping Missions
Kuala Lumpur – permanent seat for Secretariat in Aseanapol
 Globalization as Universalization – Globalization is the process of spreading various
objects and experiences to people in all corner of the earth
Peacebuilding – It refers to activities addressing the special needs of countries
emerging from conflict towards recovery, reintegration and reconstruction; and the
provision of assistance for laying the foundation for sustainable development
The head of the Secretariate is assisted by 2 directors.
National Central Bureau – designated as the contact point of all Interpol’s member
INTERPOL - A world’s largest international police organization in the world
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The INTERPOL was established in

MONACO, 1914 - The known today as Interpol was born at the first International
Criminal Police Congress, held in
National Central Bureau - It will served as the contact point for the general
secretariat, regional offices and other member countries requiring assistance with
overseas investigations and the location and apprehension of fugitives
1923 - The present INTERPOL was officially created in
1956 - The present name INTERPOL was only become an Official name in
195 – current member of INTERPOL
International Criminal Police Commission - The first name of the present INTERPOL
Interpol is composed of six regional bureaus
Interpol is composed of 13 executive committee
Interpol Manila is attached to the Office of the President
PCTC – integral part of Interpol Manila
Memo 92 - A law that designating the Philippine National Police as the INTERPOL
National Central Bureau for the Philippines, with the Chief, Philippine National
Police (PNP) as its concurrent Chairman.
Interpol have four official language
I-24/7 - A global law enforcement communications system of the INTERPOL
Lyons, France – headquarters of Interpol
ASEANAPOL members convene every two years
VIETNAM - particular country that the members of the ASEANAPOL entered into an
agreement to established a permanent seat for secretariat
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - head of the ASEANAPOL secretariat

UNITED STATES
Constabulary police - The first police created during the American colonization is
No national police force but have Federal Police - United States
The United States Of America and the government of the Republic of the Philippines
entered into a treaty on November 13, 1994
CITY POLICE - responsible to conduct investigation concerning local crime, and
offences outside their jurisdiction
 STATE POLICE – US police having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement
activities and criminal investigation.

CHINA
. Ministry of Public Security - A police force in China which is a functional
organization under the State Council in charge of public security work nationwide

public security bureaus - A police forces in China which are set in counties and
banners, under the direction of their respective local government and superior
public security agencies.

UNITED KINGDOM/EUROPE
Gendarmerie Nationale - A police forces in France which is primary responsibility
in rural areas and military installations; run under the Ministry of Defence and
operational control, for most purposes, of the Ministry of the Interior)
Gendarmerie - Europe police

Police Nationale - A civilian force in France which primarily responsible in urban

areas; run under the Ministry of the Interior

England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Most law enforcement is carried
out by police officers serving in regional services

Douane - A type of Police in France which is directly under the Minister of Budget,
Public Accounting and Civil Servants.

Garde champetre - French type of police force with restricted powers to only
enforce the municipal by laws.
Nov 2012 - the police services in England and Wales no longer have a police
authority and this work is done by the police and crime commissioners
Chief of Police Officer- has a full responsibility for the direction and control of
regional forces.
Inspectorate Constabulary - A police force of United Kingdom which is responsible
for the audit wing for the police, which examines and assesses police efficiency
 Reform Act of 2020 - An enabling law of the United Kingdom that require Act, 2002
requires the Home Secretary to prepare an annual Policing Plan and place it before
the legislature.

National Police. - A type of police force in Spain which is a civilian force and operates
basically in urban areas

PHILIPPINES
RA 11200 -- An Act Providing for the Rank Classification in the Philippine National
Police, Amending for the purpose Section 28 of Republic Act No. 697

AUSTRALIA
Australia Federal Police - It serve as Australia's international law enforcement and
policing representative, and the Government's chief source of advice on policing
issues.

AFP is under Home Affairs Ministry

Commissioner - the over all head of the South Australian Police
The South Autralian Police is compose of six assistant commissioner

Superintendent - the lower level commission police rank in Australian police

Senior Sergeant - Serve as the senior level non – commissioned police officer in
Australia

SWITZERLAND

Dial 117 -- Emergency Hotline

The Swiss Border Guard Corps of Switzerland is directly under the Federal
Department of Finance
 Main Division Federal Criminal Police - responsible for conducting investigations
against transnational organized crime in Switzerland
German speaking canton - A cantonal police corps in Switzerlan which is distinguish
generally between criminal, security and traffic police, the security police having the
more general function of maintaining law and order

RUSSIA
Ministry of the Interior- federal agency of the executive branch of the Government of
the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the formulation and
implementation of State policy in the area of internal affairs, including migration,
and for the regulation of that area on the basis of legal instruments and laws.

Investigation Committee - The principal autonomous structural subdivisions of the

Ministry’s central apparatus in Russia, hose essential mandate covers the
formulation of proposals on the framing of the State’s policy with regard to the
investigation of criminal activities and the organization of the work of the
preliminary investigation authorities.

The Department of Economic Security - basic tasks is to adopt measures to combat

tax-related and economic crimes.
Russian Federal Security Service - A federal agency of the executive branch of
government, which is responsible for ensuring the security of the Russian
Federation and protecting and guarding the country’s borders

JAPAN
Toshiyoshi Kawaji-- send by the Japanese government to conduct study the police
system in Europe
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department - the first modern police organization in
Japan
 National Police Agency - An agency administered by the National Public Safety
Commission of the Cabinet Office of the Cabinet of Japan, and is the central
coordinating agency of the Japanese police system.
The National Public Safety Commission is compose of six many members
Members of the commission NPSC are appointed by the Prime Minister with the
consent of both houses of the Diet and have a term of five years
Chuzaisho - It serve as the heart of the Japanese police activity and usually staffed by
a single officer.

KOREA

The Korean National Police is directly under the Ministry of Government

Administration and Home Affairs.
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency - Serves as the primary police force for the South
Korean capital city of Seoul

ASIA
Hongkong Police Force - Credites as the world's second, and Asia's first, police
agency to operate with a modern policing system
Royal Thai Police -- A law enforcement in Thailand which main responsibility is to
see to it that the laws of the country are followed by the citizens and whoever
breaches these laws is appropriately punished.
BRIMOB - Serve as the elite/special forces of the Indonesian National Police and also
paramilitary force of Indonesia and takes the duties for handling high-level threat of
public secure also special police operation.