ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
The Philippine National Police is mandated to investigate all forms of crime
with the ultimate objective of giving justice to the victims and bringing the perpetrators to the bar
of justice. This research used a descriptive qualitative design through Interviews, observations,
and Focus Group Discussion among the thirty-four (34) PNP personnel facing pre-charge
investigation on the administrative case and fourteen (14) PNP officers respondents composing
the Focus Group Discussion. It revealed that the respondents were educationally qualified enough,
dominated by males under 41 years old and above. The majority were married who obtained basic
baccalaureate degrees.
Researchers have utilized other methodologies to study police misconduct and crime
without any substantive official data, including surveys, field studies, quasi-experiments, internal
agency records, and the investigative reports of various independent commissions delegated to
report on this phenomenon within particular jurisdictions. These methodologies have thus far
failed to produce systematic, nationwide data on police crime. The lack of data on police crime is
a problem since the development of strategies to mitigate police crime in the least requires that
they be documented and described in some sort of systematic and generalizable manner.
Based on the finding and conclusion, the following recommendations were offered:
Conduct a series of in-service training and orientations to enrich the Moral recovery Program of
the PNP. Adopt a strong “Coaching Mentoring” program in the workplace. Re-visit its operations,
particularly in the internal communication flow, to prevent information dissemination lapses.