Oct.-Dec. 2012Volume 1Issue No. 44DETECTIVETheThe Investigation Family’s.....from page 1On the other hand, this Directorate will review the existingField Manual on Investigation of Crimes of Violence and othercrimes due to the recent policy developments such as theimplementation of the Judicial Affidavit Rule. The DIDM shallcontinuously develop and craft policies and manuals that will suitthe issues and concerns vis-à-vis investigative lapses faced by ourpolicemen relative to investigation. The Manual on Investigationof Women and Children cases is now approved by the Chief, PNPand is ready for publication and distribution to all Chiefs, WCPDsnationwide. While the publication and distribution of the PNPManual on Case Review Procedure is now underway.On Organizational development, the creation of anInvestigation Department, one of the three (3) key functionaldepartments being proposed is a refreshing opportunity for theInvestigation Family since the PNP shall be principally guided byits mandate of solving more crimes and arrest more criminals. Ifapproved by the Congress, this will result to more convictions incourt and shall improve crime solution efficiency. This will ensureproper direction and utilization of resources and realignment ofsystems and structures.The C,PNP's ultimate goal is to strengthen the investigativefunction of the PNP to arrest more criminals and solve morecrimes. It is an admitted fact that crime cannot be totally prevented;however, a policeman who dedicatedly do his job of solving crimesand bring the perpetrators behind bars, then, the community and thefamily of the victims could truly felt a sense of peace and comfort.For him, this will be the gauge of the community on the PNP'sSerbisyong Makatotohanan.Also, part of this Organizational development is thestrengthening of the crime reporting system, the Non-UniformedPersonnel of the PROs will be designated as Crime Registrarsinstead of Police Non-Commissioned Officers. The additionalNUP Plantilla positions of data encoders and computer operators isbeing worked on by the DPRM. In this way, more uniformedpersonnel will be deployed in the field. The Research and AnalysisDivision will also be strengthened to include the proposed CrimeInformation Center. It will serve as the national repository of allcrime statistics and reports to come up with a comprehensivenational crime environment that reflects the true crime situation.For this year, the DIDM Audit and Assessment Team willconduct a random nationwide on-site visit of all CPS/MPS tovalidate their compliance with LOI 02/09 UCPER as well asenhance their reporting system. By reporting the true crimesituation, the PNP’s Serbisyong Makatotohanan will be truly feltby the community. On the other hand, the activation of CrimeIncident Monitoring Center will also be proposed under thesupervision of the Case Monitoring Division. All otherinvestigative services of DIDM shall also be integrated to the CaseMonitoring Division (which shall be renamed to SpecialInvestigation Division) as part of the streamlining of offices andprocesses.To effectively implement the My IP is the Key of the C,PNP, thatof knowing your job well and doing your job well passionatelyfrom the time you reported for work will be a way of life for theInvestigation Family. An IP Card System will be implemented onstthe 1 quarter of 2013. This will in turn give more focus on thespecific tasks being assigned to each personnel and accomplishedthe objectives of each Division, Section and individuals which willcontribute to the overall accomplishment of DIDM. The AdminOffice and the Plans and Program Section of DIDM shall ensurethat at least 30 minutes shall be allotted for the conduct of briefcoaching and mentoring to all its personnel on a weekly basis. Itaims to develop professional uniformed and non-uniformedpersonnel who has instilled in their hearts and minds the trueessence of their roles and responsibilities. It shall be done to ensurethat the IP Card of each personnel is truly adopted and practiced. Thevarious Investigative offices down to the lowest level shall also berequired to adopt their own IP Card System.On instilling Discipline, it is high time that discipline among theranks shall be encouraged and practiced all the time. It must be a wayof life for all the PNP personnel. This is where the DIDM's role takesplace through the Pre-Charg Evaluation and Investigation Division.By aggressively pursuing the cases filed against corrupt, abusive,and ill-mannered police personnel. The cases that are subject for prechargeevaluation shall be processed immediately to DLOD forsummary hearing which will eventually be the basis for the filing ofappropriate charges and sanctions to be imposed to subject PNPpersonnel. Digital archiving of all cases shall also be implementedwith the support of IT Officers from the Directorate for Informationand Communication Technology Management.This Directorate fully supports the Chief, PNP's objective toinstitutionalize reforms and mechanism to fast track the resolutionof admin cases against PNP personnel through the empowerment ofthe Internal Affairs Service (IAS).Moreover, the DIDM will spearhead the full implementation ofall ICT-assisted based systems relative to investigation. Theadoption of the ICT-assisted based systems is already part of theenhancement of the e-Projects (e-Blotter System, e-Warrant System,and e-Rouges Gallery System) being undertaken by DIDM andDICTM. The DIDM is aggressive more than ever to drumbeat thefull implementation of the e-Projects nationwide. Once fullyinstitutionalized, the e-Projects will later on be integrated to theproposed National Police Clearance System (NPCS).On Excellence, to ensure optimization of resources andstandardization of investigative equipment, the DIDM will beaggressive on the monitoring and accounting of all police stationsrelevant to the submission of AFIS, IBIS hits. To strengthen thePNP's adoption of scientific investigation, the investigative arms ofthe DIDM such as the PNP Crime Laboratory and CriminalInvestigation and Detection Group shall sustain the fullimplementation of the AFIS, IBIS, DNA, Facial Composite Sketch,Digital Cyber Forensic Laboratories down to the lowest policestations. This shall be complemented with a team of trained andskilled investigators and forensic experts assigned in said offices.In addition the concept of a separate evidence room using aContainer Van is included in the specific projects this year. A studyon the used of CCTV Cameras as an important tool in solving crimesand identification of the suspects is being undertaken. The provisionof standard Police Blotter (blue) and Pink Blotter to be distributed toall our police stations is being pushed.In essence, the C,PNP's ultimate goal is to develop a new breed ofheroes, whose Serbisyong Makatotohanan is greatly felt andexperience by the community and the people it oath to serve andprotect. His strong message for our investigators and detectives isloudly and clearly – to work harder, to solve crimes and arrest morecriminals on the street; bring more success stories through the AFIS,DNA and IBIS Hits; continuously explore the potential ofComposite Sketch, and Digital Cyber Forensic Laboratories; andmore importantly, to present the true crime situation in theirrespective areas.With PDG PURISIMA at the helm, he will surely lead the PNP toa better perspective. To our investigators and detectives, theEditorial Board and Staff expects you to start the ball rolling being atthe forefront of the investigation service. May 2013 be the year ofmore investigative breakthroughs and significant feats in deliveringSerbisyong Makatotohanan to the community.
DETECTIVEThe5Oct.-Dec. 2012Volume 1Issue No. 4For this issue, the Editorial Board and Staff presents in series the DIDM's existence, understanding its role and the evolution of thePNP's Investigative Capability Program to enhance Crime Solution.Year-end Review: The PNP's Investigative Capability Programto Enhance Crime Solution EfficiencyLooking BackPart 1:In the past, a rape victim would report her ordeal tothe police station manned by an all-male staff who had nobasic training in handling such kind of sensitive case. It doesnot require any empirical study to come to a conclusion that alarge percentage of victims of such crimes would hesitate toreport such abuses to the police. If this scenario, which wasthe then standard procedure nationwide, hence, we can onlysecond guess how many crimes of passion would have beencommitted with impunity and how much bolder criminalswould then have become.This antiquated investigation scheme wasappropriately addressed by the Directorate for Investigationand Detective Management (DIDM) in the year 2002 by theestablishment of the Women and Children ConcernsDivision (WCCD) with the paramount objective ofprotecting and upholding the rights and dignity of womenand their children alongside with the improvement ofinvestigation management. The WCCD was furtherupgraded to Women and Children Protection Desks (WCPD)in 2007 and was institutionalized in all city and municipalstations nationwide.The foregoing presents a factual illustration of therole of the DIDM and its significance in providing direction,supervision, and enhancement of the investigation of crimes.The birthing of the DIDM took place in 1998. With thereorganization of the PNP by virtue of Republic Act 8551, theNAPOLCOM issued Resolution No. 97-032 entitled"Enhancing the Investigative Functions of the PNP throughthe Implementation of the Investigation and DetectiveManagement Program", aimed at enhancing theinvestigative powers and functions of the PNP to keep pacewith the growing complexities of crime incidence.DIDM was given the mission "To assist and advise theChief, PNP in the direction, control, coordination andsupervision of the investigation activities of the PNP". Likeany police agencies in the world, the PNP has two (2) basicfunctions, namely: crime prevention and crime solution.While the first is the concern of the PNP Directorates forOperation, Intelligence, Police Community Relations andothers, only that which pertains to crime solution falls underthe jurisdiction of DIDM.Too often, the DIDM, perhaps owing to the presence ofthe terms "investigation" and "detection" in its name, isconfused with the role of the Criminal Investigation andDetection Group which also bears the same words in its title.However, CIDG is the component of the PNP that monitors,investigates cases and conducts operations against notoriouswanted persons and organized crime groups. The DIDM onthe other hand provides for the direction and supervision ofthe investigation of crimes and other offenses.In line with the previously stated functions, the DIDMestablished the Investigation Capability EnhancementFramework, a three-pronged development program whichaims to modernize our investigative arsenal in three (3) majorareas, namely: human resource development;standardization of systems and procedures; anddevelopment of facilities and equipment. In short, in orderto fully realize its objectives and achieve its target, the DIDMis launching a more pro-active, result-oriented, andcommunity-inspired investigative and detective work whichwill be explained in the succeeding paragraphs.Presenting the National Crime EnvironmentIndispensable in our research and analysis are crimestatistics, determinants of crimes and cross-sectional data.Overview of the Crime SituationFigure 1. Total Crime VolumeFigure 2. TCV DistributionThe Total Crime Volume (TCV) for the period ofJanuary-December 2012 registered a total of 217,812incidents which is 9.99% lower when compared with theTCV in January-December 2011 which registered 241,988incidents. A total of 129,161 incidents or 59% are classifiedas index crimes while a total of 88,651 incidents or 41% areclassified as non-index crimes as shown in Figure 2.The index crime volume in January-December 2012totaled 129,161 incidents that is 16.14% lower whencompared with the index crime volume in January-December2011 which registered 154,012.
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