Criminal Justice System

It is hereby declared the policy and purpose of this Act to achieve and attain a higher degree of efficiency in the organization, administration and operation of local police agencies with the end in view that peace and order may be maintained more effectively and the laws enforced with more impartiality. It is also the object of this Act to place the local police service on a professional level.

• RA 6975

• RA 8551

• RA 4864

• RA7160

It shall be a community and service oriented agency responsible for the maintenance of peace and order and public safety. As such it shall be organized to ensure accountability and uprightness in police exercise of discretion as well as to achieve efficiency and effectiveness of its numbers and units in the performance of their functions.

• pnp

• nbi

• all law enforcement agencies

• bfp

As a civilian in character, it is a non-military organization, nor any position the roof shall be occupied by any active member of the armed forces of the Philippines, whose administration is governed by the Department of the inspector and Local Government through the Office of the NAPOLCOM, and Its Personel qualification and security of tenure is governed by the Civil Service Law.

• pnp

• nbi

• all law enforcement agencies

• bfp

Literally, “friend of the court”. Are experienced and impartial attorneys that may be invited by the court to appear as amicus curiae’

• Champertous contract

• Amicus Curiae

• Amicus Curiea

• Champertuos contract

1. The practice of filing multiple suits on different courts based on the same cause of action. This is not allowed and is a ground for dismissal of the case filed by the guilty party.

• Forum shopping

• Forum Shipping

• Direct Contempt

• Contempt

1. Contempt committed in the presence of or so near a court or judge as to obstruct or interrupt proceedings before it.

• Forum shopping

• Forum Shipping

• Direct Contempt

• Contempt

A pillar of CJS which occupies a unique position in the Philippine Criminal Justice System serving as the lawyer of the State or government in criminal cases.

• law enforcement

• court

• correction

• prosecution

Is the machinery of the state which enforces the rules of conduct necessary to protect life and property and to maintain peace and order?

• Criminal Justice System

• Criminology

• Criminal law

• Criminal jurisprudence

1. It refers to the study of the various agency of our government in charged of processing law violators to ensure the protection of the society and maintenance of peace and order.

• Criminal Justice

• Criminology

• Criminal law

• Criminal jurisprudence

System of taking care of the custody, rehabilitation and treatment of persons convicted of committing crime

• law enforcement

• court

• correction

• prosecution