POLICE PATROL OPERATIONS WITH POLICE

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
30–300 MHZ – IS INTENDED FOR SHORT DISTANCES TRANSMISSION.

ABOVE 30 MHZ OR WITHIN VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (30–300MHZ) – IS THE FREQUENCY NEEDED
BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

AGGRESSIVE PATROL STRATEGY - THE EMPHASIS OF THIS IS ON POSITIVE, TARGET ORIENTED

ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDES PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTION. THIS IS EFFECTIVE IF THE
INFORMATION REGARDING IDENTIFIABLE CRIME TRENDS IS BASED ON CRIME ANALYSIS.

AMPLIFIERS – INCREASES THE INTENSITY OF OSCILLATIONS WHILE RETAINING THE DESIRED

FREQUENCY

ANTENNA – RECEIVES THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND CONVERTS THEM INTO

ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS

AREA - A SECTION OR TERRITORIAL DIVISION OF A LARGE CITY.

AUTOMOBILE PATROL - IT IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL TYPE OF PATROL AND OFFERS TACTICAL
ABILITY WHEN USED IN NUMBERS. IT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
POLICE PATROL.

BASE STATION - RADIO BASE STATION IS AUTHORIZED PRIMARILY TO INTERCOMMUNICATE WITH

ITS RADIO UNITS, FOOT PATROLS AND OUTPOST AND TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT RADIO
STATIONS.

BEAT - AN AREA DESIGNED FOR PATROL PURPOSES, WHETHER FOOT OR MOTORIZED.

BICYCLE PATROL - IT HAS LONG BEEN A PART OF THE PATROL SERVICES OF MOST COUNTRIES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SINCE THE BICYCLE WAS FIRST DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF ITS
SALIENT FEATURES, IT HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF MOBILITY AND STEALTH. INEXPENSIVE TO
PROCURE AND MAINTAIN COMPARE TO OTHER METHODS. IT CAN COVER AREAS NOT
ACCESSIBLE BY MOTORCYCLE OR PATROL CARS. BIKING IS A GOOD FORM OF EXERCISE TO
MAINTAIN EXCELLENT PHYSIQUE AND GOOD HEALTH. IT IS EFFECTIVE IN COMBATING THEFT,
BURGLARY, VANDALISM IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, PARKS AND SHOPPING MALLS. IT CAN BE
EFFECTIVELY USED BY PLAINCLOTHES OFFICER WHILE CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE.

BLOCKING/PURSUING SUB-TEAM - TEAM TASKED TO BLOCK/PURSUE FLEEING

SUSPECTS/VEHICLE
CALLED – FOR SERVICE – INCIDENTS, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION.

CANINE (K-9) PATROL/ DOG PATROL - EGYPTIANS ARE THE FIRST TO USED DOGS FOR
PATROLLING. DOGS ARE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE AS WELL AS IN
SMELLING OUT DRUGS AND BOMBS. A DOG IS CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING AN ODOR 10 MILLION
TIMES BETTER THAN A HUMAN CAN. POLICE DOGS SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO REPLACE
POLICE OFFICERS. THEY ARE SUPPLEMENTARY FORCES THAT CAN AID THE OFFICER IN BETTER
PERFORMING HIS DUTY. A SINGLE K-9 TEAM WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE BUILDING SEARCHES
SEVEN TIMES FASTER THAN FOUR OFFICERS WORKING TOGETHER WERE TO SEARCH THE SAME
BUILDING.

CHRONOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION – IT INVOLVES CONSIDERATION OF THE NATURE AND CAUSES

OF CRIMES. THEY SHOULD FAMILIARIZE HOW CRIMES ARE COMMITTED, WHEN AND WHO
COMMITTED THEM.

CLOCKWISE PATROL PATTERN - THE OFFICER WALK FROM ONE BEAT TO ANOTHER MAKING
SURE THAT HE STAYS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND AT THE CENTER OR MIDDLE PORTION OF ANY
STREET BETWEEN ADJOINING BEATS. FOR EVERY BEAT, THE OFFICER CALLS THE STATION
UNTIL THE CLOCKWISE PATTER IS COMPLETED. SHORT BEATS WELL FOR FOOT PATROL.
RECTANGULAR/SQUARE SIZE OF BEAT. DONE IN THE START OF 8 HOURS TOUR OF DUTY.

CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) PATROL - IT IS BASICALLY USED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL
WHICH ORIGINATES IN WEST GERMANY. TELEVISION CAMERAS ARE MOUNTED IN A
WEATHERPROOF HOUSING. THEY WERE EQUIPPED WITH ZOOM LENS AND WERE REMOTELY
CONTROLLED BY OPERATOR WHO CAN ADJUST EACH CAMERA TO 270 DEGREES. IT MAKES
POSSIBLE TO PICK UP THE LICENSE OF FLEEING AUTOMOBILES.

CLOVERLEAF PATTERN - A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION DESIGNED TO ROUTE TRAFFIC WITHOUT

INTERFERENCE, BY MEANS OF A SYSTEM OF CURVING RAMPS FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER,
IN THE FORM OF A FOUR (4) LEAF CLOVER.

COMMUNICATION – IT IS THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN PEOPLE, E.G. BY MEANS

OF SPEAKING, WRITING, OR USING A COMMON SYSTEM OF SIGNS OR BEHAVIOR.

COUNTER-CLOCKWISE PATROL PATTERN - THE REVERSE OF CLOCKWISE PATTERN WITH THE

SAME CHARACTERISTIC OF AN AREA TO BE PATROLLED. DONE IN THE LAST HOUR OF THE 8
HOUR TOUR OF DUTY. TO ENSURE NOTHING UNUSUAL HAS HAPPENED TO THE AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY.

CRIME CLOCK – IT SIGNIFIES WHAT TIME CRIME IS OFTEN OR FREQUENTLY COMMITTED.

CRIME MAP – LOCATION OR PLACE OR CRIME PRONE AREAS WHEREIN CRIME IS FREQUENTLY
OR OFTEN COMMITTED.

CRIME PREVENTION – IT INVOLVES RECOGNITION OF CRIME RISK AND INITIATION OF POSITIVE

ACTION TO REMOVE OR REDUCE RISK, ITS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE
DESIRE TO COMMIT CRIME.

CRIME SUPPRESSION – IT IS THE ACTUAL PREVENTION OF THE COMMISSION OF CRIME.

CRITICAL TIME – IT IS THE TINE BETWEEN THE CALL OF CONCERNED INDIVIDUAL TO THE POLICE
REGARDING CRIME INCIDENT AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE.

DEMODULATOR – DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR DEMODULATING

DETECTIVE BEAT SYSTEM - IT IS ONE OF THE CONCRETE RESPONSES OF THE PNP IN

REINVENTING THE FIELD OF INVESTIGATION. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK IN TRULY EFFECTING MECHANISMS
TOWARDS ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PNP’S INVESTIGATION
CAPABILITY. DETECTIVES ARE CHARGE WITH TOTAL INVESTIGATION RESPONSIBILITY.

DIRECTED DETERRENT PATROL - IT IS A PATROL STRATEGY DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL

PATROL METHODS WHEREIN PATROL OFFICERS PERFORM SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED
PREVENTIVE FUNCTIONS ON A PLANNED SYSTEMATIC BASIS

DISPATCHER PERSONNEL- IN COMMUNICATION CENTER OR COORDINATING CENTER CHARGED

WITH THE RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING MESSAGES.

DISTRICT - A GEOGRAPHICAL SUBDIVISION OF A CITY FOR PATROL PURPOSES, USUALLY WITH

ITS OWN STATION.

DISTRICT ORIENTATION TOUR – THIS INVOLVES FAMILIARIZATION OF ASSIGNED AREA FOR

PATROLLING UPON ARRIVAL IN THE FIELD.

DRAGNET OPERATION - POLICE OPERATION PURPOSELY TO SEAL-OFF THE PROBABLE EXIT

POINTS OF FLEEING SUSPECTS FROM THE CRIME SCENE TO PREVENT THEIR ESCAPE.

EMERGENCY CALL – REQUIRES THE USE OF FLASHING LIGHTS AND SIREN EXCEPT WHEN THERE
IS AN ATTEMPT TO SURPRISE THE CRIMINALS IN THE ACT.

FIXED FOOT PATROL – IT USUALLY USED FOR TRAFFIC, SURVEILLANCE, PARADES AND SPECIAL
EVENTS.

FOOT PATROL - IS ASSIGNED TO AN AREA OF CROWDED POPULATION SUCH AS DOWNTOWN

AREA, OR WHERE THERE IS HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ASSISTANCE OF AN OFFICER IS
NEEDED TO HELP ELIMINATE TRAFFIC JAM. FOOT PATROL IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE TYPE OF
PATROL IN TERMS OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MOST DEPARTMENTS HAD REDUCED THEIR
FOOT PATROLS TO A MINIMUM BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS THE COMMON AND BEST KNOWN
METHODS OF PATROL.

GENERAL PREPARATION – ATTITUDE IS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST PREPARATION OF PATROL

OFFICER SINCE HE WILL BE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT PERSONS IN THE SOCIETY.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION – IT INVOLVES WEIGHING CATEGORIES OF INCIDENTS AND

ACCOUNTING THE NUMBER OF IDENTIFIABLE HAZARDS AND STREET MILEAGE.

GROUND WAVE – IS RADIATED ENERGY THAT TOUCHES ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

HASTY CHECKPOINT - IT IS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO BLOCK THE ESCAPE OF LAWLESS

ELEMENTS FROM A CRIME SCENE, AND IS ALSO ESTABLISHED WHEN NEARBY CHECKPOINTS
ARE IGNORED OR DURING HOT PURSUIT OPERATIONS. IT IS SET UP BY POLICE PERSONNEL
CONDUCTING MOBILE PATROL ON BOARD A MARKED POLICE VEHICLE, OR THOSE
CONDUCTING ISO AND FOOT PATROL OPERATIONS WITHIN THE VICINITY/PERIPHERY OF THE
NATIONAL OR PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS.

HAZARD – IT REFERS TO ANY PERSON, PLACE, THING, SITUATION, OR CONDITION WHICH, IF

ALLOWED TO EXIST MAY INDUCE AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.

HAZARDS: DEFICIENT VISIBILITY – RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OR

OBSTRUCTION OF VIEWS.

HAZARDS: INSECURITY OF PREMISES – CREATED BY THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE LOCKS, BARS

AND GRATINGS.

HAZARDS: PRESENCE OF CONDITION OF THINGS – POORLY DESIGNED ROADWAYS, DEFECTS

OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACES AND PRESENCE OF COMBUSTIBLES.

HAZARDS: PRESENCE OF PEOPLE – CROWD OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEFT, LOSS OF

PERSONS OR THINGS, FIGHTS AND PANICS.

HIGH INTENSITY EMERGENCY LIGHTING PLAN – IT REFERS TO A HEAVY DUTY LIGHT THAT CAN
PROVIDE TWO (2) MILLION CANDLE POWER OF LIGHT.

HIGH RISK ARREST - ACTUAL RESTRAINT OF ARMED PERSONS FOLLOWING A HIGH-RISK STOP.

HIGH RISK STOP - ACTUAL STOPPING OR ACCOSTING OF ARMED AND DANGEROUS PERSON OR
PERSONS, ABOARD A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT, INCLUDING THE POWER TO USE ALL NECESSARY
AND LEGAL MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH END.

HIGH VISIBILITY PATROL - ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE “AURA OF POLICE

OMNIPRESCENCE” IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH CAN REDUCE CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIMES.
ANOTHER CONCEPT IS THE “SATURATION CONCEPT “WHEREIN SELECTED HIGH-RISK CRIME IN
A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE CITY IS SATURATED BY INTENSIVE PATROL OF MARKED POLICE
VEHICLES AND UNIFORMED POLICEMEN.

HORSE PATROL - IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TYPES OF PATROL NEXT TO WALKING. IT IS

COMMONLY USED TO WOODEN AREAS WHICH HORSES PROVIDED THE BEST MOBILITY IN
THOSE AREAS. IT IS ALSO USED IN LARGE PARK, PARADE AND CROWD CONTROL. MOUNTED
OFFICERS CAN SEE THREE BLOCKS MORE THAN A FOOT PATROL OFFICER.

HOT PURSUIT (CROSS JURISDICTIONAL PURSUIT) (ALSO TERMED IN THE US AS FRESH PURSUIT)
- IMMEDIATE, RECENT CHASE OR FOLLOW-UP WITHOUT MATERIAL INTERVAL FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TAKING INTO CUSTODY ANY PERSON WANTED BY VIRTUE OF A WARRANT. ONE WHO IS
SUSPECTED TO HAVE COMMITTED A RECENT OFFENSE WHILE FLEEING FROM ONE POLICE
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY TO ANOTHER THAT WILL NORMALLY REQUIRE PRIOR OFFICIAL
INTER-UNIT COORDINATION BUT WHICH THE PURSUING UNIT CANNOT, AT THAT MOMENT,
COMPLY DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION.

IN – FIELD PREPARATION – THIS IS MADE BY HAVING DEBRIEFING CONFERENCE WITH THE

OFFICER WHO IS BEING RELIEVED AND WHO HAS JUST SPENT THE PREVIOUS TOUR OF DUTY.

INSPECTIONAL SERVICE – TENDING TO REDUCE CRIMINAL OPPORTUNITY AND ACCIDENTS.

INSTRUMENTALITY - IT IS THE MEANS USED IN EXECUTING THE CRIME.

INTERACTIVE PATROL STRATEGY - THE EMPHASIS IS ON POLICE – CITIZEN INTERACTION

WHEREIN COMMUNITY INPUT IS SOUGHT IN RESOLVING PATROL PROBLEMS.

INVESTIGATION SUB-TEAM - IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF POSSIBLE

INCIDENTS IN THE CHECKPOINT TO INCLUDE ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CITATION TICKET (TCT) OR
TRAFFIC VIOLATION REPORT (TVR);

LINE BEAT PATROL – IT IS USED IN SECURING CERTAIN PORTION OF THE ROAD.

LOW VISIBILITY PATROL - IN THIS PATROL STRATEGY THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS NO LONGER
CRIME PREVENTION BUT CRIME REPRESSION. THE OBJECTIVES ARE THE INCREASE NUMBER OF
ARREST ENGAGED IN STREET CRIME. PATROL OFFICERS ARE IN PLAINCLOTHES PATROL OR IN
UNMARKED VEHICLE WHERE STREET CRIMES BECOME HIGH-RISK.

MARINE/BOAT/BAY PATROL - IT IS A SPECIALIZED FORM OF POLICE PATROL, IT IS LIKEWISE

EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO CONTROL SMUGGLING IN ANY COMMUNITY
NEAR WATER NECESSITATES THE USE OF WATER PATROL.

MOBILE DATA TERMINAL – IT REFERS TO A COMPUTER THAT IS INSTALLED INSIDE A PATROL CAR
WHICH ALLOWS PATROL OFFICER TO HAVE AN ACCESS FROM THE HEADQUARTERS FILES AND
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHICH ARE USED IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THEIR
OPERATION.

MOTORCYCLE PATROL - THE USE OF MOTORCYCLES HAS LOST GROUND TO THE USED OF
PATROL CARS IN RECENT YEARS, THEIR NEED OF CONGESTED TRAFFIC WILL INSURE THEIR
CONTINUED USE AS A FORM OF POLICE PATROL. THE TWO-WHEELED MOTORCYCLE IS QUITE
ADAPTABLE TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, PARADES, AND ESCORT DUTY.

MOTIVE - IT IS THE BASIS WHY THE PEOPLE WILL COMMIT CRIME OR IT IS WHAT INDUCES THE
PEOPLE TO ACT.

MOTOR PATROL DISTRIBUTION - INVOLVES DETERMINING THE NEED TO SHIFT MOTOR PATROL
UNITS HOUR – BY – HOUR AT THE AREA ACCORDING TO WHERE AND WHEN CRIME MOSTLY
LIKELY TO OCCUR.

MOVING FOOT PATROL – IT IS USED WHEN THEN THERE IS CONSIDERABLE FOOT MOVEMENT
SUCH AS BUSINESS AND SHOPPING CENTER, FAMILY DWELLINGS AND THE LIKE.

OPPORTUNITY - IT IS THE PHYSICAL POSSIBILITY THAT CRIMINALS COULD HAVE EXECUTED THE
CRIME SUCH AS ACTS OF THE VICTIM WHICH ENABLES THE SUSPECT EXECUTES THE CRIME AND
EXISTENCE OF POLICE OFFICER THAT WILL DETER THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME.

OSCILLATION GENERATOR – CONVERTS ELECTRICAL POWER INTO OSCILLATIONS OF A

PREDETERMINED RADIO FREQUENCY

OSCILLATORS – TO GENERATE RADIO FREQUENCY THAT CAN BE MIXED WITH INCOMING

WAVES.

PAT-DOWN SEARCH - IS A “FRISK” OR EXTERNAL FEELING OF THE OUTER GARMENTS OF AN

INDIVIDUAL FOR WEAPONS ONLY.

PATROL - THE WORD PATROL WAS DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH WORD “PATROUILLER” WHICH
MEANS TO GO THROUGH PADDLES; TO TRAVEL ON FOOT.

PLAINCLOTHES - THIS TYPE OF PATROL IS PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE FOR “SATURATION

COVERAGE” OF HIGH CRIME AREAS. THE PATROL OFFICER SHOULD DRESS TO FIT THE
OCCASION AND WEAR WHATEVER CLOTHING IS THE MODE OF THE DAY AND FITS THE TYPE OF
ACTIVITY TO BE COVERED. IT PROVIDES EXTRA COVERAGE WITHOUT ALARMING THE
OCCUPANTS WITH A USUAL NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICER.

POLICE – CAME FROM FRENCH WORD WHICH MEANS PERSON WHO ENFORCED THE LAW AND
IT WAS LATER ADOPTED BY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
POLICE CHECKPOINT - IT IS A LOCATION WHERE THE SEARCH, WHICH IS DULY AUTHORIZED BY
THE PNP, IS CONDUCTED TO DETER/PREVENT THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES, ENFORCE THE
LAW, AND FOR OTHER LEGITIMATE PURPOSES.

POLICE COMMUNICATION- TECHNICAL MEANS USED OR EMPLOYED BY THE POLICE FOR THE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THEIR MISSIONS OR OBJECTIVES. IT CONSIST
TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, TELETYPE, RADIO AND TELEVISION SYSTEMS.

POLICE COMMUNITY PRECINCT (PCP) – IT IS HEADED BY A PCO WITH A RANK OF CHIEF

INSPECTOR OR SUPERINTENDENT WITH A MINIMUM OF 30 PERSONNEL INCLUDING THE
COMMANDER DIVIDED IN 3 SHIFTS OF 8 HOURS DUTY.

POLICE HAZARD - ANYTHING THAT POSSESSES A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR CRIMINAL ATTACK THAT
MAY INDUCE INCIDENTS CALLING FOR SOME KIND OF POLICE ACTION.

POLICE HAZARDS: PERSONS – IT INCLUDES CRIMINALS, ALCOHOLICS, PROSTITUTES, JUVENILE

DELINQUENTS, DRUG PEDDLERS, ADDICTS, GAMBLERS AND INSANE PERSONS.

POLICE HAZARDS: PROPERTY – IT INCLUDES PIERS, WAREHOUSE, UNOCCUPIED DWELLING,

GAMBLING JOINTS, BANKS, PAWNSHOPS, DRUG DENS, AND GAMBLING DENS.

POLICE HAZARDS: PLACES – IT INCLUDES TERMINALS, DEMONSTRATIONS, PARKS, PARADES,

CONVENTIONS, POLITICAL MEETINGS, LODGING HOUSES, SCHOOLS, AND ATHLETIC EVENTS.

POLICE PATROL - ONE OR MORE POLICE OFFICER MAKING ROUND IN ORDER TO GUARD OR
INSPECT PROPERTY AND TO PROTECT LIVES WITHIN A DESIGNATED AREA.

POLICE RADIO OPERATOR- “DISPATCHER”, “COORDINATOR”, OR “VOICE RADIO OPERATORS”.

BEFORE A POLICEMAN OR CIVILIAN CAN BE DISPATCHERS, THEY MUST BE TRAINED FORMALLY
OR BY JOB TRAINING.

POLICE SERVICE - THIS ARE THE BENEVOLENT SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE PATROL
OFFICERS LIKE MEDIATE IN FAMILY QUARRELS, RENDER FIRST AID FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS,
DISPERSION OF UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES AND GET RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO DISASTER VICTIMS.

POLICE VISIBILITY – IT IS NOT JUST THE ACTUAL PRESENCE OF THE POLICEMAN ON THE BEAT
IT INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING: A. PHYSICAL PRESENCE, B. PATROLLING SCHEME, C. RESPONSE
TIME
POLIS - CAME FROM GREEK WORD WHICH MEANS “CITY-STATE”.

POLITEIA - CAME GREEK WORD WHICH MEANS “GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY”.

POLITIA - ROMAN WORD WHICH MEANS “CONDITION OF THE STATE OR GOVERNMENT”.

POST - A FIXED POINT OR LOCATION TO WHICH AN OFFICER IS ASSIGNED FOR DUTY.

PRE-DETERMINED AREA - SPECIFIC OR PROJECTED SPOT WHERE THE ARMED AND DANGEROUS
PERSON OR PERSONS WOULD PASS OR LIKELY TO PASS AND SO TACTICALLY LOCATED AS TO
GAIN CALCULATED ADVANTAGE AGAINST SAID PERSON OR PERSONS.

PRE – PATROL OPERATION – THE PATROL OFFICER SHOULD BE ARMED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND
EQUIPMENT

PREVENTIVE ENFORCEMENT - INVOLVES THE PREVENTION OF CRIME THROUGH THE

NOTICEABLE PRESENCE OF POLICE VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL. SIR ROBERT PEEL FIRST
PRESENTED PREVENTIVE ENFORCEMENT AS A CRIMINOLOGICAL PHILOSOPHY. AND THIS HAD
BEEN REGARDED AS THE SOUNDEST OF ALL CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES. “IT IS MUCH EASIER
TO PATCH A CRACK IN THE DIKE THAN TO REPAIR THE WALL AFTER IT HAS BROKEN AN OUNCE
OF PREVENTION BEING WORTH A POUND OF CURE”.

PREVENTIVE PATROL-THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PATROL IS TO REDUCE OR TOTALLY PREVENT

THE DESIRE OF HUMAN BEING TO COMMIT CRIME.
PROACTIVE PATROL- DEPLOYMENT OF PATROL PERSONNEL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY WITH DEFINITE OBJECTIVES.

RADIO – IS A SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES PROPAGATED

THROUGH SPACE

RADIO TRANSMITTERS – GENERATES ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS AT A RADIO FREQUENCY

CALLED THE CARRIER FREQUENCY

RADIO WAVES- THE RADIO OR ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES TRAVEL AS FAST AS THE SPEED OF
LIGHT AT 186,000 MILES PER SECOND OR 300,000 KILOMETERS PER SECOND.

RANDOM FOOT PATROL – IT IS USED IN CHECKING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, BUSINESS

ESTABLISHMENTS, DARK ALLEY, AND PARKING LOTS.

REACTIVE PATROL- AN OLD CONCEPT IN PATROLLING WHEREIN OFFICERS AND UNITS DRIVE
AROUND THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN OR WAITING
FOR A CALL THAT THEY WILL RESPOND.

REGULAR POST- ASSIGNING MEMBERS TO ITS REGULAR OR USUAL POST USUALLY BASED ON
SENIORITY.

RESPONSE TIME - IT REFERS TO THE RUNNING TIME OF THE DISPATCHED PATROL CAR FROM HIS
POSITION WHERE THE ASSIGNMENT WAS RECEIVED AND THE ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE.
ROUTE - THE LENGTH OF STREET OR STREETS, DESIGNATED FOR PATROL PURPOSES ALSO
REFERRED TO AS LINE BEAT.

ROUTINE CALL – A CALL WHERE MOBILE CAR IS REQUIRED TO OBSERVED THE TRAFFIC LAWS
AND DOES NOT NORMALLY USED FLASHING LIGHTS AND SIREN WHILE ON ITS WAY TO THE
SCENE OF THE CRIME

ROUTINE PATROL – DIRECTED AT LESS TANGIBLE HAZARDS, SUCH AS POOR LIGHTED AREAS,
BUSINESS SECTION ETC

SEARCH/ARRESTING SUB-TEAM - DESIGNATED TO CONDUCT SEARCH, SEIZURE AND ARREST, IF

NECESSARY;

SECTOR - AN AREA CONTAINING TWO OR MORE BEATS, ROUTES OR POSTS.

SECURITY SUB-TEAM - TASKED TO PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE CHECKPOINT AREA;

SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT - IT IS PROVEN TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE IN THE PATROL

PROCEDURE. IF A CERTAIN AREA IS SUBJECT TO A HIGH CRIME RATE, THE PATROL CARS SPEND
A GREATER PART OF THEIR PATROLLING TIME IN THAT AREA.

SHIELD AND TRUNCHEON - DURING THE CONFRONTATIONAL STAGE, TRUNCHEON MAY BE

UTILIZED ONLY TO PUSH BACK DEMONSTRATORS AND NOT AS AN INSTRUMENT TO STRIKE
INDIVIDUALS. HOWEVER, WHEN DEMONSTRATORS BECOME AGGRESSIVE, TRUNCHEON SHALL
BE THE PRINCIPAL NON-LETHAL WEAPON FOR DISPERSAL. IN SUCH SITUATION, CDM
CONTINGENTS SHALL NONETHELESS, USE THE SAME WITH CAUTION AND DUE DILIGENCE TO
AVOID UNNECESSARY INJURY.

SHIFT/POST ROTATION – IT IS THE PROCESS OF ASSIGNING MEMBERS OF PATROL FORCE

FROM POST TO POST.

SKY WAVE – IS A RADIATED ENERGY THAT TRAVELS TO THE IONOSPHERE AND IS REFLECTED
BACK TO EARTH.

SPEAKER – CONVERTS THE IMPULSES INTO SOUND WAVES AUDIBLE BY THE HUMAN EAR

SPOKESPERSON - TL OR MEMBER WHO IS SOLELY IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE

MOTORISTS’ SUBJECT FOR CHECKPOINT;

SPOT CHECK/ACCOSTING - IS THE BRIEF STOPPING OF AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER ON FOOT OR

IN A VEHICLE, BASED ON REASONABLE SUSPICION/PROBABLE CAUSE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING THE INDIVIDUAL’S IDENTITY AND RESOLVING THE OFFICER’S SUSPICION
CONCERNING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

SPOTTER - PNP PERSONNEL WHO WILL POINT/PROFILE SUSPECTED VEHICLE SUBJECT FOR
CHECKPOINT;

STATION DESK – SERVES AS THE 3 C’S OF POLICE FORCE: COMMUNICATION, COORDINATING

CENTER/COMMAND POST.

STOP AND FRISK - A PATROL OFFICER HAS THE RIGHT TO PERFORM A PAT-DOWN SEARCH IF THE
INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN LEGITIMATELY STOPPED WITH REASONABLE SUSPICION. THE POLICE
OFFICER HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL POSSESSES WEAPON/S ON HIS
PERSON AND POSES A THREAT TO THE POLICE OFFICER’S OR ANOTHER PERSON’S SAFETY. IN
A PAT-DOWN SEARCH, OFFICERS ARE PERMITTED ONLY TO FEEL THE OUTER CLOTHING OF THE
SUSPECT. POLICE OFFICERS MAY NOT PLACE THEIR HANDS INSIDE THE POCKETS OF THE
SUBJECT’S CLOTHING UNLESS THEY FEEL AN OBJECT THAT COULD PROBABLY BE A WEAPON
AND THE PATROL OFFICER DOES NOT INSERT HIS HAND INSIDE THE POCKET. INSTEAD, IT IS THE
SUSPECT HIMSELF WHO PRODUCE FROM HIS POCKET, AS REQUESTED.

STOPPING ZONE - STRATEGIC PREDETERMINED AREA STRONGLY SEALED OFF, BARRICADED

AND OCCUPIED BY TACTICAL FORCES IN A LAWFUL DISPLAY OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN LAW
AND ORDER OR IN DEFENSIVE RESPONSE TO AN EVENT OF CRIMINAL NATURE OR OF SUCH
GRAVITY THAT OCCURRED OR LIKELY TO OCCUR CALLING FOR A HIGH RISK STOP OR ARREST.

STRAIGHTWAY AND CRISS-CROSS PATROL PATTERN - HAZARD ORIENTED PATROL. EASIEST TO

OBSERVE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PATROL OFFICER. IN STRAIGHTWAY PATTERN, IT INVOLVES
PATROLLING THE LENGTH OF THE STREET, THEREFORE, MOVEMENT OF OFFICER IS EASY TO
OBSERVE. CRISSCROSS IS ALMOST SIMILAR WITH ZIGZAG. “IN ANY PATROL PATTERN, THE
RELIEVING PATROL OFFICER SHALL MAKE HIS FIRST HOURLY CALL BEFORE STARTING HIS
PATROL DUTY.”

STREET/INTERVIEW INTERROGATION - IT IS DIFFERENT FROM CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION

THEREFORE RECITING OF MIRANDA WARNING IS NOT APPLICABLE. IN THIS METHOD THE
PATROL OFFICERS AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATE CRIMES THAT MAY HAVE JUST OCCURRED, ARE
OCCURRING OR ARE ABOUT TO OCCUR. THROUGH THIS TECHNIQUE PERSON WHOSE
ANSWERS AROUSE SUSPICION OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT IT GIVES THE POLICE A PROBABLE
CAUSE TO ARREST HIM. THIS TECHNIQUE IS HIGHLY VISIBLE A DETERRENT IMPACT TO WOULD –
BE CRIMINALS.

TARGET ORIENTED PATROL - IT IS PATROL STRATEGY WHICH IS DIRECTED TOWARDS SPECIFIC

PERSONS OR PLACES.

TEAM LEADER (TL) - SHALL LEAD AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF CHECKPOINT
PREFERABLY AN OFFICER WITH THE RANK OF AT LEAST POLICE INSPECTOR;

TEAM POLICING SYSTEM - IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO INTEGRATE THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY
INTEREST INTO A WORKING RELATIONSHIP SO AS TO PRODUCE THE DESIRED OBJECTIVE OF
PEACE KEEPING IN THE COMMUNITY. ORIGINATED IN ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. TEAM OF 5-10 MEN
IS ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO CONCENTRATION OF CRIMES AND CITIZENS-CALLS FOR POLICE
SERVICE. EFFECTIVE POLICE-COMMUNITY COOPERATION IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF A
TEAM POLICING SYSTEM. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATION MUST BE SOLICITED
ACTIVELY.

TEAR GAS - TEAR GAS MAY BE UTILIZED TO BREAK UP FORMATIONS OR GROUPINGS OF

DEMONSTRATIONS WHO CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND REFUSED TO DISPERSE DESPITE
EARLIER EFFORTS.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT - LARGE POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE TRAFFIC DIVISIONS, BUT THE
MAJORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE SMALL, AND HAVE ONLY PATROL DIVISION TO HANDLE
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

TRANSDUCER – CONVERTS THE INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED INTO VARYING

ELECTRICAL VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL TO EACH SUCCESSIVE INSTANTANEOUS INTENSITY.
UNDERCOVER/DECOY PATROL - IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL PATROL METHODS
IN THAT THE STRATEGY IS TO RELY HEAVILY ON DISGUISE, DECEPTION, AND LYING IN WAIT
RATHER THAN HIGH AND LOW VISIBILITY PATROLS TECHNIQUES.

URGENT CALL – THE RESPONDING PATROL CAR HAS TO OBSERVED THE TRAFFIC LAWS
WITHOUT NEED OF USING FLASHING LIGHTS AND SIREN BUT PROCEED DIRECTLY TO ITS
DESTINATION WITHOUT STOPPING ENROUTE UNLESS INCIDENT OF FAR MORE SERIOUS
OCCURS

VEHICLE-MOUNTED TV – IT REFERS TO A VIDEO CAMERA WHICH IS ATTACHED AND INSTALLED

IN A PATROL CAR WITH A HIGH-RESOLUTION AND WIDE ANGLE LENS.

VEHICLE INSPECTION – INVOLVES INSPECTION OF PATROL VEHICLES TO BE USED BEFORE

GOING OUT OF PATROL.

WALKING BEATS – IT INVOLVED DETERMINING MAN HOURS NEEDED TO COVER THE STREETS
AND ALLEYS TO INSPECT THE POLICE HAZARDS PREVAILS WITHIN THE AOR.

WATER CANNONS - WATER CANNONS MAY BE UTILIZED WHEN DEMONSTRATORS BECOME

UNRULY AND AGGRESSIVE FORCING TROOPS TO FALL BACK TO THEIR SECONDARY POSITIONS.

WOLVES (WIRELESS OPERATIONAL LINK AND VIDEO EXPLORATION SYSTEM) – IT IS THE SYSTEM
OF ATTACHING MINIATURE CAMERA AND TRANSMITTER TO A SEARCH DOG WHICH MAKES THE
DOGS THE EYES AND EARS OF HIS HANDLER.

ZIGZAG/FREE WHEELING PATROL PATTERN - DONE BY PATROLLING THE STREETS WITHIN THE
PERIMETER OF THE BEAT NOT AT RANDOM BUT WITH DEFINITE TARGET LOCATION WHERE HE
KNOWS HIS PRESENCE IS NECESSARY. IT STARTS AT ONE CORNER OF THE PATROL AREA AND
WORK YOUR WAY DIAGONALLY ACROSS IT TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER.