Westmead International School

Batangas City

I. Course Code: CRIM 3 No. of Units: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours : NONE
II. Course Title: Ethics and Values
III. Pre- requisite: Crim1 Co-requisite: Crim2
IV. Course Description:
It includes the study on the general concepts and foundations of ethics and values with emphasis on the Filipino Values. Discussions on the effects of ethics and
values in the society particularly in the Philippine National Police (PNP) are also included.
It also gives emphasis on a humanity-oriented discipline intended to develop an understanding of the norms appropriate action in public safety and their stand on the basic
issues including the legal and moral duties of public safety officers towards the community, based on Presidential Decree No. 62.
In addition, ethics and values are critically studied as applied to the present Law Enforcement Code Ethics and Police Professional Conduct as embodied under Section 1,
Rule II of the PNP Rules and Regulations. Finally, the study of the development of Police Community Relation as well as the philosophies and foundations of good Police
community and human relations concludes this course.

General Objective:.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to know the different concepts on Ethical Standards with respect to police force.

A. Specific Objectives:

Cognitive:
1. Identify police values and its concept
2. Knowledge of professional conduct and ethical standards
3. Learn police community relations
4. Identify and apply the various police community

Affective:
1. Show sensitivity on the issues pertaining to the police force.
2. Appreciate the importance of camaraderie on the police unit

Psychomotor:
1. Appreciate the importance of the PNP Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards and police community relation in the success of every Law
Enforcement Agency;
2.Evaluate similarities and differences of the PC-INP with the Present PNP concerning the Core of Values and Virtues;
 DATE Specific Objectives Subject Matter Values Strategies of Instructional Evaluation Expected Output
Integrated Teaching Materials

Critical Lecture/ Whiteboard Recitation

FOUNDATION OF POLICE Discussion
ETHICS AND VALUES Thinking Research
-Explain the Dialogue Group Report
importance of Ethics, 1. What is Ethics and Enthusiasm Open Forum
Values, and Principles; Values Power Point
Presentation
-Discuss the critical 2. Police Code of Ethics
importance of the law -Explained the
enforcement code of 3. The Public Trust importance of Ethics,
ethics. Values, and Principles;
4. Causes of Unethical
Lecture Recitation -Discussed the critical
Week 1 - 5 Behavior
Group work importance of the law
5. Building and Ethical Group enforcement code of
Climate Presentation ethics.

6. Republic Act No. 6713

7. PNP Code o Conduct Diplomacy Quiz

Adaptability
8. The PNP Core Values
Critical
9. The Police Officer’s Thinking
Creed

10. PNP Stand on Basis

Issues
Professional Conduct and
Ethical Standard

Prelims
 Whiteboard
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Objectivity Quiz

Lecture/
Apply the code of 1. Definition of Terms Racial and Recitation
ethics to realistic
situations in law 2. Police Customs on
enforcement; Courtesy Applied the code of
Week 6 - 10 White board
ethics to realistic
3. Police Customs n situations in law
Ceremonies Discussion enforcement;
-Describe the public’s
perception of police 4. Police Customs on Religious Group Work
ethics. Social Decorum
-Described the public’s
5. Other Police Customs Tolerance Power Point perception of police
Presentation ethics.
-Discuss the ethics to 6. Police traditions
use of deadly force by
police officers; 7. Police Officer’s Pledge
-Discussed the ethics
8. Foundation to use of deadly force
by police officers;
9. Commitment

10. Propagation and

Development

11. Penalties and

Admini9strative
Sanctions
Prohibited Acts

MIDTERMS I I
 Lecture Recitation

. POLICE COMMUNITY Discussion Quiz

RELATIONS Dependability
-Discuss the need for
police community 1. POLICE COMMUNITY White board
Week 11 -14 relation; RELATION CONCEPTS
AND STRUCTURES Discussed the need
Prudence for police community
-Explain the relation;
components of police 2. IMPACTS OF POOR Group Work
community relation; PCR TO THE PUBLIC
-Explained the
Nationalism components of police
-Discuss the foundation 3. PUBLIC RELATION community relation;
of public relation; GENERAL RULES ON Film Showing
OFFICIAL CONDUCT
-Discussed the
-Discuss the general Loyalty foundation of public
rules of official conduct relation;
Hand outs
-Discussed the
Sensitivity general rules of official
conduct

SEMI FINALS
 1. COMMUNITIES IN
COMMUNITY
Explain the Explained the
RELATIONS
communities in communities in
Lecture
community relation; community relation;
Racial,
2. MAINTAINING TRUST White board Quiz
AND PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE Discussion Recitation
-Discuss the police -Discussed the police
appearance and the appearance and the
community; Ethnic, Group Work community;
Week 15 - 18 3. POLICE INFLUENCE Group
OVER THE COMMUNITY Presentation
Power Point
-Recognize the police Presentation -Recognized the
4. PLICE APPEARANCE
influence over the Cultural and police influence over
AND THE COMMUNITY
community. Hand outs the community.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
AND THE COMMUNITY

Religious

Tolerance

Finals
VI.CourseRequirements:
1. Major exams
2. Regular Attendance
3. Quizzes
4. Other bases of course grades (project, recitation)
Grading System:
MAJOR EXAMS 70%
(Prelims, Midterms, Semi Finals and Finals)
CLASS STANDING 30%
TOTAL 100%
Components of Class Standing:
Quizzes 50%
Attendance 25%
Classroom Activities 25%
- Recitation
- Report
TOTAL 100%

Required Text:
1. Police Ethics and Police Community Relations by Adelene Maghinay Florendo
2. Miller, L. (1998). THE POLICE IN THE COMMUNITY: Strategies or the 21 st Century. 2nd Edition; California. West.
3 .Peak, K. (1999) COMMUNITY POLICING AND PROBLEM SOLVING; Strategies and Practices.
4. Republic Act. 6713

Prepared By: Approved By:

HYMAN JAY H. BLANCO,R,Cr Dr. SHARON D. ALEDO

Instructor 1 Dean – CAS
Campus: GULOD
Schedules: MON, WED 1:30-4:30 Room : CB 1

E-mail: hymanjayblanco@rocketmail.com//hjblanco45@gmail.com
Consultation Period: M/W/F 5:00-5:30