Infractions Committed by Uniformed Personnel of The Philippine National Police of The Regional Command 02: ITS Trends Andeffects to Organization

The Philippine National Police is a uniformed bureau of the Department of Interior and Local Government and noted as one of the pillars of the Philippine Criminal Justice System tasked with different powers and functions, foremost among which is the maintenance of public order and safety in every aspect of locality. Tracing in depth the PNP's historical views/background, as the very basis of having come into existence, it is a well-established criterion that the police, under the Philippine setting, primitively evolved from the practice of different tribes in selecting able-bodied young men subjected through vigorous training, to protect their villages not from the assault of animals but from depredation of wild animals which posed danger/threat to their crops, livelihood and even to their personal safety. Today, this completely resembles that of the PNP's contemporary patrol, not of animals but of being whose actions and conduct proved inimical to public interest and safety in transgression of the very essence of law. This study made used of the uniformed men as its respondents who committed an infraction during the Complan Pagbabago in the Philippine National Police Department. Since this study was an attempt to study the infractions committed by uniformed personnel of Regional Command 2, its trends and effects to organization, it made used of the descriptive normative survey which described the facts and the nature of offenses committed. This research design used normative survey since it was “an investigation designed to conduct or ascertain the facts concerning the present status of the problem under investigation. The instrument used in this study was the record file on resolved cases of uniformed men in the Regional Command 02 which was composed of the profile of the responders, the facts of the case committed, and the judgment or pronouncement of the filed cases from the Disciplinary Authorities. Interview was conducted in this study in order to facilitate perceptions and reactions on the trends and implications of the committed case in the organization. Documentary analysis was the primary tool used in gathering data needed in the study. The researcher employed the simple frequency count, percentage, men and rank distribution to describe and categorized the data on respondents’ profile, common infractions committed. The result of the study shows that merely in all types of crimes uniformed personnel of the PNP-R02 have been accused of committing various crimes, ranging from neglect of duty to the most serious crimes such as crime against persons and properties, chastity and other serious crimes. It is therefore recommended that the content of the back to basic or refresher course of the PNP should be reviewed in order to help the uniformed personnel that should emphasize various information in order to minimize the commission of infractions by its members.