PHILIPPINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
LAW ENFORCEMENT PILLAR
Theories of Police Service
1. Home Rule - Policemen are considered as servants of the community.
2. Continental - Policemen are considered as servants of higher authority.
Concept of Police Service
1. Old Concept- The yardstick of police efficiency is the number of arrest. Police is a repressive machinery in crime prevention.
2. Modern Concept -The yardstick of police efficiency is the absence of crime crime/lesser number of crimes committed.
