POLICE a department of government responsible for the preservation of public order, detection of crime and enforcement of law. the act or process of putting and keep in in order.
SYSTEM an orderly,interconnected , complex arrangement of parts. A method of organization, administration or procedure.
COMPARATIVE POLICE SYSTEM theories and practices in law enforcement have been compared in several studies under diverse circumstances, the goal is to test whether the theory and practice policing needs innovation to meet the demands of the present trends in crime fighting. as we compare our own police system with other models we would be able to gain insights into how to deal with transnational crime or borderless crimes. besides, best practices may be adopted from other police models in order to make policing in the Philippines more current and effective.
2 METHODS OF COMPARATIVE POLICE SYSTEM RESEARCH 1. SAFARI METHOD - a researcher visits another country 2. COLLABORATIVE METHOD - the researcher communicates with a foreign researcher
GLOBALIZATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION? is a package of transnational flows of people, production, investments, information, ideas and authority. is the growing inter-penetration of states, markets, communications, and ideas.
EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT 1. Threats on law enforcement a. increasing volume of human rights violation evident by genocide or mass killing. b. the under-privilege gain unfair access to global mechanism on law enforcement and security. c. conflict between nations d. transnational criminal networks for drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorism, etc.
2. Opportunities for law enforcement a. creation of international tribunals to deal with human rights problems. b. humanitarian interventions that can promote universal norms and link them to the enforcement power of states. c. global groups for conflict monitoring and coalitions across transnational issues .
International undertakings to safeguard life and human dignity Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Social and Economic Rights Specific Treaties on War Crimes UN Convention on the Rights of the Child UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
4 TYPES OF POLICE SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD
COMMON LAW SYSTEMS are also known as Anglo-American Justice , and exist in most english-speaking countries of the world, such as the US., England, Australia and New Zealand. They are distinguished by a strong adversarial system where lawyers interpret and judges are bound precedent. Common Law System are distinctive in the significance they attached to precedent (the importance of previously decided cases). They primarily rely upon oral systems of evidence in which the public trial is a main focal point.
2. CIVIL LAW SYSTEM are also known as Continental Justice Or Romano- Germanic Justice , and practice throughout most of the european union as well as elsewhere, in places such as Sweden, Germany, France and Japan. They are distinguished by a Strong Inquisitorial System where less right is granted to the accused, and the written law is taken as gospel and subject to little interpretation .
3. SOCIALIST SYSTEM are also known as Marxist- Lenninist Justice , and exist in many places , such as africa and asia , where there had been a communist revolution or the remnants of one. They are distinguished by procedures designed to rehabilitate or retrain people into fulfilling their responsibilities to the state. it is the ultimate exorcession of positive law, designed to move the state forward toward the perfectibility of state and mankind.
4. ISLAMIC SYSTEMS are also known as Muslim Or Arabic Justice , and derived all their procedures and practices from interpretation of the Koran. Islamic System in general are characterized by the absence of positive law (the use of law to move societies forward toward some progressive future) and are based more on the concept of natural justice (crimes are considered acts of injustice that conflict with tradition). religion plays an important role in Islamic Systems.
COMPARATIVE COURT SYSTEM
Court Systems of the world are of two types : ADVERSARIAL - Where the accused is innocent until proven guilty. the U.S adversarial system is unique in the world. No other nation, not even the U.K places as much emphasis upon determination of factual guilt in the court room as the U.S does.
2. INQUISITORIAL Where the accused is guilty until proven innocent or mitigated, have more secret procedures. Outside the U.S, most trials are concerned with legal guilt where everyone knows the offender did it, and the purpose is to get the offender to apologize, own up to their responsibility, argue for mercy, or suggest an appropriate sentence for themselves.