WEAKNESSES OF THE

FILIPINO
POLICE OFFICER
1. Misplaced Loyalty
• Due to the bonds shared by police officers in their line
of work, it becomes one’s paramount duty to protect his
fellow officers at all costs, as they would protect you,
even though you may have to risk your own career or
your own life to do it.
• If your colleagues make a mistake, took a
bribe, seriously hurt somebody illegally, or got into
other kinds of trouble, you should do everything you can
to protect them in the ensuing investigation.
2. Cynicism
• Sometimes, because of the experiences they acquire as
law enforcers, police view all citizens with suspicion.
Everyone is a possible problem, but especially those
who fit a type.
• Cynicism spills over to their relations with other people,
since they have found that friends expect favors and
special treatment, and since police routinely
witness negative behavior even from the most
upstanding of people.
3. The Use of Force
• The police sometimes embrace force for all situations wherein
a threat is perceived. Threats may be interpreted as acts
or statements "against the officer's authority" rather than
those against the officer's physical person.
• So anyone with an "attitude problem" deserves a lesson in
humility. Force is both expressive and instrumental. It is a clear
symbol of the police officer's perceived authority and
legitimate dominance in any interaction with the public, and it's
also believed to be the most effective method of
control.
4.The Police as Victims Mentality
• This concept is based on the idea that the police are
victims of public misunderstanding and scorn, of low wages
and self-serving administrators.
• This feeling of victimization sets police apart from others and
rationalizes a different set of rules for them as opposed to other
members of society.
5. The Police as Untouchables
• Disrespect for police authority is an offense that should always
be punished with an arrest or use of force.
• This number one "offense," which is known as contempt of a
person in uniform cannot be ignored.
6. Rewards
• Police do very dangerous work for low wages, so it is proper to
take any extra rewards the public wants to give them, such as
free meals, Christmas gifts and free access to movies, public
transport etc.
• The general rule is: Take any reward that does not change what
you would do anyway, such as eating a meal, but do not take
money that would affect your job, such as not giving traffic
tickets.
• One theory is that it is acceptable to accept any type
of reward as long as an individual gave it
wholeheartedly to a police officer. This rationalization was
even given a term: “LAUGHING MONEY”
7. Due Process
• Due process is only a means of protecting criminals at the
expense of the law abiding and should be ignored whenever
it is safe to do so.
• Illegal searches and wiretaps, interrogation without advising
suspects of their rights, and if need be.
• even physical pain to coerce a confession are all acceptable
methods for accomplishing the goal the public wants the
police to accomplish: fighting crime.
8. Lying and Deception
• Lying and deception are an essential part of the police job, and
even perjury should be used if it is necessary to protect
yourself or get a conviction on a bad guy.
• Violations of due process cannot be admitted to prosecutors or
in court, so perjury is necessary and therefore proper.
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Neglect of Duty or Nonfeasance
It is the failure to perform an act which one is obligated or
permitted to do either by law or directive due to omission or
failure to recognize the obligation.
2. Irregularities in the Performance of duty/ Misfeasance
The improper performance of some act, which might lawfully
have done.
3. Malfeasance
The intentional commission of a prohibited actor
intentional unjust performance of some act of which the party
had no right.
4. Misconduct
It is the wrongdoing or violation of departmental procedures.
5. Incompetence
It is the manifestation of lack of adequate ability and
fitness for the satisfactory performance of police duties. This
has reference to any physical intellectual quality the lack of,
which substantially incapacitates one to perform the duties of
peace officer.
6. Oppression
It is an act of cruelty, severity, unlawful execution, domination,
or excessive use of authority. The exercise of the
unlawful powers or other means, in depriving an individual
of his liberty or property against his will, is generally anact of
oppression.
7. Dishonesty
The concealment or distortion of truth in a matter of fact relevant of one’s
office, or connected with the performance of his duties.
8. Disloyalty to the Government
It consists of abandonment or renunciation of one’s loyalty to
the Government of the Philippines, or advocating the overthrow of the
government.
9. Violation of Law
Presupposes conviction in court of any crime or offense
penalized under Revised Penal Code or any special law or ordinance.
10. Corruption
is forbidden acts involving misuse of office for gain.
11. Favoritism
The unfair breaks to friends or relatives (nepotism).
12. Rotten Apples
These are either weak individuals who have slipped
through screening process or succumbed to the temptations
inherent in police work or deviant individuals who continue
their deviance in an environment that gives them ample
opportunity.
13. Deviance
These are behavior inconsistent with the norms, values or
ethics.