Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

LAOANG CAMPUS
Laoang, Northern Samar
Web: http://uep.edu.ph; Email: ueplaoangcampus2000@gmail.com

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Syllabus in CLJ 1. (Introduction to Philippine Criminal Justice System )
2nd Semester, SY: 2022 – 2023

UEP’s Vision: A globally competitive university producing graduates in pursuit of Institutional Graduate Outcomes: Graduates of the University of Eastern
higher economic welfare of the people and the community through inclusion and Philippines should:
cooperation from the stakeholders. 1. Exhibit proficiency in their chosen field of discipline through their involvement
in various types of employment;
UEP’s Mission: Provide technical and professional training, advanced instruction in 2. Utilize research methodologies that will allow them to generate new knowledge
literature, arts, philosophy, the sciences and promotion of innovation, scientific and and address problems and issues and promote development;
technological researches. 3. Values Philippine historical and cultural heritage;
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College Goals: PROGRAM OUTCOMES CONTINUED

3. Specific to the Graduates of BS Criminology Program

The College Criminal Justice Education aims to:
a. Conduct criminological research on crimes, crime causation, victim and
1. Develop criminology graduates with sufficient knowledge and skills towards offenders to include deviant behavior;
professionalism of criminology, and b. Internalize the concepts of human rights and victim welfare;
c. Demonstrate competence and broad understanding in law enforcement
2. Contribute to the country’s manpower requirements in the field of law administration, public safety and criminal justice;
enforcement and peace and order. d. Utilize criminalistics or forensic science in their investigation and detection of
crime;
Program Outcomes: e. Apply the principles and jurisprudence of criminal law, evidence and criminal
procedure; and
f. Ensure offenders’ welfare and developments for their re-integration to the
1. Common to all programs in all types of schools
community.
a. Articulate and discuss the latest development in the specific filed of practice;
4. Common to a horizontal type as defined in CMO 46 s 2012
b. Effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English and Filipino;
c. Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams; a. For professional institutions: a service orientation in one’s profession.
d. Act in recognition of professional, social and ethical responsibility; and b. For colleges: an ability to participate in various types of employment
e. Preserve and promote “Filipino Historical and Cultural Heritage” development activities and public discourse particularly in response to
the needs of the communities one serves.
2. Common to the Criminal Justice Education c. For universities: an ability to participate in the generation of new
a. Conduct criminological research and further studies; knowledge or in research and development projects.
b. Ensure public safety and order maintenance;
c. Prevent, suppress and control crime;
d. Enforce laws, rules and regulations, and
e. Protect lives and properties.

Course Title: Introduction to Philippine Criminal Justice System

Course Credits: 3 Contact Hours/Week: 3 Hours
Course Description: The study of the five pillars of criminal justice in the Philippines- Law enforcement, prosecution, courts, correctional and
community. It also covers their respective functional relationship as well as individual role in the administration of the justice
system in the solution of the crime.
Prerequisite: CRIM 1. Introduction to Criminology

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 Course Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
Knowledge:
1. Discuss the development of laws.
2. Determine crimes and criminals.
3. Evaluate the criminal justice system of the Philippines.
4. Articulate the early development of laws.
5. Evaluate the policing system of the Philippines.
6. Recognize the duties of the prosecution
7. Explain the functions of the prosecution.
8. Articulate the judicial system of the Philippines
9. Determine the organizational structure of courts of the Philippines
10. Articulate the early administration of justice
Skills:
1. Recognize the importance of judiciary.
2. Appraise jurisdictions of the courts
3. Evaluate the rights of the accused
4. Explain the purposes of corrections.
5. Evaluate treatment of the criminals
6. Determine the early forms of corrections and its development
7. Articulate the correctional system of the Philippines
8. Recognize the powers and functions of bureau of corrections
9. Determine the provincial jail system
10. Discuss the scope of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Values:
1. Appraise community-based corrections
2. Determine the role of the community for the development of released inmate.

Number of Hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester.

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME
Weeks COURSE CONTENT/SUBJECT MATTER
1-3 Course Orientation
 Grading system
 Requirements
 Relevance of the course

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 Criminal Justice System (Preliminaries)
 Development of Laws
 Crimes and Criminals
 Criminal Justice System
 Philippine Criminal Laws
 Criminal Justice System in the Philippines
 Operations of CJS in the Philippines
The Law Enforcement Service
 Early development of law enforcement
 Evolution of the Philippine policing
4-6  The nature of policing in the country
 The Philippine National Police
 The police in action
 Revised rules of engagement
The Prosecution
 Duties of a prosecution
7-8
 Philippine prosecution system
 The prosecution process
9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
The Court
 Character and fitness of a Judge
 Early means of administration of justice
 Katarungang Pambarangay
 Judicial power and its scope
10-11  Organization of the Philippine Courts
 Jurisdiction
 The judicial process
 Rights of the accused
 The concept of penalties
 Extinction of criminality liability
12-14 The Correctional Services
 Purposes of corrections
 Theoretical foundation of the treatment of the criminals
 Early forms of corrections
 Development of correctional institutions
 The treatment era of the prisons
 Development of prison system in the Philippines
 Correctional system in the Philippines

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  Bureau of corrections
 Treatment and correlational service
 Provincial jail system
 The Bureau of jail management and penology
 The Community-based corrections
Mobilized Community
 The essence of partnership
15-17
 Coordination and networking in crime prevention
 Empowering the community
18 FINAL EXAMINATION

LEARNING PLAN
Teaching and Learning
Course
Learning Outcomes Activities/Instructional Assessment Tasks Resources
Content/Topic
Delivery/Method
Chapter 1  Development of
a. Discuss how Laws
law developed  Crimes and
Criminals Domingo, Shirley S. Criminal Justice System. Manila: Rex
and how it Bookstore Inc. 2013
defined crimes  Criminal Justice
Lectures
 Criminal Justice  Recitation
and criminals. Discussions Madelo, Jr., Poferio C., Criminal Justice System Basic Concepts
System  Quizzes/Long
b. Recognize PowerPoint and Approaches. Manila: Rex Bookstore Inc., 2012
 Philippine Criminal Quiz
how criminal Laws Presentation/Projector
justice system  Examination
 Criminal Justice Reporting San Beda, Memory Aid Remedial Law 2017.
work System in the
Philippines
 Operations of CJS
in the Philippines

Chapter 2  Early development Lectures  Recitation Porferio C. Madelo (2013), Criminal Justice System Basic
of law enforcement Discussions  Quizzes/Long Concepts and Approaches, Rex bookstore, Manila.
a. Explain the  Evolution of the PowerPoint Quiz
development of law Philippine policing  Examination Domingo, Shirley S. 2013. Criminal Justice System. Ex Book Store,
Presentation/Projector
enforcement and  The nature of  Inc. Manila
policing in the Reporting
its evolution in the
country Madelo, Porferio C. 2013. Criminal Justice System: Basic Concepts
Philippines.  The Philippine

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b. Understand the and Approaches. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila
nature of policing in
the Philippines San Beda. 2017 Memory aid on Remedial Law. San Beda Bar
National Police
c. Recognize the Operations. Manila
 The police in action
rules on  Revised rules of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice
engagement in engagement
different crimes. https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/resources/purpose-criminal-
justice-system
Chapter 3
a. Elaborate the
duties of the  Duties and Domingo, Shirley S. Criminal Justice System. Manila: Rex
prosecution. functions of a Lectures  Recitation Bookstore Inc. 2013
prosecutor. Discussions  Quizzes/Long
b. Explain the system
 Philippine Quiz Madelo, Jr., Poferio C., Criminal Justice System Basic Concepts
of the prosecution PowerPoint
prosecution system
c. Know the Presentation/Projector  Examination and Approaches. Manila: Rex Bookstore Inc., 2012
 The prosecutorial
prosecutorial process of the Reporting
process of the San Beda, Memory Aid Remedial Law 2017
Philippines.
Philippines

Chapter 4  Character and Lectures  Recitation Domingo, Shirley S. 2013. Criminal Justice System. Ex Book Store,
a. Determine the fitness of a Judge Discussions  Quizzes/Long Inc. Manila
qualifications and  Early means od PowerPoint Quiz
ethical standards of administration of  Examination Madelo, Porferio C. 2013. Criminal Justice System: Basic
Presentation/Projector
justice
a judge. Reporting Concepts and Approaches. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila
 Importance of the
b. Know how justice
judiciary
been served in the  Independence of San Beda. 2017 Memory aid on Remedial Law. San Beda Bar
past the judiciary Operations. Manila
c. Explain the  Judicial power and
importance of its scope www.manilatimes.net/2019/05/04/opinion/columnists/
judiciary and its  Organization of the unpredictable-biased-corrupt-and-slow-justice-system/549323 -
independence. Philippine courts Unpredictable, biased, corrupt and slow justice system
d. Determine the  Jurisdiction
parameter of  The judicial process By Al S. Vitangcol 3rd, May 4, 2019
 Rights of the
judicial power www.manilatimes.net/2019/12/24/opinion/editorial/senator-de-
accused
e. Articulate the level  The concept of limas-case-must-be-judged-in-ph-not-in-the-us/666940 - Senator

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 of courts
f. Attribute the court’s
jurisdiction
g. Know the rights of de Lima’s case must be judged in PH, not in the US.
the accused while - The Manila Times
under investigation
penalties www.jstor.org/stable/43281280 - Public support and Judicial
and while under
 Extinction of Empowerment of the Philippine Courts.
trial. criminality liability
h. Evaluate the www.aseantoday.com/2017/02/philippine-judiciary-and-criminal-
different penalties. justice-system-under-pressure - Philippine judiciary and criminal
i. Analyze those justice system under pressure: An inside look
ways on criminal
liability may be
extinguished

Chapter 5  Purposes of Lectures  Recitation Dolinen-Gahar, Linnet. 2012. Handbook on Non-Institutional

a. Recognize the corrections Discussions  Quizzes/Long Corrections. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila
purpose of  Theoretical PowerPoint Quiz
corrections foundation of the  Examination
Presentation/Projector
treatment of the
b. Evaluate the Reporting
criminals Madelo, Porferio C. 2013. Criminal Justice System: Basic Concepts
theories about
 Early forms of and Approaches. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila
treatment of the corrections
criminals.  Development of
c. Examine the early correctional
ways of institutions https://www.unafei.or.jp
punishments and  The treatment era of
development of the prisons
body governing the  Development of
prison system in the
same.
Philippines
d. Evaluate historical  Correctional system
development of in the Philippines
treatment of  Bureau of
prisons in the corrections
Philippines.  Treatment and
e. Articulate the correlational service
 Provincial jail system

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 correctional system
of the Philippines
f. Determine the
scope of bureau of
corrections and its
powers and
functions.
g. Determine the
scope of provincial  The Bureau of jail
jail system. management and
h. Evaluate the power penology
and functions of  The Community-
Bureau of Jail based corrections
Management and
Penology
i. Recognize some
other ways of
corrections outside
of the prion
centers.

Chapter 6  The essence of Lectures  Recitation Domingo, Shirley S. 2013. Criminal Justice System. Ex Book Store,
a. Evaluate the role of partnership Discussions  Quizzes/Long Inc. Manila
the community in  Coordination and PowerPoint Quiz
shaping the life of a networking in crime  Examination
Presentation/Projector
prevention
person released Reporting Madelo, Porferio C. 2013. Criminal Justice System: Basic Concepts
from the prison
and Approaches. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila
centers.
b. Articulate the
different law
enforcement
agencies and their
specific role in
shaping the
criminal justice

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 system of the
country.

Required Readings and Other Materials

 Hector S.De Leon, Philippine Government and New Constitution, Rexboostore 2009. Manila
 Porferio C. Madelo (2013), Criminal Justice System Basic Concepts and Approaches, Rex bookstore, Manila
 Shirley S .Domingo ( 2013), Criminal Justice System. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila

Suggested Readings
 Supreme Court Annotated Reports (SCRA)
 www.manilatimes.net/2019/05/04/opinion/columnists/unpredictable-biased-corrupt-and-slow-justice-system/549323 - Unpredictable, biased, corrupt and slow
justice system. By Al S. Vitangcol 3rd, May 4, 2019
 www.manilatimes.net/2019/12/24/opinion/editorial/senator-de-limas-case-must-be-judged-in-ph-not-in-the-us/666940 - Senator de Lima’s case must be judged in
PH, not in the US. - The Manila Times
 www.jstor.org/stable/43281280 - Public support and Judicial Empowerment of the Philippine Courts.
 www.aseantoday.com/2017/02/philippine-judiciary-and-criminal-justice-system-under-pressure - Philippine judiciary and criminal justice system under pressure: An
inside look
Website/Videos/Film Clips
 LawPhil.com
Class Materials
 Books
 Notes
 Projector

RUBRICS
For Class Participation

Criteria 5 3 1
(Exemplary) (Adequate) (Needs Improvement)

Listening Actively and respectfully listens to Sometimes display lack of interest in Projects lack of interest or disrespect for
professor and peers comments of others others

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 Preparation Arrives fully prepared with all Sometimes arrives unprepared or with Exhibit little evidence of having read or
assignments completed only superficial preparation thought about assigned material

Quality of Contributions Comments are relevant and reflects Comments sometimes irrelevant, betrays Comments reflect little understanding of
understanding of: assigned text (s), lack of preparation, or indicate lack of either the assignment or previous
previous remarks of other students, attention to previous remarks of other remarks of other students
and insights about assigned students
materials

Frequency of Participation Actively participate in appropriate Sometimes participates but at other times Seldom participates and is generally not
times is “tuned out” engage

For Requirements

Criteria 3 2 1
(Exceed expectation) (Meets expectation) (Below expectation)

Content Accomplished purpose of Accomplished requirements directly in Accomplished purpose of requirements

requirements directly and capable manner. Major topic covered but only partially or indirectly. Little or no
completely in an exceptional supporting details are somewhat lacking supporting data or data presented was
manner. All major topic thoroughly in specifity, accuracy or reference. not relevant, specific or accurate/
supported by specific, accurate,
relevant data.

Style (clarity and conciseness) Used smooth, clear readable prose Used smooth, clear readable prose in Lacked smooth, clear, readable prose,
in superior way throughout, superior way throughout most of paper, generally ineffective word choice.
consistently effective word choice. generally appropriate word choice.

Grammar and mechanics Few, if any, errors throughout in Not more than a few errors per page in More than a few errors per page in the
use of Standard English rules of the use of Standard English rules of use of Standard English rules of
grammar, spelling, punctuation, grammar, spelling, punctuation, grammar, spelling,
capitalization and usage. capitalization, and usage but did not affect punctuationCapitalization, and usage
overall clarity. that made the paper unclear or difficult
to read.

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Course Requirements: Classroom Policies

1. Attendance a. Include policies towards a gender-responsive classroom environment

2. Recitation b. Program/course-specific classroom policies
3. Quiz Reminder: In setting classroom policies, please take note of related laws and regulations.
4. Reporting
5. Midterm Examination
6. Final Examination
Grading System: Instructor: JUAN RALPH I. SY Consultation Hours:
 Attendance 15% Email Address: jralphsy@gmail.com MWF:
 Recitation 10% Contact Number: 7:00 – 8:00 AM
 Quizzes 15%  09665283197 10:00 – 11:00 AM
 Reporting 20% 1:00 – 2:00 PM
 Midterm Exam 20% 4:00 – 500
 Final Exam 20%_ TTH:
TOTAL 100% 1:00 – 5:00 PM

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:

JUAN RALPH I. SY LELIOSA M. ESTRELLADO, MSCJ JOCELYN P. IGDON, EdD RONATO S. BALLADO, EdD
Faculty Chair, College of _CCJE_ Assistant Director Campus Director
for Academic Affairs
Date: Date: Date: Date:

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