Rule 15 and 17
What blotter contains the daily registry of all crime incident reports involving Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC), Trafficking in Persons, and other gender-based violence as provided under PNP policies and Philippine laws?
Pink Blotter
A uniform procedure of reporting and recording of crime incidents was established in April 22, 2009 to generate a credible crime statistics which served as the basis in planning, policy formulation, deployment of resources, and budgeting.
Unit Crime Periodic Report (UCPER)
What procedure is undertaken to record and document the information surrounding the arrest of a suspect?
Booking of Arrested Suspect
It is an informal and summary investigation conducted by a public prosecutor to determine whether there is probable cause to hold the arrested person for further criminal action.
Inquest Proceedings
What investigation group is created to handle heinous and sensational crimes?
Special Investigation Task Group (SITG)
Who has territorial jurisdiction over the area where the armed confrontation occurred?
Local Police Unit
It is the number of crime incidents in a given period of time for every 100,000 inhabitants of an area.
Crime Rate
It refers to the stage where a person is taken into custody by law enforcement authorities, during which questioning is carried out to elicit information or confessions.
Custodial Investigation
It is a more formal, thorough, and extended process governed by Rule 112, Sec. 1-5, requiring affidavits, counter-affidavits, and possibly clarificatory hearings.
Preliminary Investigation
How long does a SITG have to resolve a case from the time it takes cognizance?
Six months
When recording a crime incident involving a Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL) in the police blotter, how should the child’s name be written?
Using “a.k.a.” or an alias instead of the child’s full name.
What CIRAS-generated document is recorded in the Police Blotter and included in the case folder as documentary evidence?
Incident Record Form (IRF)
Under the PNP Operational Procedures (POP) Manual 2021, when may an arrested person demand a physical examination by an independent and competent doctor of his/her own choice?
Before and after interview/questioning
What procedure allows an investigator to file a complaint directly with the prosecutor’s office or the appropriate municipal/city court for offenses where preliminary investigation is not required?
Direct Filing
What happens to a case if it is not solved within six months?
Cold case
In cases of armed confrontation resulting in the death of suspects or victims, which office is mandated to conduct a motu proprio automatic investigation?
IAS (Internal Affairs Service)
What is the term for a series of acts where an offender performs all the material ingredients of a crime and continues committing the crime even when moved or transported to a different territorial jurisdiction?
Continuing crime
Under Section 12 of R.A. 9745 (Anti-Torture Act of 2009), what shall the State endeavor to provide to a person under custodial investigation, if available under the circumstances?
Psychological Evaluation
What is the responsibility of PNP personnel to be present at court hearings as mandated under PNP MC 2014-016?
Attendance
What unit shall assume the responsibility of pursuing the investigation when the case is not solved within six (6) months and already classified as a cold case?
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)
After an armed confrontation arising from a police operation, what must be ensured before submitting all seized or recovered firearms, cartridges, and bullets to the nearest Crime Laboratory (CL) office for examination?
Proper Marking
What was the name given to the enhanced e-Blotter system that incorporated graphs, crime maps, a crime clock, and other analytical tools for better crime analysis?
Crime Information, Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS).
Under the POP Manual 2021, what term is used to refer to individuals who are admitted, detained, or under custodial investigation in PNP custodial facilities?
Persons Under Police Custody (PUPC)
What additional requirement was included in the 2021 POP Manual regarding the monitoring of cases by investigators, compared to the 2013 Manual?
Upload case folders and updates
What do you call the criminal incidents that generate widespread public interest, media attention, or public outcry?
Sensational crimes
What should be indicated in the blotter if a crime incident falls under the jurisdiction of the Katarungang Pambarangay?
Referred to Barangay
A mother program under the System Development and Enhancement that includes several subprograms such as the e-blotter or Crime Information Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS), Case Information Database Management System (CIDMS), e-Subpoena, e-Warrant, and e-Rogues Gallery.
Next Generation Investigation Solution (NGIS)
What legal doctrine, adopted in the Philippines, requires law enforcement authorities to inform suspects of their rights, and renders any confession or admission during custodial investigation invalid if not complied with?
Miranda Doctrine
What additional requirement was included in the 2021 POP Manual for investigators when presenting documents during inquest proceedings, which was not present in the 2013 Manual?
Rules on the Use of Body-Worn Cameras in the Execution of Warrants and Warrantless Arrest
Under Philippine law, crimes that are “grievous, odious and hateful offenses and which, by reason of their inherent or manifest wickedness, viciousness, atrocity and perversity, are repugnant and outrageous to the common standards and norms of decency and morality in a just, civilized and ordered society is called?
Heinous crime