National Headquarters, Philippine National Police Directorate For Investigation and Detective Management
National Headquarters, Philippine National Police Directorate For Investigation and Detective Management
MEMORANDUM
TDCO _________
TCDS _________
TDHRDD ______
FROM : TDIDM
1. Reference:
2. In line with SILG’s guidance on using conviction as one of the gauge for
measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of PNP’s investigation of crime incidents, it
is imperative that the DIDM lay out plans to address the areas that need immediate
attention.
3. One of the areas that needs immediate attention is the lack of competent
and effective field investigators who possess the skills and the right attitude to work
on a case and pursue it until the case is resolved by the courts.
4. Records at the DIDM show that as of June 2010, out of the 7,145
PCO/PNCO’s who are assigned as investigators at the PRO’s, 2,733 or about 39%
have not undergone any basic investigation course.
5. The School for Investigation and Detective Development Division(SIDD) of
DIDM currently programs two(2) Criminal Investigation and Detective Development
Courses(CIDDC) per quarter for about 100 PNCO’s thus churning out only about eight
courses or 400 graduates per year. A regular CIDD Course conducted by SIDD takes
eight(8) weeks and has a budget of P124,000.00 per course.
6. Moreover, records of SIDD also show that about 90% of the PNCOs who
attend CIDD Courses conducted here at Camp Crame are either NHQ-based personnel
who are not assigned with an investigation office or personnel from Luzon-based
PRO’s who are just taking the course to make them eligible for lateral entry. On the
other hand, less than 10% of CIDDC participants come from Visayas and Mindanao.
7. Considering that there are about 2,700 investigators who do not have formal
criminal investigation training, and considering that there are 1,700 police stations
nationwide which should have at least two(2) formally and adequately trained
investigators, the PNP will have to immediately conduct formal training for 3,400
personnel. Mathematically, it would take SIDD about eight(8) years to achieve this
alone.
c. That the conduct of the CIDD Course in Camp Crame is not responsive
to the need of the field units particularly as each region may have cultural
peculiarities and as it makes it financially difficult for PNCOs coming from
Visayas and Mindanao. Furthermore, the conduct of the course in Camp Crame
denies the investigators the opportunity to develop team work and establish
liaisons among their local counterparts; and,
10. There is also a need to convert the current CIDDC into a purely basic
investigation course of shorter duration of six(6) weeks to be called Criminal
Investigation Course(CIC) and which the regional offices or NSUs are capable of
conducting. (There shall be a separate detective course.) Additionally, it is necessary
to standardize the conduct of training by producing a Standard Training
Package(STP) for CIC and a Training of Trainers(TOT) for CIC to ensure uniformity
and adherence to quality.
CC: PNPTS