The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018
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The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018
Republic Act No. 11131
November 8, 2018
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Summary of Republic Act No. 11131 (The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018):Title and Policy (Sections 1-2):
- This Act shall be known as "The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018".
- The State recognizes the importance of the criminology profession in national security, public safety, peace and order, and nation-building.
Objectives (Section 3):
- Govern the examination, registration, licensure, supervision, control, and regulation of the practice of criminology.
- Standardize and regulate criminology education.
- Develop professional competence through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- Integrate all criminology professional groups and registered criminologists into the Accredited Professional Organization (APO).
Definition of Terms (Section 4):
- Defines key terms such as APO, Board, CHED, Commission, Criminology, Profession, and Registered Criminologist.
Scope of Practice (Section 5):
- Enumerates the acts and activities covered in the practice of criminology, including:
- Law enforcement, investigation, and security roles in government and private agencies (Section 5a).
- Teaching criminology subjects in educational institutions (Section 5b).
- Forensic and scientific crime detection and investigation (Section 5c).
- Correctional administration and rehabilitation (Section 5d).
- Criminological research, counseling, and consulting (Section 5e).
- Private investigation and security services (Section 5f).
Professional Regulatory Board for Criminologists (Sections 6-12):
- Creates the Professional Regulatory Board for Criminologists under the PRC.
- Outlines the qualifications, terms, compensation, powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Board.
- Grounds for removal or suspension of Board members.
- Administrative supervision of the Board by the PRC.
Examination, Registration, Certification, and Licensure (Sections 13-26):
- Requirements for taking the licensure examination for criminologists (Section 14).
- Subjects and relative weights for the licensure examination (Section 15).
- Passing rating of 75% with no grade below 60% in any subject (Section 17).
- Issuance of certificate of registration and professional identification card (Section 20).
- Grounds for refusal to issue, revoke, or suspend registration (Sections 21-22).
- Reissuance of revoked certificate, replacement of lost documents (Section 23).
- Nonpayment of annual registration fees leads to suspension (Section 24).
- Renewal of professional identification card requires CPD units (Section 25).
- Automatic registration for existing registered criminologists (Section 26).
Practice of Criminology (Sections 27-33):
- Lawful practitioners include registered criminologists, foreign criminologists with temporary/special permits, and registered juridical entities (Section 27).
- Issuance and use of a professional seal (Section 28).
- Foreign reciprocity requirements (Section 29).
- Issuance of temporary/special permits to foreign criminologists under certain conditions (Section 30).
- Indication of registration number, tax receipt, and APO membership on documents (Section 31).
- Maintenance of a roster of registered criminologists (Section 32).
- Integration of registered criminologists into the APO (Section 33).
Privileges of Registered Criminologists (Sections 34-36):
- Exemption from taking other government or civil service examinations for certain positions (Section 34).
- Preference for appointment in government criminal justice and other institutions (Section 35).
- Eligibility for lateral entry as Police, Fire, and Jail Inspectors or equivalent (Section 36).
Penal Clause and Enforcement (Sections 37-38):
- Penalties of fines from ₱100,000 to ₱500,000 and/or imprisonment from 2 years and 1 day to 6 years for violations (Section 37).
- Enforcement by the Board, PRC, APO, government agencies, and private organizations (Section 38).
Appropriations, Transitory Provisions, Implementing Rules and Regulations, Separability Clause, Repealing Clause, and Effectivity (Sections 39-44):
- Appropriations for implementation to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (Section 39).
- Incumbent Board to continue operating until the new Board is constituted (Section 40).
- Issuance of Implementing Rules and Regulations within 90 days (Section 41).
- Separability clause (Section 42).
- Repeals Republic Act No. 6506 and other inconsistent laws (Section 43).
- Effectivity 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper (Section 44).
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The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018
Republic Act No. 11131
•November 8, 2018
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11131
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6506, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES"
ARTICLE I
Title, Policy, Objectives, Terms and Practice
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as "The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018."
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy. — The State recognizes the importance of criminology profession in national security, public safety, peace and order, and in nation-building and development. Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded criminologists whose standards of professional practice and service shall be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through sacred, honest, effective and credible licensure examinations, coupled with programs and activities that would promote professional growth and development.
SECTION 3. Objectives. — This Act shall govern:
(a) The examination, registration and licensure for criminologists;
(b) The supervision, control and regulation of the practice of criminology;
(c) The standardization and regulation of criminology...
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