The document provides an introduction to the Philippine criminal justice system. It discusses that the system has five pillars: law enforcement, prosecution, courts, correction, and community. It aims to meet society's needs for law and order through a process that depends on due process. The attributes of the Philippine system include being based on Spanish and Anglo-American law and having criminal laws that are general, territorial, and prospective. The main purposes are protection of members of society and maintenance of peace and order, with secondary goals being crime prevention, suppression of criminal conduct, and correction/rehabilitation of offenders.
The document provides an introduction to the Philippine criminal justice system. It discusses that the system has five pillars: law enforcement, prosecution, courts, correction, and community. It aims to meet society's needs for law and order through a process that depends on due process. The attributes of the Philippine system include being based on Spanish and Anglo-American law and having criminal laws that are general, territorial, and prospective. The main purposes are protection of members of society and maintenance of peace and order, with secondary goals being crime prevention, suppression of criminal conduct, and correction/rehabilitation of offenders.
The document provides an introduction to the Philippine criminal justice system. It discusses that the system has five pillars: law enforcement, prosecution, courts, correction, and community. It aims to meet society's needs for law and order through a process that depends on due process. The attributes of the Philippine system include being based on Spanish and Anglo-American law and having criminal laws that are general, territorial, and prospective. The main purposes are protection of members of society and maintenance of peace and order, with secondary goals being crime prevention, suppression of criminal conduct, and correction/rehabilitation of offenders.
The document provides an introduction to the Philippine criminal justice system. It discusses that the system has five pillars: law enforcement, prosecution, courts, correction, and community. It aims to meet society's needs for law and order through a process that depends on due process. The attributes of the Philippine system include being based on Spanish and Anglo-American law and having criminal laws that are general, territorial, and prospective. The main purposes are protection of members of society and maintenance of peace and order, with secondary goals being crime prevention, suppression of criminal conduct, and correction/rehabilitation of offenders.
Justice System 1 The Criminal Justice System • CLJ in the US has Pillars: • CLJ in the Philippines has • Law Enforcement Pillars: • Courts • Law Enforcement • Correction • Prosecution • Correction • Court • Community What is Criminal Justice System?
A Social A System Institution
Attempts to meet Depends on due
society's needs for process involving the law and order five (5) Pillars: Police, prosecution, court, correction and community. What is Criminal Justice System?
A Process A Machinery
A procedure It enforces the rule
sanction by the law of conduct and the rules of the necessary to protect court for people life and property and suspected of maintain peace and committing a crime. order. 2 Attributes of the Criminal Justice System What are the Attributes of Philippine Criminal Justice System?
01 Spanish and Anglo American
Law
02 Common law Principle is not adhered to
03 Criminal laws are general, territorial and
prospective in application; and
04 Litigation is adversarial in nature
THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE II, SECTION 5
The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of
life, liberty; and property, and promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE II, SECTION 11 ARTICLE III, SECTION 1
The State values the dignity No person shall be deprived
of every human person and of life, liber ty, or proper ty guarantees full respect for without due process of law, human rights. nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 2
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 11 ARTICLE III, SECTION 12
Free access to the courts and Any person under investigation
quasi-judicial bodies and for the commission of an adequate legal assistance shall offense shall have the right to be not be denied to any person by informed of his right to remain reason of poverty. silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 13
All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion
perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 14 ARTICLE III, SECTION 16
All persons shall have the right
No person shall be held to to a speedy disposition of their answer for a criminal offense cases before all judicial, quasi- without due process of law. judicial, or administrative bodies. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 17 ARTICLE III, SECTION 19
No person shall be Excessive fines shall not be
compelled to be a witness imposed, nor cruel, degrading
against himself. or inhuman punishment
inflicted. THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III, SECTION 21 ARTICLE III, SECTION 22
No person shall be twice put No ex post facto law or bill
in jeopardy of punishment of attainder shall be
for the same offense. enacted.
3 The Purposes of Criminal Justice System What are the purposes of the Criminal Justice System?
PRIMARY GOALS Protection of the members odf the society
Maintenance of peace and
order What are the purposes of the Criminal Justice System?
SECONDARY OR SUB-GOALS Crime Prevention
Suppression of Criminal conducts
by apprehending the offenders for whom prevention is is effective What are the purposes of the Criminal Justice System?
SECONDARY OR SUB-GOALS Review of legality of preventive and suppressive measures
Judicial determination of guilt or
innocence of those arrested and/ or under trial What are the purposes of the Criminal Justice System?
SECONDARY OR SUB-GOALS legal and proper disposition of those found guilty
Correction and rehabilitation of
those persons who violates criminal laws THANK YOU！
