Macapagal, Fatima M.

PHILIPPINES US AUSTRALIA GERMANY CANADA UAE UK

Name of Police PNP US Police Australian Federal Federal Police Royal Canadian
Agency/Departm Department Police (AFP) Mounted Police
ent

Organizational Centralized Decentralized Decentralized Decentralized Decentralized Decentralized

Policing System

Age 21-30 years old at least 21 years of 18 years of age or MPE-16 years old at least 19 years 18-30 years old can apply at 17
Requirement age over ME-27 years of old years old
age
TLPE-31 years od
age

Educational Baccalaureate high school 10 year cert with a at least a high high school university or high at least a high
Requirement Degree diploma or GED cert IV/diploma school graduate diploma school cert school graduate,
equivalency level or Trade Cert preferably a
degree holder

Height 5’2 ft for male N/A N/A 163 cm for female N/A N/A
Requirement 5’ ft for female 165 cm for male

Duration of 6 months for FPDP-24 weeks 2 ½-3 years–Basic 24 week Cadet 2,year probation
Training PSBRC OJT-12 month Training Training Program period
6 months for FTP period 6 months–General 6 month Field
PSO-14 weeks LE training Coaching Program
LRT-6 weeks

Lowest Rank Patrolman/Patrolw Police Officer Probationary Senior Constable Constables Policeman
oman Constable

Highest Rank Police General Chief of Police Commissioner Police Chief Commissioner General
Director

Ranking Level 16 9 17 14 17

Retirement Age 56 years 60 years old

old(Non-commissi
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oned Officer)
65 years
old(Commissioned
Officer)

Unique Barangay 10 territorial police

Organization Peacekeeping forces
Unit/Section Action Team

Unique 3 eligibility valid license driver able to swim 100 communications willing to pledge •tattoos are
Qualification requirements metres freestyle skills allegiance accepted but with
Requirements •NAPOLCOM non-stop and (French or Arabic) exemptions
exam unaided •financial checks
•RA 1080
•PD 907

Unique Policing Community-based Bobbies on the

System Policing thru Beat
Barangay Level
Engagement
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PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE JAPAN HONG KONG INDONESIA THAILAND CHINA

Name of Police PNP Singapore Police National Police Hong Kong Police Kepolisian Negara Thailand National
Agency/Departm Force Agency Force Republik Police Department
ent (HKPF) Indonesia
(POLRI)

Organizational Centralized Centralized Decentralized Centralized Centralized Decentralized

Policing System

Age 21-30 years old 18-45 years old 18-30 years old 16 years old 16-21 years old at least 18 years of 18-25 years old
Requirement age

Educational Baccalaureate must have at least must have at least must have at least have at least 6th at least a high at least a high
Requirement Degree a high school a high school a high school grade education school graduate school graduate
diploma diploma diploma

Height 5’2 ft for male N/A N/A 5’4 ft–male N/A N/A N/A
Requirement 5’ ft for female 4’11 ft–female

Duration of 6 months for 6-9 months 1 year-for upper 36 weeks of basic 3 years 6-12 months
Training PSBRC (depends on the secondary school training (Inspector)
6 months for FTP position) graduates 27 weeks (Police
6 Constable)
months-university
graduates

Lowest Rank Patrolman/Patrolw Constable Police officer Police Constable Private Police Constable Officer
oman

Highest Rank Police General Commissioner of Commissioner Commissioner of Police General Police General General
Police General Police Superintendent

Ranking Level 16 17 11 15 22 18 6

Retirement Age 56 years 60 years old

old(Non-commissi
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oned Officer)
65 years
old(Commisioned
Officer)

Unique Barangay Kidotai Hong Kong Naraesuan 261

Organization Peacekeeping Auxiliary Force
Unit/Section Action Team

Unique 3 eligibility male applicants candidates with Matured Faith and fear of must hold a maximum age limit
Qualification requirements must have fulfilled higher education personality and God Almighty Non-immigrant B to 30 from ethnic
Requirements •NAPOLCOM their national are often given confidence or O Visa minority
exam service liabilities priority candidates
•RA 1080
•PD 907

Unique Policing Community-based zero-tolerance Koban and

System Policing thru approach Chuzaisho
Barangay Level
Engagement