President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. (RA) 11131 into law, regulating the practice of criminology profession in the Philippines.
RA 11131 or the “Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018” aims to govern the examination, registration, and licensure for criminologists; supervision, control and regulation of the practice of criminology; standardization and regulation of criminology education; development of the professional competence of criminologists; and the integration of all criminology professional groups.
“The State recognizes the importance of criminology profession in national, security, public safety, peace and order, and in nation-building and development,” the new law said.
“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,” it stated.
Section 6 of the measure mandates the creation of a Professional Regulatory Board of Criminologists, a collegial body under the administrative supervision and control of the Professional Regulation Commission.
The Board, which is composed of a Chairperson and four members appointed by the President, is tasked to administer, supervise, and monitor the licensure examination, registration, membership, and the practice of criminology
It will also receive complaints and decide matters concerning malpractices and unethical conduct in the practice of the criminology profession, as well as monitor educational institutions offering criminology program and recommend sanctions to the Commission on Higher Education or to other authorized government offices.
Under the law, all registered criminologists will be exempt from taking entrance or qualifying government or civil service examinations and will be considered civil service eligible to the following government posts:
*Dactylograpger
*Ballistician
*Questioned Document Examiner
*Forensic Photographer
*Polygraph Examiner
*Probation Officer
*Parole Officer
*Special Investigator
*Special Agent
*Investigative Agent
*Intelligence Agent
*Law Enforcement Evaluation Officer
*National Police Commission Inspector
*Traffic Operation Officer
*Associate Graft Investigation officer
*Special Police Officer
*Safekeeping Officer
*Sheriff
*Security Officer
*Criminal Investigator
*Warden
*Reformation Officer
*Firefighter
*Fire Marshall; and
*Jail Officer
source: politics.com.ph