Improving Policing in Multi Cultural Setting
Republic of the Philippines
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Philippine Public Safety College
NATIONAL POLICE COLLEGE
Silang, Cavite
In Partial Fulfillment
of the
Requirements
in the
Subject: MULTICULTURAL POLICING
By:
Dr. Harry C. Lorenzo Jr.
Submitted by:
RIZALITO G GAPAS
Police Superintendent
An Essay in Multicultural Policing
IMPROVING POLICING IN MULTI CULTURAL SETTING
By Rizalito G Gapas
2014
Understanding Multicultural Policing
The Philippines in general, with the exemption of few indigenous communities, may well be considered a modern country, living in modern times and hospitable as its people are aptly renowned to be, they play host to people from various cultures. In other words, we have been living in a diverse or multicultural setting, it has always been our way of life to understand, accommodate, accept and coexist peacefully despite people’s culturally diversified prejudices in the community. The same is true with our policing which is naturally expected to reflect our way of life. Hence, no matter how we may call or describe our policing or base it from whatever model, our policing has always been multicultural. And so to be able to treat the question with justice, it is imperative to establish a clear understanding of the concepts involved in what we refer now as multicultural policing or enforcing laws in a multicultural setting.
Multicultural Policing basically means an approach to policing in which sensitivity to diversity of culture in a community is given utmost consideration in order to mitigate possible adverse effect when intricacies of diverse culture come clashing with each other or with existing laws. The concept of Multicultural Policing involves a great deal of understanding the diverse culture in a community in order to be able to adequately or appropriately approach, assist, communicate with the people and be adhered to without offending the cultural
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Philippine Public Safety College
NATIONAL POLICE COLLEGE
Silang, Cavite
In Partial Fulfillment
of the
Requirements
in the
Subject: MULTICULTURAL POLICING
By:
Dr. Harry C. Lorenzo Jr.
Submitted by:
RIZALITO G GAPAS
Police Superintendent
An Essay in Multicultural Policing
IMPROVING POLICING IN MULTI CULTURAL SETTING
By Rizalito G Gapas
2014
Understanding Multicultural Policing
The Philippines in general, with the exemption of few indigenous communities, may well be considered a modern country, living in modern times and hospitable as its people are aptly renowned to be, they play host to people from various cultures. In other words, we have been living in a diverse or multicultural setting, it has always been our way of life to understand, accommodate, accept and coexist peacefully despite people’s culturally diversified prejudices in the community. The same is true with our policing which is naturally expected to reflect our way of life. Hence, no matter how we may call or describe our policing or base it from whatever model, our policing has always been multicultural. And so to be able to treat the question with justice, it is imperative to establish a clear understanding of the concepts involved in what we refer now as multicultural policing or enforcing laws in a multicultural setting.
Multicultural Policing basically means an approach to policing in which sensitivity to diversity of culture in a community is given utmost consideration in order to mitigate possible adverse effect when intricacies of diverse culture come clashing with each other or with existing laws. The concept of Multicultural Policing involves a great deal of understanding the diverse culture in a community in order to be able to adequately or appropriately approach, assist, communicate with the people and be adhered to without offending the cultural