


(d) Commission refers to Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hereinafter referred to as the Commission created under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as "Higher Education Act of 1994", in the formulation of policy standards, and monitoring of the criminology education in the country, which shall be assisted by the Criminology Technical Panel composed of the president of the APO, Chairperson of the Board of Criminology, one (1) from the academe, and two (2) from the law enforcement agencies (c) CHED refers to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) created under Republic Act No. (b) Board refers to the Professional Regulatory Board for Criminologists created hereunder 8981, otherwise known as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000"

(a) APO refers to the Accredited Professional Organization of criminologists, that the Professional Regulatory Board of Criminology created hereunder and, hereinafter referred to as the Board, as the one and only recognized and accredited integrated national organization of criminologists, subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hereinafter referred to as the Commission created under Republic Act No. As used in this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (e) The integration of all criminology professional groups, and membership of all registered criminologists to the accredited professional organization. (d) The development of the professional competence of criminologists through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and (c) The standardization and regulation of criminology education (b) The supervision, control and regulation of the practice of criminology (a) The examination, registration and licensure for criminologists 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. The State recognizes the importance of criminology profession in national security, public safety, peace and order, and in nation-building and development. This Act shall be known as "The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018". TITLE, POLICY, OBJECTIVES, TERMS AND PRACTICE 6506, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES"īe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress assembled: Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.ĪN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
