DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO POLICE MISCONDUCT AS PERCEIVED BY SELECTED POLICE OFFICERS

This study aimed to determine the disciplinary action to police misconduct as perceived by assigned in administration of the selected police officers of the PNP. Specifically, it addressed the following objectives: to identify the demographic profile, the common misconduct committed by police officers, the disciplinary action for police misconduct, and the impact of police misconduct to the PNP image. The researchers used descriptive survey and conducted personally with the aid of a questionnaire for the selected officers. Consequently, data were collected, described, analyzed, and presented. This is to make an accurate description of the misconduct of selected police officers in district II and give the exact result. Result revealed that police officers extensively participated in the integration of disciplinary action for misconduct. Apparently, the researchers found that having disciplinary action is very good in terms of being aware of their performance. The objectives of the study were also effective in terms of preparing in the integration of disciplinary action. Having overworked or stress is also a problem as a result of committing misconduct. However, the integration of disciplinary action helped to discipline the PNP. With these findings, the integration of disciplinary action for misconduct of the PNP has proposed the effectiveness of the disciplinary action for misconduct.