CLE (Criminology) study plan
CLE (Criminology) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Criminal Jurisprudence and Procedure
Outline the Philippine criminal justice system's five pillars and their constitutional and statutory bases, citing at least three provisions per pillar.
Distinguish malum in se from malum prohibitum and apply the distinction to five hypothetical offenses.
Map the procedural flow from arrest through arraignment to trial, identifying the governing rule for each stage.
Draft a one-page flowchart of criminal procedure from probable cause determination to judgment.
Your checkpoint
A one-page criminal procedure flowchart with rule citations at each stage.
Criminal Jurisprudence and Procedure
Compare the elements of the stages of execution of a felony (consummated, frustrated, attempted) across three offense types.
Analyze the rules on warrantless arrests and searches by writing issue-spotting answers to four fact patterns.
Explain the rights of the accused under the Bill of Rights and identify the remedy for each violation.
Summarize the rules on bail, rights to counsel, and speedy trial in a comparative table.
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of the rules on bail, counsel, and speedy trial with constitutional anchors.
Crime Detection and Investigation
Sequence the steps of a criminal investigation from first responder to case build-up, noting the documentary output at each step.
Apply the elements of at least six specific felonies to short fact patterns and identify the correct offense.
Distinguish the roles of the investigator, prosecutor, and court in the preliminary investigation stage.
Draft an investigation checklist for a hypothetical robbery case, listing evidence to collect and legal bases for each action.
Your checkpoint
A complete investigation checklist for a hypothetical robbery with legal bases per action.
Crime Detection and Investigation & Law Enforcement Administration
Interpret the organizational structure and functions of the PNP, NBI, and allied agencies in a one-page comparison.
Apply the rules on arrest, search, and seizure to three law enforcement scenarios and justify each action.
Explain the principles of police planning, patrol deployment, and crime mapping with one worked example each.
Distinguish administrative from operational law enforcement functions and identify the supervisory responsibilities at each level.
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison of PNP, NBI, and allied agency mandates and functions.
Criminalistics (Forensic Science)
Describe the chain of custody for physical evidence from collection to court presentation, listing documentation at each transfer.
Classify forensic evidence types (biological, chemical, physical, digital) and match each to the appropriate laboratory examination.
Explain the principles of fingerprint identification, ballistics, and questioned document examination with one application each.
Evaluate the admissibility of forensic evidence under the rules on evidence and identify common grounds for exclusion.
Your checkpoint
A chain-of-custody template with documentation checkpoints for five evidence types.
Correctional Administration
Outline the Philippine correctional system's components (BJMP, BuCor, probation, parole) and their legal bases.
Compare the rights of persons deprived of liberty under national law and international standards.
Explain the Indeterminate Sentence Law and apply it to three sentencing scenarios.
Analyze the reintegration programs available to released offenders and their statutory foundations.
Your checkpoint
A sentencing worksheet applying the Indeterminate Sentence Law to three scenarios.
Crime Prevention and Criminological Research & Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards
Design a crime prevention program using the principles of situational and social crime prevention, specifying target, method, and evaluation metric.
Interpret basic criminological statistics and identify common research designs used in criminology.
Apply the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards to five ethical dilemmas faced by criminologists and law enforcers.
Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of criminologists in law enforcement, correction, and research settings.
Your checkpoint
A one-page crime prevention program proposal with measurable evaluation metrics.
Criminal Jurisprudence and Procedure & Crime Detection and Investigation & Criminalistics (Forensic Science)
Synthesize the heaviest domains by answering 60 mixed practice items under timed conditions.
Review incorrect answers and write a one-sentence rule statement for each missed concept.
Rehearse issue-spotting on three integrated fact patterns combining procedure, investigation, and forensics.
Finalize a one-page personal rule sheet of the 20 most frequently tested legal doctrines.
Your checkpoint
A scored 60-item practice set with a written rule statement for every missed item.
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-made 30-item quiz on criminal jurisprudence and procedure, and explain every wrong answer in writing.
Week 4: Complete the investigation checklist and agency comparison, then pass an oral recitation of the warrantless arrest rules without notes.
Week 6: Submit the chain-of-custody template and sentencing worksheet, and correctly apply the Indeterminate Sentence Law to all three scenarios.
Week 8: Achieve at least 75% on the timed 60-item mixed practice set and submit the one-page rule sheet covering 20 doctrines.