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Philippines: ICITAP Conducts Internal Affairs Best Practices Webinar Series

On August 13, the ICITAP-Philippines mission concluded a four-part webinar series, which began on July 29, on Internal Affairs best practices involving administrative misconduct investigations.  Each webinar was attended by as many as 282 Philippine National Police, Internal Affairs Service (PNP IAS) personnel and featured speakers from different U.S. police agencies’ Internal Affairs departments.  Numerous topics were discussed that included: Use of force investigations; procedures for confidentiality, accountability, thoroughness, and consistency; case-management and employee disciplinary records; complaint intake; and numerous other topics.  The PNP IAS is planning to use best practices information gleaned from the webinars in updating their Internal Affairs Service handbook.

Updated January 20, 2025