Criminologists Board Exam 2013
The Criminologists Board Exam, also known as the Licensure Exam for Criminologists, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Criminology under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Criminology graduates.
As per RA 1080, individuals who passed the Criminology board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following government positions:
- Dactylographer
- Ballistician
- Questioned Document Examiner
- Correctional Officer
- Law Enforcement Photographer
- Lie Detection Examiner
- Probation Officer
- Agents in any law enforcement agency
- Security Officer
- Criminal Investigator
- Police Laboratory Technician
- Patrolman in chartered cities and municipalities (provided they posses the general qualifications for appointment provided in Section 9 of Republic Act 4864)
SCOPE OF THE EXAM
The licensure exam will cover all the important things you have learned during your four years in college. These include the following:
- Criminal Jurisprudence, Procedure, and Evidence (20 %) – Criminal Law Book I, Criminal Law Book II, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and Court Testimony
- Law Enforcement Administration (20%) – Police Organization and Administration with Police Planning, Industrial Security Administration, Police Patrol Operations with Police Communication System, Police Intelligence, Police Personnel and Records Management, Comparative System
- Criminalistics (20%) – Personal Identification, Police Photography, Forensic Ballistics, Questioned Documents Examination, Polygraph (Lie Detection), Legal Medicine
- Crime Detection and Investigation (15%) – Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation, Traffic Management and Accident Investigation, Special Crime Investigation, Organized Crime Investigation, Drug Education and Vice Control, Fire Technology and Arson Investigation
- Sociology of Crimes and Ethics (15%) – Introduction to Criminology and Psyc hology of Crimes, Philippine Criminal Justice System, Ethics and Values, Juvenile Delinquency, Human Behavior and Crisis Management and Criminological Research and Statistics
- Correctional Administration (10%) – Institutional Corrections, Non-institutional Corrections
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Criminology graduates are usually held twice a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Criminologists Board Exam:
| DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 8 & 9, 2013 | Sun,Mon,Tue / Manila, All Regional Offices (except Pagadian), Zamboanga | Mar. 18, 2013 |
| October 24, 25 & 26 | Thu, Fri, Sat / Manila, All Regional Offices, Zamboanga | Oct. 4, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Criminologists in the last 2 years:
| EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | 11,748 | 3,825 | 32% |
| October 2011 | 17,804 | 7,789 | 44% |
| April 2011 | 10,943 | 2,361 | 21% |
