WHEREAS, R.A. No. 6506 entitled œAn Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists in the Philippines And For Other Purposes  requires the examination, certification and registration of qualified applicants for the practice of the criminology profession;

WHEREAS, the scope of the Licensure Examination for Criminologists provided under Section 14 of R.A. 6506 was revised by the first Board of Criminology when it passed Board Resolution No. 3, series of 1987;

WHEREAS, the adoption of a syllabi of every subject in the licensure examination is required by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) under 1) Memorandum Circular No. 8, series of 1992; 2) Memorandum Circular No. 92-03, series of 1993; and 3) Memorandum Circular No. 93-04, series of 1993.

WHEREAS, the preparation of the syllabi was done in consultation with various criminology schools and the accredited professional association and in consideration of the curriculum approved by the DECS;

WHEREAS, the formulation of test questions for the test question bank shall be based on the various concepts, principles and applications included in the adopted syllabi;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to its powers vested under Section 2, R.A. 6506, the Board hereby RESOLVES, AS IT HEREBY RESOLVED, to adopt the Syllabi of the subjects for the Licensure Examination for Criminologists as appearing in Annex œA *;

FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution, upon its approval by the Professional Regulation Commission, shall be effective after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

FINALLY RESOLVED that this Resolution be disseminated and circularized to all recognized schools, colleges and universities offering the course of criminology.

Adopted: 11 Oct. 1996