Publicorder CrimePrevention
Publicorder CrimePrevention
Publicorder CrimePrevention
ABSTRACT
Introduction
1
Chief, Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division, Police Regional Office 12, Tambler, General
Santos City
2
Director, Center for Peace Studies, Mindanao State University, General Santos City
3
Director, Research and Development Center, Mindanao State University
efficiency of the crime reporting system and the willingness of the public to report
crimes.
Another factor which also adversely affects the problem is the public
perception of the prevention and control of crime itself. The general notion that
controlling crime is solely the task of the police, the courts and the correctional
institutions is apparently erroneous. While it is true that the law enforcers’ primary
task is to prevent, suppress and control crimes by all possible means, it must be
emphasized that crime cannot be controlled without the genuine interest and
participation of other government agencies, the schools, business and social
organizations, and the family.
Like all police organizations, the General Santos City Police Office is
expected to perform its mandated tasks within the bounds of law, to uphold the
rights of the citizens, to protect the lives and properties of the members of society
and promote and keep civil order. As the people's servants and protectors, the
members of the police force are expected to satisfy the security needs of the
constituents of General Santos City.
This study describes the effects of crime prevention campaign and the
leadership styles of the eight police precincts of General Santos City Police Office
on crime rate, crime solution efficiency and community support and involvement
in crime prevention and control in General Santos City for 2000-2002 as
implemented by the different police precincts.
Two sets of respondents were considered in the study: the General Santos
City Police Office personnel composed of Police Commissioned Officers (PCO)
and Police Non-commissioned Officers (PNCO) and elected government officials
from the city level down to the barangays. There were a total of 180 Police
respondents chosen through random sampling and 222 elected public officials.
The latter comprises the entire population of elected government officials.
The means were computed to determine the status of the crime prevention
campaign and the leadership styles of the precinct chiefs. Percentages and ratios
were used to determine the status of crime rate, crime solution efficiency and
community support and involvement in crime prevention and control. The
Spearman-Rank Correlation was used to determine the effects of the crime
prevention campaign and the leadership styles of the precinct chiefs to crime
rate, crime solution efficiency and community support and involvement.
Conceptual Framework
Crime Solution
Efficiency
Figure 1
On the basis of the data herein presented the significant findings are as follows:
In the light of the findings of the study, the following conclusions could be
made:
1. Generally, the status of the crime prevention campaign of the GSC Police
Office is perceived by the police officers as oftentimes conducted. On the other
hand, public officials perceive that it is conducted sometimes. The two types of
respondents differ in their perception on the frequency of conducting crime
prevention campaign. The combined response of both respondents indicates that
the GSC police conduct crime prevention campaign sometimes.
3. The crime rate for the given period shows a decreasing trend while the
crime solution efficiency has an increasing trend. The support and involvement of
the civilian sectors toward the police has apparently contributed to the decrease
of crime incidents.
The chiefs of precincts have failed to make use of the crime watch volunteers
in their respective areas of responsibility.
Implications
From the findings and conclusions, the following implications are derived:
1. Public officials and even the public believe that the GSC Police Office
has to exert more efforts in its crime prevention campaign. The city police still
failed in some aspects of crime prevention and control, maintenance of peace
and order, law enforcement, image credibility, coordination with other government
agencies and NGOs and the effectiveness and efficiency in the management of
human and material resources.
Recommendations
From the foregoing findings and conclusions, the researcher makes the
following recommendations:
5. On police visibility, the police should continue mobile and foot patrols
during day/night time and in crime prone areas.
11. GSCPO members shall be guided by the code of professional conduct and
ethical standards at all times. Moreover, chiefs of precincts should ensure that
police officers maintain good deportment and appropriate conduct together with
the proper wearing of uniforms.
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Table 2
Leadership Style of the Precinct Chiefs
Table 4
Status of Crime Solution Efficiency
Table 5
Creation and Maintenance of CVO
Number of Persons
Volunteered Ratio of Volunteer/Population Average
Precinct To join CVO (%)
Populatio
No. n 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002
1 20,610 387 401 455 1.88 1.95 2.21 2.01
2 32,682 422 453 490 1.29 1.39 1.50 1.39
3 26,931 411 441 465 1.53 1.64 1.73 1.63
4 30,521 423 449 487 1.39 1.47 1.60 1.48
5 26,390 450 494 516 1.71 1.87 1.96 1.84
6 22,050 436 463 478 1.98 2.10 2.17 2.08
7 22,207 400 421 457 1.80 1.90 2.06 1.92
8 7,805 393 414 439 5.04 5.30 5.62 5.32
Total 189,196 3,322 3,536 3,787 1.76 1.87 2.00 1.88
Table 6
Establishment of Barangay Information Network
Number of Persons Volunteered Ratio of Volunteer/Population
Precinct to join BIN (%)
No. Population 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Average
1 20,610 250 285 305 1.21 1.38 1.48 1.36
2 32,682 435 456 473 1.33 1.40 1.45 1.39
3 26,931 423 437 446 1.57 1.62 1.66 1.62
4 30,521 432 458 473 1.42 1.50 1.55 1.49
5 26,390 423 427 433 1.60 1.62 1.64 1.62
6 22,050 410 425 436 1.86 1.93 1.98 1.92
7 22,207 418 429 434 1.88 1.93 1.95 1.92
8 7,805 273 285 305 3.50 3.65 3.91 3.69
Total 189,196 3,064 3,202 3,305 1.62 1.69 1.75 1.69
Table 7
Crime Watch Organization
Number of Persons Organized Ratio of Volunteer/Population
Precinct to join Crime Watch (%)
No. Population 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Average
1 20,610 80 89 94 0.39 0.43 0.46 0.43
2 32,682 105 110 121 0.32 0.34 0.37 0.34
3 26,931 91 102 114 0.34 0.38 0.42 0.38
4 30,521 72 88 93 0.24 0.29 0.30 0.28
5 26,390 59 67 74 0.22 0.25 0.28 0.25
6 22,050 53 61 70 0.24 0.28 0.32 0.28
7 22,207 68 74 83 0.31 0.33 0.37 0.34
8 7,805 49 55 63 0.63 0.70 0.81 0.71
Total 189,196 577 646 712 0.30 0.34 0.38 0.34
Table 8
Correlation Matrix between Crime Prevention Campaign Programs & Crime
Rate, Crime Solution Efficiency and Community Support and Involvement
(CVO, BIN & Crimewatch Organizations)
Crime Prevention Crime Crime Solution Community support & Involvement
Campaign Program Rate Efficiency CVO BIN Crimewatch
1. Crime Prevention -0.067 0.058 0.104* 0.219** -0.114*
and Control Program 0.180 0.246 0.036 0.000 0.022
2. Order, 0.095 -0.031 0.090 0.080 -0.173**
Maintenance, 0.058 0.532 0.071 0.108 0.001
Peacekeeping &
Internal Security
3. Law Enforcement 0.451** -0.209** 0.517** 0.264** 0.223**
without Fear or Favor 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
4. Image Credibility & 0.176** 0.032 0.486** 0.488** 0.211**
Community Support 0.000 0.522 0.000 0.000 0.000
Enhancement
5.Coordination with
Other Gov”t. 0.044 0.139** 0.304** 0.367** 0.040
Agencies, NGOs & 0.382 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.429
International Police
Community
6. Efficiency &
Effectiveness in the 0.289** -0.071 0.491** 0.280** 0.422**
Dev’t & Mgmt of 0.000 0.157 0.000 0.000
Human & Material 0.000
Resources
1st entry – r value ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
2nd entry - P value * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
Table 9
Correlation Matrix between Crime prevention Campaign and crime rate, Crime
Solution Efficiency and community support and Involvement (CVO, BIN &
Crimewatch)