Crime Prevention Strategies of Police Community Relation in Sampaguita St., Barangay Pasong Putik Proper, Quezon City

Vol.3, No.1A

Abstract

Crime is an act or omission that society deems as deserving of punishment. Police-community relations is a slowly evolving policing system that is being adopted by police organisations worldwide. This policing system can be equated with diplomacy such that even the subjects of policing actions view the system as the most acceptable form of police-community interaction to ferret out crimes, ensure public safety, or maintain peace and order. The police in Station 16, Barangay Pasong Putik, maintain peace and order in their jurisdiction. They also enhance community and citizen participation in support of the operational plans of the Philippine National Police. This is one of the pieces of information we gathered and gave reason for us to investigate how the police community relation strategies prevent crime.

The researchers used the quantitative method and interviewed police officers in the station and the Pasong Putik community. Written responses were given to prepare justifying questions for the respondents to reply. The police were also pleased with the justifying questions in our survey questionnaire obtained in the 2012 PCR manual. The researchers also put questions that the respondents can easily read and understand to make it easier for them to answer.

Majority of the respondents were 23-41 years old and college graduates. The police officers are more knowledgeable in organisational transformation, community partnership, and shared problem-solving than the community. The problem encountered by police officers is people who do not follow health protocols during the pandemic. Patrolling during curfew hours and conducting checkpoints in areas often scenes of crime are regarded as the most effective ways to prevent and control crime. The crisis faced by police officers is the “lack of exercise due to insufficient rest day,” which is one of the reasons police officers become overweight.The study recommends that police officers need more equipment like body cameras and teaser guns to prevent arrested persons' deaths and document what happens to a police officer. The police officers should take more rest days and spend more time with families to keep their health.