Prevention of Theft Occurrence in Barangay Sta. Monica Novaliches, Quezon City

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to Prevent theft occurrence in Barangay Sta. Monica Novaliches Quezon City is to identify how the respondents may assess the occurrence of theft cases at Barangay Sta. Monica in Quezon City regarding public market, commercial space, and sidewalk. The focus of this study is to identify the Prevention of theft occurrence in Barangay Sta. Monica Novaliches Quezon City. The corresponding members of respondents included five (5) homeowners, ten (10) barangay officials, and ten (10) vendors inside the Barangay of Sta. Monica, Quezon City, and it's only limited to the selected homeowner, task force, and vendor of Sta. Monica uses the purposive method.

The descriptive research aims to assess the level of occurrence of theft cases at barangay Sta. Monica in Quezon City regarding public market, commercial space, and sidewalk. To gather pertinent data, the researcher made use of a questionnaire. The researcher constructed the questionnaire following the standards and criteria set. Purposive sampling is a non-probability sample selected based on population characteristics and the study's objective.

The techniques and instrument used to collect data is a survey questionnaire from the respondent of Brgy. Sta Monica, Quezon city. The results of Variable 1 In terms of "sidewalk" as the rank 1 with a general weighted mean of 3.168, Variable 2, in terms of "public market," is the rank 2 with a general weighted mean of 2.888. Variable 3, regarding "commercial space," is the rank 3 with a general weighted mean of 2.688. Variable 4, with a weighted mean of 4.4 interpreted as (SA)strongly agree, says, “the task force always coordinates with the PNP.” Regarding the Problem encountered, ”Poverty is the common reason why people commit crimes like stealing.” with a weighted mean of 3.8 interpreted as (S)serious.

The researchers conclude that the respondents' assessments of the level of occurrence of theft cases at Barangay Sta. Monica in Quezon City moderately agrees regarding the public market, commercial space, and sidewalk. As a result, the respondent highly recommended the measures proposed to address problems encountered in Barangay Sta. Monica Quezon City. This is to improve our present and past tense and prevent misunderstanding in our research study.