The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to Commit Crime at Brgy. Sta. Lucia Novaliches, Quezon City
Vol.3, No.1C
Abstract
The researchers determined to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on committing crimes at Barangay Sta. Lucia Novaliches Quezon City. Barangay Sta. Lucia has been reported the first case of COVID-19 on March 14, 2020. People are worried about their health because of the increasing number of cases. The hospital does not have enough space for more capacity, and the necessities are all sold out because of the selfishness of some people. The crisis of this research is that the residents of Barangay Sta. Lucia lost their job and financial resources. It is because of the lockdown happened. The residents do not have enough source of food and other needs. The Barangay Official Sta. Lucia takes action; they provide their residents relief goods from house to house.
The researchers used descriptive research design in conducting this study. Ten (10) purposely selected respondents from Barangay Sta. Lucia Quezon City. All participants were selected through the purposive sampling technique; this sampling method is conducted where each member of a population is selected purposely with the researchers' judgement.
The data gathered shows that the respondents can be described in terms of age, sex, civil status, educational attainment and length of service. And the residents from Barangay Sta. Lucia experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on committing crimes in Barangay Sta. Lucia Novaliches Quezon City in their poverty, boredom and unusual habit. The respondents also encountered problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: Friends' influence on experiences, Society's influence due to interaction, Pandemic influence due to boredom, Too much exposure to online activities, and Lack of personal needs due to the pandemic. Lastly, some measures may be proposed to address the problems encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most proposed and recommended is to provide necessities to every family within the jurisdiction of the Barangay.
The results indicate that respondents were equally female and male; most were of legal age and were almost married. There is a hard time in their financial situation; most are jobless because of the pandemic. The situation tends for the respondents to engage in physical abuse and unusual habits, such as being addicted to online gambling. The impact of COVID-19 caused the respondents to commit crimes, especially to do online activities and use their money unnecessarily. As for the recommendation of the respondents, the Barangay should provide them with enough food and food for them not to do the things that are not necessary.
