EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY

POLICING STRATEGIES IN CRIME

PREVENTION

Rovi John Alejandro

Clark Jhon Bohol
Vhines Catacutan
Kenneth Dimayuga
Acejohn Flores
Daniel Gentica
Francis Jadulco
John Andrei Magsino
Brent Nuqui
Lindon Paligar
Mark Joseph Singca
 CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Community policing has enabled constant monitoring and surveillance of the communities through the mutual
cooperation of the people and the police bringing down the crime rates such as burglary, thefts, robberies, rape, drug
trafficking, assault, abductions and domestic violence. The public has taken the responsibility of guarding their
neighborhood and reporting any bizarre individuals and activities in the community. Such endeavor are only possible in
the people are willing to guard themselves and remit any information to the police (MacDonald, 2002). According to him,
both law enforcement agencies and the citizen living in the community needs to work together for the common good of
the community.
Community policing has emerged as a prominent strategy in modern law enforcement, aiming to foster collaborative
efforts between law enforcement agencies and local communities. The core principle of community policing is to establish
strong relationship and mutual trust between the police officers and the community with the ultimate goal is to reduce the
crime rate and to enhance the public safety.
 The central tenet of Community policing is community involvement in solving community problems, including
crime. Previous research into the effectiveness of the community policing could not identify robust, one-tailed results
on the crime reduction. However, findings suggest that community policing may have a positive effect on the citizen
satisfaction, fear of crime and trust in the police (Weisburd & Eck, 2004; Skogan, 2004).

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of improving the public safety issues such as crimes, social
disorder and fear of crime through community policing strategy in Balanga City, Bataan.
1. What are the challenges encountered by our law enforcement during their duty?
2. What recommendations can be made to address the challenges identified in the study?
3. How often the crimes occur while executing this strategy?
4.

Significance of the Study

This study aims to provide information about the effectiveness of community policing strategies in crime
prevention. This study could benefit the following:
Criminology students. This study will benefit them because it will provide them wide information on
effectiveness of the community policing strategies in crime prevention which may help them build on and enhance the
existing knowledge they have.
 Residents in Balanga City. They will benefit from this study because it intends to increase their understanding
on community policy and law enforcement agencies. This will help them to cooperate with the laws executed in the
community.
Law enforcement agencies. They will gain from this study because it intends to describe the community policy.
This study will expand their outlook on crime control and prevention and help educate the public about public safety
issues to reduce the crime.
Future researcher. This study will benefit the future researcher because the result of this study will serve as their
guide in doing their research relating to the effectiveness of the community policing strategy in crime prevention.

Scope and Delimitation

This study focused on the effectiveness of community policing strategies in crime prevention in Balanga City,
Bataan. It aims to understand the result of using such strategies in preventing crimes. This study identified how does
community policing strategy affects the crime rate and the life of the citizen living in Balanga City, Bataan.
The respondents of the study were composed of 20 people living in Balanga City, Bataan. The researchers will
gather 2 people in 10 different barangays.
Definition of terms
Community policing. In our profession the police and residents work together through community policing to
reduce crime and address neighborhood issues. With community policing, the focus is to on preventing crime from
happening rather than responding to pleas for assistance after it has already happen. Citizen has more influence over
the standard of living in their town.
Crime prevention. The goal of crime prevention is to lessen the likelihood that crimes will occur, as well as any
potential negative repercussions on people and society, such as the fear of crime, by acting to change the causes of
their many different manifestations. Well-thought-out anti-crime initiatives also support sustainable development by
reducing the crime and victimization.
Law enforcement agencies. They assist in identifying and analyzing the causes of the crime so that policies and
programs aimed at reducing crime can be developed. It aids in understanding criminal mindset: Criminology aids in
understanding criminal mindset, the causes of criminal behavior, and the influence on the criminal behavior.
 Notes in Chapter I
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