EVALUATION OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF JOINING CITIZENSHIP ADVANCEMENT TRAINING(CAT) AND

JUNIOR POLICE ORGANIZATION(JPO)

RESEARCH QUESTIONS FINDINGS CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATION
1. What are the advantages
and disadvantages of
joining Citizenship
Advancement Training and
Junior Police Organization?
1. a. Is there a The advantages of joining CAT Joining CAT and JPO develops Joining CAT and JPO can
significant and JPO are ranked as:1) personal discipline, courtesy/politeness, enhance and develop positive
relationship between develops personal discipline, 2) kindness, and promotes leadership. characteristics, however, it is
the ranking of the develops courtesy/politeness and However, it can cause body pain and recommended that the officers
CAT officers and JPO kindness, 3) promotes leadership, grabs more attention to the training that and members of the
officers on the 4) enhance students’ social will lead to stress and less focus on organizations will balance their
advantages of joining responsibility, 5)develops habit of studies. time in studying and in the
CAT and JPO? obedience, 6) promotes organization.
unity/teamwork, 7) develops
commitment to the development
of the environment/school, 8)
develops
responsiveness/reacting quickly,
9) enhance students’
readiness/alertness, 10) serves
as guide for the future, 11)
enhances students’ loyalty to the
school, and 12) promotes
voluntarism by CAT and JPO
officers. Therefore, there is a
significant relationship on the
rankings of the CAT and JPO
 officers on the advantages of
joining CAT and JPO.

The disadvantages of joining CAT

1. b. Is there a and JPO are ranked as: 1) body
significant pain, 2) grabs more attention to
relationship between the training, 3) overtime, 4) lack
the ranking of the of sleep, 5) no focus on the
CAT officers and JPO studies, 6) stressful, 7) no time
officers on the for family, 8) can’t help in
disadvantages of household chores, and 9) waste
joining CAT and of time by the CAT and JPO
JPO? officers. Therefore, there is a
significant relationship between
the rankings of the CAT and JPO
officers on the disadvantages of
joining CAT and JPO.
2. What is the extent of the
applicability of the
advantages and
disadvantages of joining
Citizenship Advancement
Training and Junior Police
Organization?
2. a. Is there a The degree of the applicability of The applicability of joining CAT and JPO The degree of the applicability of
significant difference the advantages of joining CAT is moderately to very applicable towards the advantages of joining CAT
between the extent of and JPO as perceived by the developing courtesy/politeness, and JPO can be upgraded to very
the applicability of the CAT and JPO officers are as kindness, and promoting leadership. On much applicable through asking
advantages of joining follows: the very applicable the other hand, it is less to moderately the administration of the school to
CAT and JPO as advantages are it develops applicable towards causing body pain add NSTP, CWTS, and Reserved
perceived by the CAT courtesy/politeness and kindness, and grabbing more attention to the Officer Training Corps and to set
officers and JPO promotes leadership, develops training which leads to stress and less an adviser to focus on the said
officers? personal discipline, promotes focus on studies. trainings.
unity/teamwork, develops
responsiveness/alertness, and it
enhances students
‘readiness/alertness; the
moderately applicable
advantages are it develops habit
of obedience, serves as guide for
the future, enhance students’
social responsibility, develops
commitment to the development
of the environment/school,
promotes voluntarism, and it
enhance students’ loyalty to the
school. Therefore, there is no
significant difference on the
 extent of the applicability of the
advantages of joining CAT and
JPO.

2. b. Is there a The degree of the applicability of

significant difference the disadvantages of joining CAT
between the extent of and JPO as perceived by the
the applicability of the CAT and JPO officers are as
disadvantages of follows: the moderately applicable
joining CAT and JPO disadvantages are body pain, no
perceived by the CAT focus on the studies, and lack of
officers and JPO sleep; the less applicable
officers? advantages are it grabs more
attention to the training, waste of
time, overtime, stressful, no time
for family, and can’t help in
household chores. Therefore,
there is no significant difference
on the extent of the applicability
of the disadvantages of joining
CAT and JPO.
3. What are the possible
remedial measures to
lessen the disadvantages of
joining Citizenship
Advancement Training and
Junior Police Organization?
3. a. Is there a The possible remedial solutions The disadvantages of joining CAT and A seminar on time management
significant relationship are ranked as: 1) seminar on time JPO can be reduced through conducting can be conducted to lessen the
between the ranking of management, 2) exercising seminar on time management, limiting disadvantages of joining CAT and
the CAT officers and regularly, 3) limiting the time of the time of training, and having a JPO.
JPO officers on the training, 4) having a physically fit physically fit body.
possible solutions to body, 5) having proper meal
lessen the intake, and 6) having some
disadvantages of relaxation by the CAT and JPO
joining CAT and JPO? officers. Therefore, there is no
significant relationship on the
rankings of the CAT and JPO
officers on the possible solutions
to lessen the disadvantages of
joining CAT and JPO.
Other recommendations:
1. For further research, body pain as one of the disadvantages of joining CAT and JPO can be enumerated to what kind of body pain (e.g.

fatigue).