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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL AS
PERCEIVED BY BARANGAY OFFICIALS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
LEMERY BATANGAS: AN ANALYSIS

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of
School of Criminal Justice Education
Lemery Colleges, Inc.
Lemery, Batangas

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science in Criminology

by:

Suzanne A. Ariola
Francis G. Magnaye
Arvie G. Alvarez

June 2021
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APPROVAL SHEET

This research paper entitled “Community Participation in Crime

Prevention and Control as perceived by Barangay Officials in the
Municipality of Lemery Batangas; An analysis”, prepared and submitted by
Suzanne A. Ariola, Francis G. Magnaye, Arvie G. Alvarez in partial fulfilment of
the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology has
been examined and recommended for acceptance for Oral Examination.

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SHERWIN P. CHUA, RCrim
Thesis Adviser

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of______

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

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LYRA CRIZELLE M. HERNANDEZ, Ph.D
Chairman

_____________________ ________________________
VIVIAN B. TITULAR, Ph.D BENEDICT O. MEDINA, Ph.D
Member Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
of Bachelor of Science in Criminology.

_____________________ __________________________________
DATE LYRA CRIZELLE M. HERNANDEZ, Ph.D
Vice President for Academic Affairs
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With a great pleasure we would like to acknowledge the support,

assistance and contributions made by individuals from the beginning of the

fieldwork, providing us access, data and information, to the writing process until

the completion of this thesis.

Foremost, we are highly grateful to our Almighty God, for His blessings

that continue to flow into our lives, for the strength and knowledge that made

the researchers complete this research study.

To our adviser, Harren James S. Bautista, LCB, MP and Sherwin P.

Chua, RCrim for their patience, encouragement, undying support, guidance and

help throughout the writing of this study. We are fortunate to have them as our

adviser.

To our respondents, Barangay Officials of Lemery Batangas, for

spending their time to answer sincerely and honestly the survey questionnaires

that help the researcher gather relevant data needed to complete the study.

To Mr. Magnaye, for lending us his laptop. Thankyou

To our inspirations, our compassionate family who believe in us from the

moment we were born and start reaching our dreams, for the support and love

we are truly grateful.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
PAGE
TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………..................... i
APPROVAL SHEET ………………………………………………………….. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………………………... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………… iv
LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………… v
LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………………. vi
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………..

CHAPTER
I.THE PROBLEM …………………………………………………………… 1
Introduction ………………………………………………………. 1
Background of the Study ……………………………………….. 2
Statement of the Problem 4
………………………………………. 5
Theoretical Framework ………………………………………….. 6
Conceptual Framework 7
…………………………………………. 8
Significance of the Study………………………………. ………. 9
Scope and Limitation of the Study…………………………….. 12
Definitions of Term …………………………………………….... 12
II.REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 36
………………………………… 39
Conceptual Literature 46
……………………………………………. 50
Variables for Respondents Profile …………………………. 50
…… 51
Research Literature………………. 53
………………………………. 54
Synthesis 57
………………………………………………………….. 58
III.RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ………………………………………… 60
Research Environment 109
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Research Design
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Respondents of the study…………………………………..…….
Data Gathering Instrument…………………………………… ….
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Data Gathering Procedure ……………………………………….
Statistical Treatment of Data……………………………………..
IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA..
V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..………

APPENDICES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CURRICULUM VITAE

LIST OF TABLES
Table Title Page

3.1 Distributions of Respondents……………………………………. 53

3.2 Scoring……………………………………………………………… 56
4.1.1 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Age…………………… 61
4.1.2 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Sex…………………… 63
4.1.3 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Civil Status………….. 65
4.1.4 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Highest Educational
Attainment…………………………………………………………. 68
4.1.5 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Position in the
Barangay…………………………………………………………… 70
4.1.6 Distribution of Respondents in terms of Number of Years as
Barangay Official………………………………………………….. 73
4.2.7 Perceived the Extent of Community Participation in Crime
Prevention and Control in terms of Planning…………………... 76
4.2.8 Perceived the Extent of Community Participation in Crime
Prevention and Control in terms of Implementing…………….. 82
4.2.9 Perceived the Extent of Community Participation in Crime
Prevention and Control in terms of Monitoring………………… 87
4.2.1 Perceived the Extent of Community Participation in Crime
0 Prevention and Control in terms of Shared Benefits………….. 92
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4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
1 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Age………………………………………………. 96
4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
2 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Sex………………………………………………. 97
4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
3 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Civil Status……………………………………… 99
4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
4 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Highest Educational Attainment…………….. 100
4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
5 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Position in the Barangay…………………….. 102
4.3.1 Difference in the Respondents’ Assessment on the
6 Community Participation in Crime Prevention and in Control
in terms of their Number of Years as Barangay Official…….. 104
4.3.1 Plan of Program to sustain the Community Participation in
7 Crime Prevention and Control…………………………………. 107
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Title Page
1.1 Theoretical Framework………………………………………… 5
1.2 Conceptual Framework………………………………………... 6
3.1 Map of Lemery Batangas……………………………………… 51
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ABSTRACT
Title: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTION AND

CONTROL AS PERCEIVED BY BARANGAY OFFICIALS IN THE

MUNICIPALITY OF LEMERY BATANGAS; AN ANALYSIS

Authors: Suzanne A. Ariola

Francis G. Magnaye
Arvie G. Alvarez

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Criminology

Year: 2021

Adviser: Sherwin P. Chua, RCrim

This research generally aimed to explore and analyzed the participation

and role of community in crime prevention and control as perceived by

barangay officials in the Lemery Batangas. Descriptive research design in a

quantitative approach was utilized in this research, it includes 55 barangay

officials in selected barangays in Lemery Batangas. Furthermore, the

researcher utilized self-constructed survey questionnaire and used as the major

data gathering instrument. It was subjected to Cronbach’s Alpha and resulted to

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.940 which means that the instrument is reliable and valid. Such statistical tool

used were frequency and percentage, weighted mean, independent t-test and

one-way analysis of variance. Majority of the respondents are in the age

bracket of 36-45, male, married, high school graduate, position in barangay is

Sangguniang Barangay Member or Barangay Konsehal and 3-6 years in the

service. In terms of planning, implementing, monitoring and shared benefits

was agreed by the barangay officials assessment that abovementioned

variables are still practice by the community.

Based on the result, it was found out that barangay officials assessment

regarding in age, sex, civil status and position in the barangay was not

significant in all variables. Nonetheless, highest educational attainment was

significant only in terms of monitoring. And lastly, number of years as barangay

official is the only demographic profile which is significant in three variables

which are monitoring, implementing and shared benefits. The researcher

proposed a plan of action based on the result of the study which consist of the

areas concern, findings, objective/s, person involved and expected outcomes

which may maintain and the same time improve the community participation

towards crime prevention and control in the Municipality of Lemery Batangas.