UM DIGOS COLLEGE

Department of Criminal Justice Education

Roxas Extension, Digos City
Telefax: (082)553-2914

CCTV IN PUBLIC PLACES: ITS ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS

by Dorrien Rose Lariva, Ched Orlie Relacion, & Jericho Rabago

Instruction: This survey questionnaire will determine the acceptability and effectiveness of CCTV
Camera in Public places. Please answer and put check (/) based on the following scale below.

4 – Very High
3 – High
2 – Low
1 – Very Low
PART I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Name (optional): Age:

Civil Status: Sex:

PART II.
Effectiveness and acceptability of CCTV in Public Places
Question 4 3 2 1
1 It deters crime and help reducing violation that can be committed in public places.
2 Records the scenes that can help in solving the reported theft or robbery incident.
3 Protection of the staff, students and employee vehicles.
4 It eliminates the opportunity of the violators to do violations.
5 It saves man power to the security guards on duty for patrolling the school premises.
6 CCTV saved footages that can help solve the incidence of misbehaviors.
7 It can also lessen the opportunity of the couples on scandalous acts.
8 It helps to solve vandalism and malicious mischief within the institution, establishments
or other public places.
9 It can also capture the individuals that will leave the vicinity earlier than indicated time of
leave.
1 It is the eye for the premises or the places that cannot be supervise by man.
0
1 The installation of CCTV serves as a barrier for the possible offenders.
1
1 The installation of CCTV cameras is considered as a low cost method of keeping the
2 administrators eye on security of its people and establishments.

Role of CCTV in public places as a form of Crime prevention.

Questions 4 3 2 1
1 It deters crime and help reducing violation that can be committed in public places.
2 CCTV cameras prevent crimes on streets.
3 The used of CCTV camera reduces crimes and criminal.
4 The CCTV aids in monitoring banks, malls or other establishment in public places.
5 The CCTV guard and secure properties against criminal tendencies in public places.
6 It eliminates the opportunity of the violators to do violations in public places.
7 It saves man power to the security personnel on duty for patrolling the public places.
8 Monitor people in the public places.
 UM DIGOS COLLEGE
Department of Criminal Justice Education
Roxas Extension, Digos City
Telefax: (082)553-2914

9 Protect and secure people in public places.

1 There is a feeling of safety among individuals who stay in public places where there is a
0 CCTV.
1 The CCTV camera reduces tendency of a criminal to personally attack a stranger on the
1 street.
1 Protection of staff and student.
2
1 Monitoring of remote entrances into site/ schools buildings and other public places.
3
1 The CCTV camera is used to apprehend the criminals.
4
1 Thru CCTV camera the officers can monitor the action of the perpetrators.
5
1 The presence of CCTV reduces property related crime in public places.
6
1 Reduce theft of motor vehicles and some other forms of acquisitive crimes in areas
7 where there are CCTV cameras.
1 Secures the properties where the CCTV is located.
8
1 The installation of CCTV serves as a barrier for the possible offenders in public places.
9
2 Records the scenes that can help in solving the reported theft or robbery incident.
0

Cuevas, Q. D. P., Corachea, J. C. P., Escabel, E. B., & Bautista, M. L. A. (2016). Effectiveness of
CCTV cameras installation in crime prevention. College of Criminology Research Journal, 7, 2016.