FACTORS AFFECTING IN THE INCREASE OF MINOR INVOLVEMENT IN
ILLEGAL DRAG RACING ACTIVITY AT VERGARA HIGHWAY
An Undergraduate Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of
The College of Criminal Justice Education
PHINMA Araullo University
Cabanatuan
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirement for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY
By:
Belen, Jacob J.
Compañero, Archie B.
De Guzman, Monica C.
Garcia, Mark Bryan P.
Lastimosa, Melko V.
Viloria, Aaron Jay G.
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The Settings of the Study
The province of Nueva Ecija is divided into four congressional districts
comprising 27 municipalities and 5 cities. According PhilAtlas, it has a population of
2,156,712. The province of Nueva Ecija is one of the top producers of agricultural
products in Central Luzon. The province is nationally recognized as the Rice Granary of
the Philippines. Geographically, Nueva Ecija shares borders with the provinces of
Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, and Aurora. That is because
Nueva Ecija is home to a broad plantation of Rice and beautiful landscapes. Furthermore,
there are many historial landmarks to visit and attractions to explore.
Cabanatuan City is one of the five cities of the Nueva Ecija. Cabanatuan City is
one of the largest places in region of Central Luzon in the Philippines, with an
approximate number of 327,325 people and several 89 barangays. Cabanatuan is popular
to be known as the “Tricycle Capital of the Philippines”. Cabanatuan has a festival called
“Banatu festival” the fest is a showcase of the city local product like longganisa
Cabanatuan, a sausage made of beef and also called batutay. Among its many activities
are cook-fest, cultural shows and activities with the purpose of preservation(Such as
zarzuela and native kite-making),performing arts, entertainment, beauty pageants(Miss
Gay Cabanatuan, Ginoong Tricycle Dirver, Binibining Cabanatuan), and on the founding
date is the Gawad parangal (awards ceremony) of Natatanging Anak ng Kabanatuan.
To further illustrate the setting of the study, figure 1 presents the map where the
study was conducted.
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Figure 1.
Map of the setting of the study
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Conceptual Framework
The purpose of the study is to assess the increased involvement of minors in
illegal drag racing. Also, the study aims an action plan to the frequent involvement of
minors in illegal drag racing in the Cabanatuan City. Minors encountered many reasons
why they are being involved in illegal drag racing: Such as the popularity of drag racing
in minors, peer pressure, excitement in the possible effects of it, money, and curiosity.
To further discuss the study's conceptual framework, figure number 2 shows the
paradigm that includes the input, the process, and the output. The input deals with
identifying the profile of the respondents and assessing the factors that affect PNP and
Barangay personnel with the involvement in illegal drag racing, and assessing the factors
affecting the involvement of youth in illegal drag racing activity at Vergara highway.
Moreover, the process deals with the method that was employed by the researchers in
gathering data for the study. It includes the interview guide questions, questionnaire or
checklists, collection of data, tabulation of data, statistical treatment of data, evaluation of
data, interpretation of data, and presentation of data. In conclusion, the output based on
the findings is what action plan is provided in order to increase the number of arrests.
To further discuss the study's conceptual framework, figure number 2 presents the
paradigm that includes the input, the process, and the output. The input deals with
identifying the profile of the respondents, assessing the factors that affect PNP and
Barangay personnel with the involvement in illegal drag racing, and assessing the factors
affecting the involvement of youth in illegal drag racing activity at Vergara highway.
Moreover, the process deals with the method that was employed by the researchers in
gathering data for the study. It includes the interview guide questions, questionnaire or
checklists, collection of data, tabulation of data, statistical treatment of data, evaluation of
data, interpretation of data, and presentation of data. In conclusion, the output based on
the findings is what action plan is provided in order to eliminate the increased minor
involvement in illegal drag racing.
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INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
Identifying Interview Proposed action
the profile Distribution plan provided in
Questionnaire order to increase
of the
Collection of data the number of
responden Tabulation of
ts. arrest
collected data
Assessing Statistical
the factors treatment of data
that affect Evaluation of data
the PNP and Interpretation of
Barangay data
personnel Presentation of
with the data
Fiure
involvement
2.
with the
involvement
in illegal
drag racing.
Assessing
the PNP
personnel FEEDBACK
respond to
the factors
affecting the
involvement Figure 2.
of youth in
illegal drag Paradigm of the study
racing
activity at
Vergara
Highway.
