Community policing system: A community-base evaluation of implementation

Community policing is a paradigm shift established at the foundation of community joint venture in building a safe and secure environment for all whereby the people take active part in their own affairs. The law enforcers are not seen as a predicament or strangers whose presence stands for danger but as partners in development and those members of the community are co-producers of justice and quality police service. This fact indicates the need of involving the community, the local government and the police to work together to tackle crime. This study highlights the community policing system in Piat, Cagayan. The respondents were the PNP Personnel and the citizens in the municipality. This study utilizes the input-process-output model in presenting the relationship among variables. The input contains the profile of the PNP police forces and the community residents, the community policing systems and the problems confronted by the PNP in the delivery of their services. The process includes the assessment of the respondents on the community policy system and the output is the level of satisfaction of community residents on the community policing system of the PNP. Findings of the study have revealed that there exists no significant difference in the assessment of the two groups of respondents on the policing system along police visibility and traffic enforcement but there is significant difference in their assessment along police patrol and conduct of symposium and seminars. On the significant difference in the level of satisfaction of community residents on the policing system of the PNP when grouped according to their profile, statistical analysis reveal that there exists significant difference when the respondents are grouped according to age, sex and civil status. In this line, the community should extend its full support and cooperation to the PNP in order to provide the community residents the best service that they deserve.