THE MOTORCYCLE UNITS OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL GROUP IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: BASIS FOR A MOBILITY-CENTERED PLAN AGAINST MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED CRIME
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PSOSEC
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Publication Year
2014
Abstract
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the motorcycle units of the Highway Patrol Group in the NCR as a basis for a mobility-centered plan against motor vehicle related crime in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedures, funds and logistics and community involvement. Likewise, the study assessed the problems encountered by the Highway Patrol Group and the proposed measures to address the problems encountered.
Using a 5% margin of error, the Slovin Formula was used for determining the sample size which totaled 323 distributed as follows: 220 Highway Patrol Group uniformed personnel, 64 Traffic Enforcement Unit members in the NCR Police Office and 39 barangay chairmen. Random sampling was utilized in the selection of the three (3) groups of respondents. The primary data used in the study were extracted through interview and survey questionnaire and the secondary data were gathered through document analysis. The quantitative data obtained were analyzed and evaluated using the following statistical tools: percentage, five-point Likert scale and weighted mean, and the F-test to determine the significant difference among the groups of respondents.
The following were the findings of the study: As to the effectiveness of the Motorcycle Units of the Highway Patrol Group in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, finds and logistics and community involvement, the respondents’ responses appear to have evidently effective registered an overall weighted mean (OWM) of 3.70. This findings suggested that the uniformed personnel, traffic enforcement group member and barangay chairmen viewed that the motorcycle units road safety operations are being conducted; On the problems encountered by the Highway Patrol Group Motorcycle Units in the National Capital Region in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, funds and logistics and community involvement obtained an Overall Weighted Mean of 3.39 which is found to be serious; as to the proposed measures to address the problems encountered by the HPG motorcycle Units in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedures, funds and logistics and community involvement, HPG uniformed personnel, Traffic Enforcement Group members and Barangay chairmen responses registered a Group Weighted Mean of 4.28. This finding conveyed that the three (3) groups of respondents believe that the given measures are found to be highly recommended to ensure safety of the clientele in the road; Test of Significant Difference on the effectiveness of the Highway Patrol Motorcycle Units against motor vehicle related crime, showed that the computed F-value of 7.83 is higher than the tabular F-value 3.02, hence the null hypothesis is rejected. As to the problems encountered, as per anova single factor computation that the F-value of 12.10 is higher than the F-tabular of 3.02, the decision is to reject the null hypothesis. Test of significant difference on the proposed measures to address the problems encountered per Anova Single Factor computation wherein the computed F-value of 0.08 is lower than the critical F-Tabular of 3.02, hence the decision is to accept the null hypothesis; and Based on the significant findings of the study, the researcher proposes an action plan to enhance the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle units as basis for a mobility centered plan against motor vehicle related crime in the NCR.
On the basis of the established results from the data gathering, the following conclusions were drawn: the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle units were effective in the conduct of dialogues, seminars and public information campaigns encouraging supports from the local resident and barangay officials. They were effective to launch case operational plans against identified/syndicated motor vehicle related crime groups, generate sufficient funds in the procurement of new motorcycle for road safety police operations. They gather intelligence information through force multipliers and anti-crime watch groups in the National Capital Region; the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle unit encountered difficulty to conduct dialogues, seminars and public information campaign, the involvement of other law enforcement agencies in gathering and sharing information about the modus operandi of syndicated motor vehicle related crime groups, limited fund support in the procurement of new motorcycle units for road safety police operations and inadequate intelligence gathering efforts due to lack of awareness on HPG crime prevention programs that greatly affects the campaign against motor vehicle related crime in the National Capital Region; the three (3) groups of respondents highly recommend in the creation of program and the conduct of other specialized training regarding road safety police operations to become more acquainted on the campaign against motor vehicle related crime incidents, the need to select and train personnel to be assign to implement the specific work programs of the HPG motorcycle units, find alternative source of funds through solicitations from the LGUs and NGOs to donate new motorcycle units and the need to enhance coordination and communication with the community through regular visits and encourage them to work in tandem with HPG motorcycle unit; there was a significant difference in the assessment of the effectiveness of the motorcycle units of the HPG against motor vehicle related crime in the National Capital Region; problems encountered by the HPG motorcycle units in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, funds and logistics and community involvement. However, there is no significant difference revealed in the assessment of the proposed measures to address the problems encountered by the Highway Patrol Motorcycle units; and given the findings showing an effective mean on the motorcycle units of the Highway Patrol Group against motor vehicle related crimes in the National Capital Region, aggravated by serious to very serious problems encountered and prompted by the dire need for measures, an action plan has been designed to operationalize several programs, projects, and specific strategies that will enhance the effectiveness of the Highway Patrol Group to ensure road safety.
Using a 5% margin of error, the Slovin Formula was used for determining the sample size which totaled 323 distributed as follows: 220 Highway Patrol Group uniformed personnel, 64 Traffic Enforcement Unit members in the NCR Police Office and 39 barangay chairmen. Random sampling was utilized in the selection of the three (3) groups of respondents. The primary data used in the study were extracted through interview and survey questionnaire and the secondary data were gathered through document analysis. The quantitative data obtained were analyzed and evaluated using the following statistical tools: percentage, five-point Likert scale and weighted mean, and the F-test to determine the significant difference among the groups of respondents.
The following were the findings of the study: As to the effectiveness of the Motorcycle Units of the Highway Patrol Group in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, finds and logistics and community involvement, the respondents’ responses appear to have evidently effective registered an overall weighted mean (OWM) of 3.70. This findings suggested that the uniformed personnel, traffic enforcement group member and barangay chairmen viewed that the motorcycle units road safety operations are being conducted; On the problems encountered by the Highway Patrol Group Motorcycle Units in the National Capital Region in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, funds and logistics and community involvement obtained an Overall Weighted Mean of 3.39 which is found to be serious; as to the proposed measures to address the problems encountered by the HPG motorcycle Units in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedures, funds and logistics and community involvement, HPG uniformed personnel, Traffic Enforcement Group members and Barangay chairmen responses registered a Group Weighted Mean of 4.28. This finding conveyed that the three (3) groups of respondents believe that the given measures are found to be highly recommended to ensure safety of the clientele in the road; Test of Significant Difference on the effectiveness of the Highway Patrol Motorcycle Units against motor vehicle related crime, showed that the computed F-value of 7.83 is higher than the tabular F-value 3.02, hence the null hypothesis is rejected. As to the problems encountered, as per anova single factor computation that the F-value of 12.10 is higher than the F-tabular of 3.02, the decision is to reject the null hypothesis. Test of significant difference on the proposed measures to address the problems encountered per Anova Single Factor computation wherein the computed F-value of 0.08 is lower than the critical F-Tabular of 3.02, hence the decision is to accept the null hypothesis; and Based on the significant findings of the study, the researcher proposes an action plan to enhance the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle units as basis for a mobility centered plan against motor vehicle related crime in the NCR.
On the basis of the established results from the data gathering, the following conclusions were drawn: the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle units were effective in the conduct of dialogues, seminars and public information campaigns encouraging supports from the local resident and barangay officials. They were effective to launch case operational plans against identified/syndicated motor vehicle related crime groups, generate sufficient funds in the procurement of new motorcycle for road safety police operations. They gather intelligence information through force multipliers and anti-crime watch groups in the National Capital Region; the Highway Patrol Group motorcycle unit encountered difficulty to conduct dialogues, seminars and public information campaign, the involvement of other law enforcement agencies in gathering and sharing information about the modus operandi of syndicated motor vehicle related crime groups, limited fund support in the procurement of new motorcycle units for road safety police operations and inadequate intelligence gathering efforts due to lack of awareness on HPG crime prevention programs that greatly affects the campaign against motor vehicle related crime in the National Capital Region; the three (3) groups of respondents highly recommend in the creation of program and the conduct of other specialized training regarding road safety police operations to become more acquainted on the campaign against motor vehicle related crime incidents, the need to select and train personnel to be assign to implement the specific work programs of the HPG motorcycle units, find alternative source of funds through solicitations from the LGUs and NGOs to donate new motorcycle units and the need to enhance coordination and communication with the community through regular visits and encourage them to work in tandem with HPG motorcycle unit; there was a significant difference in the assessment of the effectiveness of the motorcycle units of the HPG against motor vehicle related crime in the National Capital Region; problems encountered by the HPG motorcycle units in terms of personnel capability, systems and procedure, funds and logistics and community involvement. However, there is no significant difference revealed in the assessment of the proposed measures to address the problems encountered by the Highway Patrol Motorcycle units; and given the findings showing an effective mean on the motorcycle units of the Highway Patrol Group against motor vehicle related crimes in the National Capital Region, aggravated by serious to very serious problems encountered and prompted by the dire need for measures, an action plan has been designed to operationalize several programs, projects, and specific strategies that will enhance the effectiveness of the Highway Patrol Group to ensure road safety.
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