Barangay Peace and Order Committee Level of Knowledge: Duties and Function in Crime Prevention in Northern Samar

Abstract

This Study was conduct to determine the Barangay Peace and Order Committee Level of Knowledge: Their Duties and Function in Crime Prevention in Northern Samar. Specifically, it aimed to document the demographic profile of respondents in term of age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, number of years in service as a member of the Barangay Peace and Order Committee in relation to crime prevention and detection and determine the duties and function as well as the level of knowledge in crime prevention and detection.

The descriptive-correlational method of research was used in this study. Forty members of the Barangay Peace and Order Committee in selected barangays in Palapag, Nothern Samar served as the respondents of this study. Frequency counts, percentages and weighted mean, were used to analyze the descriptive data collected from the respondents.

Most of the respondents were male, forty to fifty years old, married, and college graduates, and had been in service for six to ten years. The respondents were very much “knowledgeable” on their duties and function in crime prevention and detection. It is then recommended that committee members should continue to perform well and to ensure the effectiveness of the member there is a need to systematize their daily routine activities in implementation of peace and order.