Evaluation of Performance of Preventing Crimes in Private Sector

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to develop the way to follow up and evaluate the performance, according to the effective framework for criminal prevention, in terms of people’s participation; and to develop a tool to evaluate the indicators for both the output and outcome levels regarding the same framework, in terms of people’s participation. This study was conducted with the combination of the qualitative and quantitative methods.

The research sample for the quantitative method, were 1,250 people, questionnaires to collect data according to the announcement of provincial administration policy committee and integrated provincial groups regarding the establishment of provinces and the provinces that are the operational centers of the provinces (No. 3), divided into 7 regions, namely central, southern, southern border, eastern, north-eastern, northern and central area (Bangkok). The quantitative method was done with the help of the statistics of percentage, mean, standard deviation, T-test and ANOVA. The qualitative method was conducted with content analysis. The research sample for the qualitative method provided the data in the interview form asking about the guideline of criminal prevention in the private sector with 42 people. Besides, the sample also answered the questions about criminal prevention in the private sector, in terms of people’s participation to the directly and indirectly relevant organizations.

The research findings revealed that the extent to which the sample participated into criminal prevention was on average in the moderate level. The results of comparing the participation of people in crime prevention in five measures were classified into gender, age, occupation status, household income. Number of family members who have or never been involved in a crime characteristic, context, residential community and the presence or absence of a leader in the third measure, community members were encouraged to take part in the prevention of crime, life, body, and property of both themselves and others to be safe from crime. Other measures no different. The findings about the confidence in security of people’s lives and properties under the effective standard of criminal prevention, according to the research sample, revealed the average value in the moderate level.  The findings related to people’s fear of criminal danger under the effective standard of criminal prevention appeared in the high levels. Therefore, the youth should accelerate the awareness of social responsibility among the youth from the school age level. Adjusting people's attitudes about crime that crime is far-reaching and is just the responsibility of government officials. Encourage the community to have a program to enhance participation in crime prevention, especially through disaster prevention education. Find ways to encourage community leaders to be involved in encouraging local residents to participate in project activities. And to have continued operation and all sectors to take part in crime prevention more, etc.