Abstract: Effective law enforcement service demands that the law enforcement officers are diligent and effective in their duties and responsibilities. They should be punctual and alert while on their respective beats. They should respect the human rights of the people of the community they serve. They should even patrol their beats on foot so that their visibility would be more evident thus curtailing the criminal impulses of the criminally inclined, instead of whisking through the vicinity on the “ flying visit” to their assigned places without even giving the people a glimpse of their presence. Transparency is the call of effective law enforcement service. However, effective law enforcement necessitates that the police command should be provided police equipment like two-way radios so that they could readily call for assistance whenever necessary, in order to improve the delivery of services and the maintenance of peace and order. Furthermore, a strong partnership between the police and the community will help ensure the success of the Philippine National Police in its drive against criminality. The findings of this study showed that the police force of the municipality of Pinamungajan, Cebu did their best under the circumstances they had to work in, but their efforts were not equally recognized by the people of the community. Hence, the need for support from the local officials and the people in the community are important factors that would facilitate the effectiveness of the law enforcement service.
Keywords: Law enforcement research, police visibility, crime prevention, normative-survey method, Philippines.
Title: POLICE VISIBILITY IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIMES, PINAMUNGAJAN POLICE STATION, CEBU: IMPLICATIONS TO EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
Author: S/P SUPT. JONAS MUNTA EJOC, BR. JOSE ARNOLD L. ALFEREZ
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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