PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTION IN THE AREA OF YILON SUBDISTRICT WISET CHAI CHAN DISTRICT, ANG THONG PROVINCE

Abstract

This research article had the objectives as following: 1) To study the level of people's awareness of crime news in crime prevention in the area of Yi Lon Subdistrict, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province. 2) To study the level of public participation in crime prevention in the area of Yi Lon Subdistrict, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province. 3) To compare the level of participation of citizens in crime prevention in the area of Yi Lon Subdistrict, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province. The sample group used in this study was 365 people living in the Yi Lon Subdistrict area, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire, statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance by LSD test and multiple regression statistics. The results of the research found that 1) The level of awareness of crime news among citizens in crime prevention in the area of Yi Lon Subdistrict, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province was at a high level. 2) Overall level of participation in crime prevention was at a high level when considering each aspect in order it was found that first rank was participation in decision making, second rank was participation in operations and 3, including participation in evaluation, respectively. 3) Personal factors, including gender, age, educational level and different careers, there was a high level of public participation in crime prevention in the Yi Lon Subdistrict area, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province was different at the statistical significance level of 0.05, and different perceptions of crime news influenced the level of public participation in crime prevention in Yi Lon Subdistrict area, Wiset Chai Chan District, Ang Thong Province that were different at a statistical significance level of 0.05.