THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF CRIME SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM OF BAAN JA BO, MAE HONG SON PROVINCE

Abstract

The qualitative research to study the Consciousness of Crime
Security Management in Community-based Tourism of Baan Ja Bo, Mae
Hong Son Province employed the qualitative method. Data collection
by in-depth interviews 25 participants key person, analyze data using
content analysis. The findings of the research were as follows. The
current situations of the management, including common conditions,
locations, local organizations and communities were characterized in a
way facilitating the ongoing status of tourism by well-equipped
communities. The village had no serious crime, relatively low rates of
crime, risk, and insecurity. However, the main risks for safety were traffic
accidents and collapsing buildings. Though not having the crime
problems, the village with mindfulness strenuously enforced its
conspicuous regulations and procedures. For the cognition, the villagers
had knowledge of the management and an access to its related
information sources. For the affection, they were aware of and engaged
positively with this management and collaborated with the safety
measures of tourism. For the psychomotor/behavior, it was
systematically and continuously managed emphasizing on the villagers’
participation and cooperation. The recommendations for development
of the consciousness of crime safety management in the village are: for
cognition the provision of the training programs and updating of the
latest information related to the measures with the residents; for the
affection, the reinforcement of their consciousness and implications on
the security management; and for the psychomotor/behavior, the
collaboration of the members and their sense of ownership.
Suggestion: Encouragement of the consciousness of crime safety
management in community-based tourism requires an integration of
various related local agencies. The engagement of community
members must be centered.