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Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Community-based Crime Prevention Programs in Carcanmadcarlan, Surigao Del Sur

Author(s) Cyrmhon-Keann Pulido Boholano
Country Philippines
Abstract Community-based crime prevention has emerged as a central paradigm in contemporary policing, reflecting a global shift from reactive law enforcement toward collaborative, preventive, and community-centered governance. Despite its widespread institutional adoption, empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of localized crime prevention initiatives in geographically dispersed and resource-constrained municipalities remains limited, particularly in developing contexts. Addressing this gap, the present study evaluated the effectiveness of community-based crime prevention programs implemented by the Municipal Police Stations of CARCANMADCARLAN, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. The study further examined implementation practices, perceived effectiveness across selected crime categories, operational challenges, and variations in police officers’ assessments according to demographic characteristics. Anchored in Goldstein’s Problem-Oriented Policing Theory and Tyler’s Procedural Justice Theory, the research conceptualized crime prevention as a function of proactive problem solving, institutional legitimacy, and police–community collaboration. Employing a quantitative descriptive-comparative design, data were collected from 112 police officers using a validated researcher-developed questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U, and Kruskal–Wallis tests. The findings indicate that community-based crime prevention initiatives were consistently implemented and perceived as highly effective in addressing sex-related crimes, drug-related offenses, robbery and theft, and physical assault. While implementation barriers were generally limited, organizational and demographic characteristics significantly shaped officers’ perceptions of program effectiveness and operational constraints. Conceptually, the study reinforces the complementary roles of procedural legitimacy and problem-oriented policing in strengthening preventive governance within decentralized policing environments. Practically, the findings provide evidence for enhancing police training, institutional capacity, interagency collaboration, and resource allocation, offering policy-relevant insights for strengthening community policing strategies in rural and semi-urban jurisdictions. The study contributes to the growing scholarship on evidence-based policing by extending community crime prevention research to underrepresented local governance settings in the Global South.
Keywords community-based crime prevention; community policing; Problem-Oriented Policing; Procedural Justice; preventive policing; police–community partnership
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.83289
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