The Operation for Crime prevention and Drug use by Public participation in Community Policing Box (KOBAN) Model

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The objective of this research was to study a model, community context and an appropriate approach in crime prevention and drugs use.  The researcher used a qualitative research method.  The findings revealed three significant results.  Firstly, the KOBAN security box in   the Koh Thawee Community, adapted from the Japanese KOBAN, whose operations include: monitoring and maintaining public order in the community, receiving notification of illegal activities, investigating the complaint and suspending dangerous situations, all assisted the organization in finding ways to solve community problems and conduct community activities. Secondly, many problems existed, such as a lack of budgeting, less voluntary community police, dysfunctional community police, carrying firearms, bribery of business compensation, and the inconsistency or lack of meetings. Lastly, the third finding suggested the following approaches for improvement: increased budgeting, increasing the number of voluntary community police, providing improved training of voluntary community police to increase their knowledge and understanding of their own roles, increasing the frequency of regular community meetings, restriction the carrying of firearms, and no paying compensation for voluntary community policeman.

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