Level of Awareness on Extra Judicial Killing of Bachelor of Science in Criminology Students

Abstract

Extra Judicial Killing (EJK) is the unlawful killing of a person like leading politicians, religious figures, trade union leaders and sometimes socially popular figures by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or any legal process. This descriptive study determined the level of awareness on EJK of the B.S. Criminology students. One hundred twenty (120) randomly selected students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Criminology (BS Crim.) in the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC), Ajuy, Campus, Ajuy, Iloilo during the second semester of the school year (S.Y.) 2017-2018 answered the researcher- made questionnaire. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Percentages, means, frequency counts, and standard deviations for the total sample were calculated with the use SPSS version 19 and are presented in the data table. Results of the study showed that the level of awareness on EJK of the B.S. Crim. students was moderately aware. There was no significant difference in the students’ perception and students’ level of awareness. This study is pronouncing significantly the students’ disagreement on EJK. Moreover, those students in the pursuit of peace, justice, freedom, human rights tend to disagree with the extra-judicial killing related events. Students believed that EJK could not be the answer in the rise of crimes and vices in the country. Crimes and vice could only be solved and be eradicated through a lawfully and properly protocols.