A Case Study on

FACTORS AFFECTING JAIL OFFICERS ON SELECTING BUREAU OF

JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP) AS A PROFESSION
IN GUMACA DISTRICT JAIL, GUMACA, QUEZON

In Partial Fulfilment
On the Requirements in the Subject:
MPA 624

Submitted By:
HAROLD R. BERANA

Submitted to:
PROF. MALU BARCILLANO
 ABSTRACT

This paper presents a study of a why a group of jail officers choose Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology as their profession despite of their different educational attainment. The respondents were
the Gumaca District Jail officers from Gumaca Quezon. This study is based on quantitative data
analysis. An overall sample of twenty (20) employees has been selected. Before conducting the survey,
reliability of the questionnaire was validated by the chief officer (warden) of the organization . The data will
be collected by questionnaire. The emphasis is on the determinants why people seek other job
opportunities. Most of the applicants are married and have children, and are considerably older than other
employees. Job satisfaction is an emotional affective personal response as a result of his ‘estimation of the
degree to which some fact of job reality is congruent or incongruent with his values’ according to (Ejiogu,
1985). The finding shows satisfaction on salary and different compensation has a great influence in
choosing the kind of job of a person. This indicates that an individual priority the monetary benefits in a
workplace than other factors. Empirically, this study allows the researcher to have a wider view on different
point of view of his co-worker in terms of choosing their job.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION

With the growing competition and increasing customer demands, every organization must consider
employee job satisfaction as a vital element to increase customer satisfaction and keep their business
running. Employee’s job satisfaction has been a research focal point throughout the world. It is a key factor
when measuring the performance of an organization and individuals.

Dissatisfaction can affect the organizational productivity and progress. Employees’ complaints can
be very useful if organizations consider them seriously and develop their strategies and decisions
accordingly. Employees are considered to be an important asset of any organization. A large number of
studies have been conducted that not only analyze the term “job satisfaction” from different perspectives but
also find its relationship with various organizational variables. But there are few researches about why
employees choose to transfer one work to another like on Bureau of Jail Management and Penology/ That is
why the population of jail officers become larger.

The aim of the study is to find out the factors affecting an individual on choosing BJMP as a
profession than other. The results will beat work place. This study will find out the impact of drawn on the
basis of the data collected and finding and conclusion will be given.

HYPOTHESIS

There is no significant difference between the factors that affect an individual in choosing BJMP as
a profession among the jail officers.
 METHODOLOGY

Research Design

This study utilized the descriptive-survey method. This method determines or describes the nature
of an object. The targeted sector for this study is the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. As this is
a quantitative research, so survey method will be used to collect data. For survey, questionnaire has been
administered to know about the factors affecting the jail officers on selecting BJMP as a profession. Several
factors were presented as well as their demographic profile.

Population and Sampling

Purposive Sampling technique was used to get the respondents of this study. Gumaca, Quezon,
there is only one district jail established. A sample of 20 has been driven out of that population that
represents the target population.

Data Collection

After validating the instrument, the researchers first sought permission of the warden in the
administering the questionnaire to jail officers of Gumaca District Jail. After conducting the research study,
the researcher was able to interpret the data. The process of descriptive research goes beyond mere
gathering and tabulation of data. It involves the elements of interpretations of the meaning or significance of
what is described. Thus, description is often combined with comparison and contrast involving
measurements, classifications, interpretation and evaluation. In this study, it described the demographic
profile of the respondents and it looked significant difference in the factors that affect an individual in selecting
jail officer as a profession.
RESULTS
 ANALYSIS

Based from the results, the statement # 4 which is “It has a high salary and terms of employment”
got the highest mean of 4.9. It means that most of the jail officer got into BJMP department because it has a
high salary same as policemen and firemen. Second to the highest reason is statement #5 ”It has many and
good benefits like health and other compensation” which has a mean of 4.8. It is associated with statement #
4. Because of all reasons, money is also a reason why employees leave their jobs. If a new job offers just a
small raise, people do not care; if you offer them a significantly higher wage, they will stay at their work. But
if they are not satisfied with the salary rates they were receiving, they will seek other jobs to satisfy their
needs. Third, is statement #1, “it is near on my residency or municipality” because residence or place where
you leave has also a great factor of job satisfaction. The main determinants of the applicants' choice are the
quality of life of the residents. Long-distance commuting is widely applied and has social, political and
economic consequences for the employees and their families, companies and communities. The lowest
possible reason is statement #10, “There aren’t any other job opportunities for me” which has a mean of 2.
Some of the jail officers were employed in different companies and different professions. Next to the lowest
is statement #9 “The working hours are not stressful” which resulted to the mean of 3.55. Every work is
stressfull, every job has a work to be done or accomplish. It is not important to the jail officers if they are
stress or not. The main reason why they love their job is the high rates of their salary.

Based from statistics, it has an overall mean of 4.14 with a critical value of 2.262, which interpreted
as accepted hypothesis, which means that there is no significant difference between the factors that affect
an individual in choosing BJMP as a profession among the jail officers. Their reasons in entering BJMP don’t
differ.
 CONCLUSIONS

Based on the analysis and interpretations done on the data gathered, several findings divulged in
this perspective of its statement of the problems are summarized:

1.Seeing that the profile of the respondents, the majority are male which consist of 16 that
corresponds to 80% and 4 female that correspondents 20% of the population of the respondents.

2. That the main reason why jail officers apply in BJMP is the salary rate and the good compensation
they received.

3. There is no significant difference between the factors that affect jail officers in choosing BJMP as
a profession.

REFERENCES

https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/8523/1/3.The_choice_of_Career_IngiRunar_Gudmundur.pdf
http://www.work2future.biz/images/work2future_Underemployment_Report_6.0.pdf
http://www.gpiatlantic.org/pdf/communitygpi/communitypart2b.pdf
file:///C:/Users/vinzg/Downloads/3724-Article%20Text-8615-1-10-20101129.pdf
http://business.time.com/2012/08/31/top-reasons-why-americans-stay-at-their-jobs-and-what-it-means-for-
the-presidential-campaign/
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I want to thank all who in one way or another contributed in the completion of this case study. First

and foremost, I would like to thank God Almighty for giving me the strength, knowledge, ability and opportunity

to undertake this research study and to persevere and complete it satisfactorily. Without his blessings, this

achievement would not have been possible.

I am so grateful to the Gumaca District Jail for making it possible for me to conduct a study and

helping me accomplishing this task.

I would also like to express my gratitude to Prof. MALU BARCILLANO for giving me a challenge to

conduct a study and able to have an experience in accomplishing it.

I also thank my family who encouraged me and prayed for me throughout the time of my research.

This thesis is heartily dedicated to my mother who took the lead to heaven before the completion of this work.

May the Almighty God richly bless all of you.