Abstract:
This research aims to study the promotion of crime prevention to the tourists of the Royal Palace security officers, to study the factors related to the operation that is associated with the promotion of effective crime prevention of the Royal Palace security officers, and to determine the guidelines for the implementation plan to enhance the operational efficiency of the Royal Palace security officers to prevent crime to the tourists within the Royal Palace. Quantitative research method was used. Population in this research was the officers who are in charge of the crime prevention for the tourists within the Royal Palace divided into 4 groups; 1) Royal Palace Police officers 2) Reception officers 3) Public Relations officer 4) 191 Special Operation officers and Police of Phra Ratchawang police station. Taro Yamane's Sample Size was defined. The tools used were the questionnaires. The presentation was conducted by means of descriptive analysis and inferential statistical analysis to test the hypothesis as follows 1) One way analysis of variance: (ANOVA) to test the difference between an average of more than two groups 2) Multiple Regression Analysis to describe relationships between variables. It was found that, the Royal Palace security officers who had different personal factors had no difference on the promotion of effective crime prevention to the tourists as their responsibility is crime prevention that is important to tourism image. Thus, whether working on any units, possess similar or difference personal factors, the officers will receive the same policy in the operation of efficacy crime prevention to the tourists within the Royal Palace. Additionally, it was also found that, in terms of ANOVA analysis, 12 factors related to the operation associated with variables statistical significance level at 0.01. When considering the influence of independent variables one at a time, it was found that factor on commanding most affected the promotion of effective crime prevention to the tourists of the Royal Palace security officers, next was factor on knowledge on duty, while factor on participation has least affected on promotion of effective crime prevention. Suggestions for this study: other research framework that influenced the promoting of operational efficiency should be added, for example, the factor on the motivation to work, the factor on personality. For further study, sample studying should be conducted and the executive and supervisor should be included in order to check the comparison on how difference of the performance level of the entire personnel of the organization. Moreover, Qualitative research should be conducted using the Depth interviews and Participation, etc., for more closer to the reality for development in the future.