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Impact of Equipment Deficiency on Crime Solving Efficiency: A
Study on the Challenges faced by the law enforcers in solving a

crime
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This study explores on how not having the right equipment affects law
enforcers when they try to solve crimes. Tools like fingerprint kits, cameras,
and radios are important because they help officers gather clues and
communicate quickly. Without these, it can take longer to solve cases, and
sometimes important evidence can be missed. This can slow down their work
and make it harder to solve crimes and keep communities safe.
When law enforcers have to work without the right tools, it also makes
their job more stressful and frustrating. They may need to use slower,
manual methods that aren’t as effective as the ones that use technology.
This can affect their motivation and make the job harder than it needs to be.
Equipment shortages can also make law enforcers feel unsupported, which
might affect how well they perform overall.
This study aims to understand these challenges better and show why
having the right tools is so important. By identifying where there are gaps in
equipment, we can suggest ways to help law enforcers do their jobs more
efficiently. With the right tools, officers can solve cases faster and more
accurately. This will help make communities safer and support law enforcers
in doing their best work.
Staff shortages are a familiar challenge in law enforcement, as
departments deal with resignations, retirements and the need to train new
hires. For example, in 2023, a significant increase in police officers
voluntarily leaving their jobs was reported in the UK with 4,668 resigning
voluntarily, representing the highest number recorded in the past 16 years.
This represents a 32% increase compared to the previous year.(1) In
contrast, “there is relatively scant evidence on the extent to which non-
deployment related police policies reduce crime” (Owens 2020). Two
dimensions particularly salient in the context of the Met are the public versus
private provision of policing and monitoring officer quality.
According to the United Nations (2021), criminal justice systems

worldwide face numerous obstacles. Integrated and coordinated measures
are required to address them efficiently, and the United Nations plays an
essential role in this. These challenges included an ongoing increase in
violence and crime, the need to respond to emerging kinds of criminality, as
well as improving responses to long-standing criminal behaviors such as
corruption and the lack of enough human and financial resources. This
caused many problems in the legal system, including law enforcement
authorities in the countries of Cambodia and Egypt as well as Guatemala, a
country Kiribati, Mozambique, the nation of Pakistan, the nation of Peru, the
Solomon Islands, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
In connection, Singh (2022) stated that the grounds for police

corruption are varied. There are significant constants and variables to
consider. Due to the constant issues, discretion can be practiced with licit
and illegal cores, management lacking visibility, discretion of managers
keeping police culture intact even if corruption is susceptible, low wage and
status concerns, and association with criminals that impede the fulfillment of
police tasks. Even if law enforcement personnel are well-paid, they may
perceive that they are not reimbursed to meet their obligations, which might
encourage dishonest practices. Additionally, police forces around the country
have come under heavy public scrutiny. According to the Southern Columbia
website (2022), the spotlight is on law enforcement personnel’s behavior,
and departments are responding to demands for urgent reform at numerous
levels. In Columbia, police bring new and complex concerns to be solved
daily, whether findings ways to retain police or adopting crime prevention
measures without jeopardizing the public’s trust. Hence, criminal justice
professionals face the challenge of doing crucial work for their communities
while considering public perception.
In the Philippines, police officers face many challenges in preventing
crime. The need for more resources in terms of workforce and equipment is
one of the main challenges. With limited staffing and outdated technology,
law enforcement must adequately cover areas and respond promptly to
incidents. Besides, Lobete (n.d.) stated that Philippine society faces
numerous political, economic, and social challenges. Despite challenges such
as terrorism, poverty, and bureaucracies, the Philippine National Police (PNP)
remains a trusted resource for protecting residents.
Similarly, Mendoza et al. (2021) also found from their study that the
Police officers in the National Capital Region (NCR) behind their performance
of their duty have numerous issues, including administration, corruption, and
national security concerns. As a result, establishing an effective succession
of leaders capable of meeting these problems and improving enforcement
efficacy and broader security sector changes is essential. Also, on January 4,
2023, Department of the Interior and Local Government Benjamin Abalos
requested that the Philippine National Police (PNP) generals and colonels
submit ‘courtesy’ resignations. The action is designed to clean up the ranks
of the PNP, particularly those implicated in illegal narcotics. The request for
courteous resignations was part of a credible campaign against government
corruption (Tugade & Fernandez, 2023). While the majority of the
implementation difficulties encountered by Canadian police in crime
prevention corresponded to managing information and completing forms,
hiring, referrals, and continued participation of participants and their parents,
developing modifications to address participants’ needs, staff recruiting,
turnover, and instruction, including funding and financial resources also
obtaining suitable facilities/sites and availability and partnership building and
service and lastly the administration and management (Public Safety
Canada, n.d.).
On the other country, Japan’s successful low crime rate is due to its
competent and effective policing system. The Japanese police have a high
crime-solving success rate, and having them in the neighborhood contributes
to public safety. However, they face rising organized crime, emerging
cybercrime, adjusting to new technologies, and integrating individual rights
protection with social order maintenance (Ilarde, 2023).
Tuttle et al. (2019) stated that United States Police officers endure
particular obstacles in the line of duty that affect their physical and mental
well-being. Also, police officers faced a variety of organizational, functional,
community-related, and personal stressors, including shift work and
emergency response to public expectations on police-community
relationships and social media. Stress and trauma provide external hurdles to
their wellness, putting police officers at risk for compassion fatigue, moral
harm, and burnout.
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criminal justice system. UN.
https://www.unodc.org/lpo-brazil/en/crime/challenges-facingthe-criminal-
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Impact of Equipment Deficiency on Crime Solving Efficiency: A

Study on the Challenges faced by the law enforcers in solving a

According to the United Nations (2021), criminal justice systems

In connection, Singh (2022) stated that the grounds for police

Thompson, F. (2023, July 26). Record numbers of police officers quitting

O, N. B. D. G. G., Jr. (2024). CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY THE POLICE

United Nations (2021). Integrated approaches to challenges facing the

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