An Assessment of Preparation for Asian Community of Thai Immigration Police, Royal Thai Police Bureau

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to assessment the preparation of Office of Immigration Police, Royal Thai police, for Asian Community B.E. 2558, to search the developmental approaching for meeting the international standard on immigration work including setting up the strategic operation for such community scheme. Mixed method through the quantitative study through the survey research within all immigration police and from all regions by multiple sampling were the research method. Three hundreds and seventy immigration police were the sample. The qualitative approaching by focus discussion with 120 heads of police immigration stations in all areas of Thailand and with the people who were as the client in immigration police. Data were delineated through mean, standard deviations, ANOVA and descriptive approach.

The research of this study had revealed as follows;

1. In terms of personal background, most of the sample were female, aged 31-40 years and got marriage, had a Bachelor’s Degree and had worked in their organizations about 5 years. The income level ranged between 20,000- 35,000 Baht. They are working on Division 2 and 3 respectively.


2. The research found that the immigration police officers had expressed a moderate level of effectiveness, efficiency, outcome and sustainability on such preparation. Be that as it may, they expressed a high level of satisfaction in terms of social service and prestige.


3. As far as factors within the preparation is concerned, most of the immigration police officers expressed the factors concerned with the preparation for Asian economic community depending on clear-cutting plan, understanding for Asian community, policy and others concerned such as culture


4. Recommendations from this study are that there is a need to set up the international immigration operation standard, and provide an appropriative position for the right female and male immigration police jobs. Similarly, integrating the inter-agencies units and develop on physical immigration police stations in some areas and establish the task force or ad hoc center units for corporation approach would also be useful.