Management Factors in Intelligence Work of a Drug-related Crime Investigation: A Case Study of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police

Abstract

Over the years drug-related offenses have risen significantly from 1,546 in 2013 to 3,594 in 2019. Although managing news events is important in an arrest research studies on factors affecting the management of news jobs are scarce. This research aims to study internal and external factors affecting the performance of duties in drug cases. Data in this research was obtained from a questionnaire with an operational officer of the Investigation and Suppression Division in Kanchanaburi Provincial Police. By a convenient method of selecting a sample of 126 people and from interviews with management staff. By the method of choosing a specific type of 10 people. The study found that the authorities of the news management work in drug cases that the authorities have neutral opinion are commentary on materials and equipment budget and manpower. In the part that the officials agree with were legal opinion, public participation, and investigation system as for the qualitative research, it was found that most of the management had the opinion that the current beagle news search system was not effective with lack of coordination and lack of credibility. But it was seen that the use of spies is still an important source of news.