CHARACTERIZING THE PERSON DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY USING KRETSCHMER’S THEORY

Authors

  • Irish P. Bandolos Teacher, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines
  • Luzviminda T. Orilla Teacher, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v9i2.1589

Keywords:

criminology, Kretschmer’s body physiques, secondary data, quantitative-descriptive research, Philippines

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to characterize a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) in determining crime causation using Kretschmer’s classification. These PDLs who committed crimes covering the study's findings may help practitioners identify potential offenders through profiling, and the period of 2015 to 2017, were confined in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region XI. The study's findings may help practitioners identify potential offenders through profiling come up with additional literature related to policing and share findings and recommendations to inform future researchers and clarify the policy implications of the association of Body Mass Index and delinquency. The study employed Quantitative Descriptive Research utilizing secondary data. Descriptive Research was a method to generate knowledge in describing the characteristics of offenders thru Body Mass Index about the occurrence of rape, murder, attempted murder, frustrated murder, and robbery. The findings of the study revealed that most of the crimes being studied were perpetrated by athletic type of persons for three consecutive years. It concludes that the state of muscularity may lead to masculinity which allows to dominate others and encourage to use violence and threat. Muscular or physical strength has concluded that an offender was more muscular or physically more robust than a non-offender.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Irish P. Bandolos, Teacher, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines

    Irish Alemania Pioneta-Bandolos is a Master of Criminal Justice with a specialization. She is a research coordinator and full-time faculty in the College of Criminal Justice Education at the University of Mindanao, Philippines. Outside of their professional pursuits, the Irish is actively involved in different organizations. An Emergency Action for Good Leadership Service, Inc. Fire Auxiliary Corp member, specifically the University of Mindanao Chapter. Additionally, she serves as an Enlisted Personnel Reservist in the Philippine Army. To further enhance their knowledge and skills, she has attended various seminars, including the Training Workshop on the 7-Step Method of Investigation for Trafficking in Persons and Environmental Crimes in the Philippines, Cybercrime Incident Response Specialization Training, and Medico-Legal Forensic Training conducted by PAP FILE in Cebu City, Philippines.

  • Luzviminda T. Orilla, Teacher, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines

    Luzviminda T. Orilla (PhD) is an associate professor and teaching math courses for 35 years at the University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines. She is the technical assistant of MS of Pure and Applied Math, as well as PhD math programs. In addition, she was also a research coordinator in the College of Arts and Sciences Education for 5 years. She published and presented studies, locally and internationally.

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Published

2023-10-24

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023)

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