Abstract:
The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the level of the effectiveness of non-commissioned officer entrance examination fraud prevention of the Provincial Police Region 7, the Royal Thai Police 2) to study the factors affecting the effectiveness of non-commissioned officer entrance examination fraud prevention of the Provincial Police Region 7, the Royal Thai Police and 3) to conduct a case study for recommendations on effectiveness improvement of non-commissioned officer entrance examination fraud prevention in Thailand.
This research employed a mixed method research technique: the qualitative part involved in-depth interview sessions with ten supervisors of the exam supervisory committee of whom expertise in Management Information Technology (MIS) and managing the information technology. For the quantitative part, 250 samplings of the officers who in-charge of administering the exam were given the questionnaire forms for data collections. Analytical statistics include percent, average, standard deviation and multiple regressions (stepwise method).
The result of study found 1) the level of the effectiveness of non-commissioned officer entrance examination fraud prevention meets the ongoing objectives of work satisfaction on administering the exam and the perceptions on equality, fairness, transparency and accountability. 2) Factors affecting the effectiveness of non-commissioned officer entrance examination fraud prevention consist of good governance, human resource development, technological management and law, regulations, and procedures.
Recommendation to increase the effectiveness of the examination fraud prevention includes : the recruitment and training system that enhance the capacity of the organizing and supervising officers in conducting the exam effectively and efficiently, this is to reduce the chance of corrupting, the use of modern technology to monitor, to inspect, and to prevent examination fraud, the law amendments strengthening all preventive mechanisms for fraud combatting and above all, the call for good governance practices from every party involved in the process.