Abstract
This study determined the relationship of leadership behavior and organizational commitment with the security management practices of jail officers in Kidapawan City. The descriptive-correlational design was utilized in the study. A total of 70 jail officers were selected using the simple random sampling technique. The mean and Pearson r correlation were employed as statistical tools to analyze the data. The results show that the jail officers have high levels of leadership behavior, organizational commitment, and security management practices. Furthermore, the leadership behavior and organizational commitment have significant relationship with the security management practices of jail officers.