scholarly journals Strategic restructuring for effective police system in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-173
Author(s):  
Ann Ogbo ◽  
Happiness Ozioma Obi-Anike ◽  
E.K. Agbaeze ◽  
Wilfred Isioma Ukpere
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Force ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Compensation Package ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Police System ◽  
And Control

The success of a security outfit depends on the strategies and structure of the organisation. The study aims to unravel the possible ways of positioning the Nigerian Police force for effective service delivery through strategic restructuring. Nigerian police was instituted by the colonial authors on the threshold of oppression to achieve subjection and control. Upon this pattern of operation, the Nigerian police force lost the confidence of the public. To position this agency for desired performance, several changes should be made in the strategies and structure of the force, de-emphasizing on the issues that are no longer recent problems and emphasizing on the current bane of the nation, such as corruption and insecurity. This paper adopted the mono-method qualitative approach which made use of secondary sources of data collection. Findings, revealed that the department of the Force that was responsible for information and intelligent gathering, the CID has lied dormant for long a time due to lack of adequate structure as a background that will add value to the department. Furthermore, the force was bedevilled with poor information gathering due to lack of trust and confidence in the police force, the level of motivation was found to be low, as there were no insurance policies for the Force. It is thus obvious to note that the Nigerian police force has suitable strategies that are capable of a sustainable performance, but it is challenged by lack of corresponding structure to work out the strategies. The study proposed that one DIG in addition to the twelve DIGs should be integrated to man a department with the duty of developing and maintaining good relationship with the public, and providing EFCC, ICPC and other crime related agencies with the needed force in discharging their duties. Finally, there is a need for an upward review of the reward and compensation package of the Nigerian Police Force as a way of stepping up on motivation, particularly in the area of training and re-training of the Police officers. A mind set of seeing a well-trained police officer as an investment to the country’s security sector which translates to security of life and properties must be developed and nurtured.

Coercion and Control in Nyasaland: Aspects of the History of a Colonial Police Force

1986 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McCracken
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Colonial Authority ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Disproportionate Number ◽  
Colonial Police ◽  
Colonial Government ◽  
And Control

This article examines the changing function of the Nyasaland police force between the 1890s and 1962. Initially, the police consisted of small groups of armed ex-soldiers, totally untrained in conventional police duties and employed by district officers in pressing labour and enforcing the payment of hut tax. In 1920, however, the authorities responded to the threat seemingly posed by the emergence of ‘dangerous classes’ – particularly labour migrants returned from the south – by forming a trained, centralized force, commanded in the Shire Highlands, though not elsewhere, by European police-officers. In the reorganized districts the police succeeded in protecting urban property. But so limited was the size of the force that the prevention and detection of crime was hardly attempted over the greater part of the country, while campaigns such as that against the Mchape witchcraft eradication movement foundered in the face of popular opposition.Substantial changes began in the mid-1940s in response to urbanization and the increasing complexity of police duties, coming to a climax in the 1950s as the colonial government struggled to maintain authority. At first the emphasis was on raising educational standards and improving conditions of service. But following the crisis of 1953, it switched to expanding police numbers and increasing the coercive power of the force; this process was accelerated in the aftermath of the 1959 emergency.Recruitment policies were influenced by the technical requirements of the authorities and by the ethnic stereotypes they evolved – a combination which resulted in the recruitment of a disproportionate number of Yao policemen in the first few decades and of more Lomwe and Chewa later. Policemen were attracted less by the rates of pay than by the privileges on offer. An inner corps of policemen spent their lives upholding colonial authority, but most could not be placed in a distinctive category of ‘collaborator’.

scholarly journals Once Again, the Propagandist Media Played it Right and Won by a Knockout-Coverage of George Floyd’s Murder Constitutes the Last Nail in Trump’s Coffin

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Aysar Tahseen Yaseen
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
American People ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
White House ◽  
The Public ◽  
Voice Tone ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Control ◽  
The U.S

At first it was the coronavirus briefings held at the White House and lead by the U.S. president Donald Trump. In these briefings and with the help of certain intrinsic and known-to-the public characteristics of the president’s personality such as the love of power, authority and control, appreciation of dictatorship, arrogance, and self-aggrandizing, the media managed to portray the president as a person with modest or even poor communication skills, a bigot, a self-congratulatory, a liar, a self-opinionated, and a self-righteous. Second, it was George Floyd’s murder as a result of the brutality of four white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota which overtook the nationwide pandemic, the coronavirus. Floyd’s grievous death sparked waves of protests in major cities nationwide, and instead of standing up for his citizen’s rights, Trump turned a blind eye to this heinous crime. Furthermore, Trump failed verbally and nonverbally to address the grieving nation and to show empathy and solidarity with the victim and his family. His words did not match the grave and horrific situation, and his voice tone and his facial expressions failed to pacify the irate public. The media outlets were there to expose Trump’s deadly mishaps and glitches not just to the American public but to the whole world. With the help of the media, American people were able to detect the fallacy of his arguments and claims. These outlets were happy to dedicate hundreds of hours of live coverage in its quest to pave the way for Trump’s demise and fall.

Forestalling Violence: Police Knowledge of Interaction with Political Activists

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattias Wahlström
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
External Reality ◽  
Proactive Management ◽  
Protest Policing ◽  
And Control

This article explores the reflexive processes among police during a transitional period following a large and traumatic protest event in Sweden, the 2001 European Union summit in Göteborg. The discussion revolves around transformations of the Swedish approach to protest policing and the subsequent attempt to revise "police knowledge" in relation to protest policing. Police constructions of external reality are analyzed with reference to two organizing concepts: provocation and dialogue. Particular attention is paid to attempts by the police to increase their awareness of "counterpart perspectives," and the concomitant use of stereotypes of protesters to maintain police officers' own reality constructions. Perceptions of negotiation with protesters are located in a tension between the poles: dialogue and control. Furthermore, it is argued that the policing philosophy of the Swedish police force has developed from a predominantly reactive approach into one most aptly described as "proactive management" of protest.

scholarly journals Deregulation and control in international education: What happens in private training establishments in NZ?

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash Appanna ◽  
Sam Goundar
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
And Control

The need for educational integrity intensified particularly after the effects of the public sector reform wave of the 1980s began to be felt by both education providers as well as governments. The prescribed toning down of government support, relaxation of regulatory 'impediments', centralisation of market competition and concomitant proliferation of private as well as public providers resulted in the need for a cost-profit focus in providers and a quality-integrity focus in policy frameworks. In the nonuniversity tertiary sector, numerous concerns and complaints continue to arise regarding 'profiteering' and sub-quality performance in the provision of education. By way of response, both providers as well as public policymakers have been involved in designing innovative frameworks aimed at ensuring integrity and quality in the provision of education in what is essentially a highly lucrative and competitive international market. This paper critically analyses organisational responses to institutional requirements and expectations in the case of a Private Training Establishment (PTE) in New Zealand. Data for this research comes from a number of secondary sources, ongoing interviews with academics/administrators involved with organisations in the sector, and the notinconsiderable personal experiences of the two researchers. It concludes that deregulation, re-regulation and a reliance on the market as well as internal organisational controls, opens up the industry to serious compromises in terms of integrity of education. The findings should be of interest to stakeholders involved in the tertiary education sector.

scholarly journals Treatment of corruption and strengthening integrity in Kosovo Police

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 286-296
Author(s):  
Reshat Maliqi ◽  
Elda Maloku
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Police Culture ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Control Structures ◽  
The Public ◽  
Criminal Offenses ◽  
And Control

The object of the research in the paper is the treatment of corruption and strengthening the integrity of the Kosovo Police. The aim of the conducted research is not only to inform the public and the reader to understand the causes and the specific forms of corrupted behavior and abuse of official duty from the police officers, but to also inform them with damages that are caused to the values of police culture and ethics in general, as well as the measures to be taken. Growth and development of the Police with human resources and legal competencies, by a certain individual is often accompanied by abuse and deviation from the exercise of those powers during the exercise of official duty, and investigations conducted during 2015-2019 testify the involvement of police officers in criminal offenses with corrupt elements. This research is based on and implements a research and comparative approach and model related to the phenomenon of corruption in the Kosovo police for the period from 2015-2019. The case that is being studied aims to learn through the comparative method regarding the investigation and treatment of corruption in the police of Kosovo and Albania. In the final analysis of this paper from all the conclusions and recommendations it can be said that the ways of recognizing the existence of corrupt behaviors and identifying work in preventing, detecting and cracking down on this negative phenomenon by both the police themselves and the specialized oversight and control structures, avoids and reduces corruption.

Security Management: The Achievements and Challenges of Police Force in Urban Kano Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ado Siro ◽  
P. Sundramoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Police Force ◽  
The Public ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Collaborative Efforts ◽  
Poor Welfare

Domestic insecurity management in developing societies has been one of the key elements following United Nations Summit in 1994. This problem becomes a common characteristic of some northern Nigerian states in the contemporary times. Being in the affected region, urban Kano suffers from this ailment calling for public total concentration in ameliorating the situation. However, police Agencies are always central to security management the world over. The main thrust of this research is to elucidate the prospects and challenges of the force toward urban Kano security management. The study utilized the qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews with the five selected police officers in the state headquarters. The results indicated that, although trying their best in protecting the lives and properties of the civilian populace, the agency faces some serious challenges. These include; inadequate personnel and working tools, poor welfare, lack of motivation, nepotism and corruption. Collaborative efforts from both government and the public are therefore needed if the police force is to work efficiently in safeguarding the security of the civilian populace. 

An Assessment of Unethical Work Behavior Among Police Personnel in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Olugbemiga Samuel AFOLABI ◽  
Adeyeye Adebowale ◽  
Olumide Omodunbi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
Maximum Productivity ◽  
Police Personnel

The Nigerian police force is an institution established to protect the lives and properties of residents. Some of her duties include tackling armed robbery, banditry, recovery of stolen assets, investigation of cases, and settling violence-related issues among persons. Just like every other institution, her operations are premised on certain ethical codes and conduct which guarantees checks and balances in her relationship with ordinary citizens. Maximum productivity can be achieved by the Nigerian police if only they display ethical behaviour in the discharge of their lawful duties to the public. Growing unethical work behaviour among Nigerian police officers has drawn attention to the various despicable and condemnable acts perpetrated by some personnel. This study makes a scholarly attempt to investigate the trend of the unethical work behaviour in the Nigerian police force. Using content analysis, the findings suggest that only a handful of Nigerian police officers display professionalism and ethical behaviour in the discharge of their duties.

scholarly journals Sanksi Hukum terhadap Anggota Kepolisian yang Melakukan Pungutan Liar

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
I Putu Gede Budihartawan ◽  
I Ketut Sukadana ◽  
I Nyoman Gede Sugiartha
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Sanctions

Illegal levies commonly known as extortion are generally carried out by unscrupulous employees from an agency and even by unscrupulous officers, including police officers. The police officers who are tasked with protecting and protecting the public should not commit such illegal payments. This deviation committed by members of the police caused problems and unrest in the community. Based on this background, this research was conducted with the aim of describing how the regulation prohibits illegal levies on members of the Indonesian police force and how the legal sanctions against members of the police who carry out illegal levies. The research method used in this study was the normative method. In this study a statutory and conceptual approach was used. Prohibition of Illegal Levies is regulated in article 6 letter W of Government Regulation No.2 of 2003. Legal sanctions against members of the police who carry illegal levies are subject to the provisions of articles 368, 378, 423 of the Criminal Code. The regulation of prohibitions and sanctions against illegal levies must be emphasized so that irresponsible persons do not cause unrest in the community.

Policing the British Empire on the Bund: The Origin of the Sikh Police Unit in Shanghai

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-73
Author(s):  
Cao Yin
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Imperial History ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
British Colonies ◽  
Modern Shanghai

Red-turbaned Sikh policemen have long been viewed as symbols of the cosmopolitan feature of modern Shanghai. However, the origin of the Sikh police unit in the Shanghai Municipal Police has not been seriously investigated. This article argues that the circulation of police officers, policing knowledge, and information in the British colonial network and the circulation of the idea of taking Hong Kong as the reference point amongst Shanghailanders from the 1850s to the 1880s played important role in the establishment of the Sikh police force in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Furthermore, by highlighting the translocal connections and interactions amongst British colonies and settlements, this study tries to break the metropole-colony binary in imperial history studies.

Empowering Women in Blue Uniforms—Gender and Police in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanta Singh ◽  
Sultan Khan
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Work ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Police Culture ◽  
The South ◽  
South African Police Service ◽  
Female Police Officers ◽  
South African Police ◽  
Female Officers

Gender in the police force has received scant attention by researchers, although there are complex social dimensions at play in how male and female law enforcement officers relate to each other in the workplace. Given the fact that males predominate in the police force, their female counterparts are often marginalised due to their sexual orientation and certain stereotypes that prevail about their femininity. Male officers perceive female officers as physically weak individuals who cannot go about their duties as this is an area of work deemed more appropriate to men. Based on this perception, female officers are discriminated against in active policing and often confined to administrative duties. This study looks at how female police officers are discriminated against in the global police culture across the globe, the logic of sexism and women’s threat to police work, men’s opposition to female police work, gender representivity in the police force, and the integration and transformation of the South African Police Service to accommodate female police officers. The study highlights that although police officers are discriminated against globally, in the South African context positive steps have been taken to accommodate them through legislative reform.

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