THE POLICE FORCE: CRIME MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF EDO STATE

Gabriel Favour Eke, Felix Sado Osayande Osaghae

Abstract


The paper discussed the relevance of the police force and the extent they have been effective and efficient in crime control and management. The paper was of the opinion that there is massive increase in crime wave because of the method by which some migrants and drop outs are recruited into the police force. It went on to ascertain that since these sets of people are in the force, corruption will multiply. The paper discovered that the use of obsolete equipment, poor logistics and communication gargets are part of the militating factors in their performance. The paper concluded by recommending among others proper training and re-training of policemen, motivation and better equipment and communication can go along way to increase their efficiency.   


Keywords


Police force, inefficiency, corruption, ineffectiveness management, and motivation.

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