Socio-Political Appraisal of Community Policing in Nigeria
Socio-Political Appraisal of Community Policing in Nigeria

Summary/Abstract: High rate of crime in urban and rural communities call for a review of our approach to crimes fighting and its prevention. Some of the frequently reported crimes are kidnapping, robbery, murder, terrorism, tribal feud to mention but a few. Looking at the prevailing insecurity in Nigeria, adherence to the principles of community policing will help the Nigeria Police Force to overcome the security challenges. The paper reviewed some of the challenges the program faced amongst the Police Force, community, plus those emanating from the government. To overcome these challenges, the paper suggested an integrated effort from these three structures, such as reorientation programs for the police and the community, fighting corruption, and to ensure that the rule of law is obeyed by the police, community and the political leaders. Strategies involve in community policing include community partnership, problem solving and change management. However, in Nigeria, we are saddled with major challenges of policing.

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