POLICE BEHAVIOUR AND IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINALS IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE SOUTH-SOUTH STATES

Osayemwenre OMOROGHOMWAN

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POLICE BEHAVIOUR AND IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINALS IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE SOUTH-SOUTH STATES

Authors:

Osayemwenre OMOROGHOMWAN

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Papers on Social Science 2018 Vol.2018 Issue 2, pp.32-48

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000608807

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

1308-4895

pISSN:

1308-4453

Abstract:

 


Research have proven that identification of criminals by the police is found to have a strong link with Police Officers behaviour which include police use of detection, service, arrest and citation; and force. In criminal identification, while most scholars opine that Western Police focus more attention on proactive policing behaviour as such using more of service and detection toidentify crime; studies conducted in most developing countries in Africa show police are giving much attention to reactive policing behavior such as using force, arrest and citation from criminal identification. This study therefore x-rays the four (4) known policing behavioural strategies towards criminal identification among police personnel in Nigeria; particularly the South-South Region. This study adopted the Cross-sectional research design and surveyed 217 respondents. Hypotheses formulated were test using the Linear Regression, focusing on correlation coefficient, F-statistics, T-statistics, R2 adjusted and the un-standardized Beta parameters. Findings from thus study reveals that police use of service and detection is vital to criminal identification because it will assist and support them to track crime activities. and recommended that Nigerian Police Force should provoke more of participative policing; allowing victims and community members to involve in intelligent gathering process; creating a visible platform for people to assist them.

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Research have proven that identification of criminals by the police is
found to have a strong link with Police Officers behaviour which include police
use of detection, service, arrest and citation; and force. In criminal identification,
while most scholars opine that Western Police focus more attention on proactive
policing behaviour as such using more of service and detection to identify
crime; studies conducted in most developing countries in Africa show police are
giving much attention to reactive policing behavior such as using force, arrest
and citation from criminal identification. This study therefore x-rays the four
(4) known policing behavioural strategies towards criminal identification among
police personnel in Nigeria; particularly the South-South Region. This study
adopted the Cross-sectional research design and surveyed 217 respondents.  Hypotheses formulated were test using the
Linear Regression, focusing on correlation coefficient, F-statistics,
T-statistics, R2 adjusted and the un-standardized Beta parameters.
Findings from thus study reveals that police use of service and detection is
vital to criminal identification because it will assist and support them to
track crime activities. and recommended that Nigerian Police Force should
provoke more of participative policing; allowing victims and community members
to involve in intelligent gathering process; creating a visible platforms for
people to assist them.






 

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Article Details

POLICE BEHAVIOUR AND IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINALS IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE SOUTH-SOUTH STATES

Authors: Osayemwenre OMOROGHOMWAN

Publisher: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Papers on Social Science 2018 Vol.2018 Issue 2, pp.32-48

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000608807

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 1308-4895

pISSN: 1308-4453

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Authors:

Osayemwenre OMOROGHOMWAN

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Papers on Social Science 2018 Vol.2018 Issue 2, pp.32-48

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000608807

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

1308-4895

pISSN:

1308-4453