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THE POLICE
AND USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT
This study
examined the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in
operation and detection/ control of property crimes. One of the basic functions
of every government is the protection of lives and properties. Hence, it is the
sole responsibility of the formal police structures to see to this objective
and the problem of crime has become acute that the police force as a government
apparatus has no choice other than to employ the use of technologies to curb
crime. This study was positioned to evaluate the use of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in property crimes detection and controls by the
police in Abuja Municipal Area Council. The sample size for the study comprised
of two hundred (240) respondents cutting across (140) members of the police
force and (100) members of the public. The sampling technique for the study was
the multistage sampling technique. The structured questionnaire and in-depth
interview (IDI) served as the instruments of data collection. The findings from
the study therefore revealed that the utilization of ICT by the police in
property crimes detection and control has been significantly felt within the
Abuja Municipal Area Council. The study therefore recommends proactive
strategies to effect a change in the attitude of police and police
organizational structure to accommodate ICT in their schemes.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The major
law enforcement agency, police have been recognized as an important part of the
state administration. Police is the major player to give greatest security to
the public by controlling the crimes and maintenance of law and order. In the
ancient times the major job of the police personnel was to maintain law and
order and establish the sovereignty of the state. (Chaturbedi, 2006) Police is
the state subject thereby, making state governments responsible for maintaining
law and order and preventing crime. In modern times due to the process of
liberalization, privatization and globalization the police force is facing the
new challenges.
The Nigeria
Police Force (NPF) has been trying to operate a means to ensure that the
internal security of the country is maintained, but in spite of this effort,
there appears to be growing uncertainty in public order, as reports of high
crime rate such as armed robbery, assassination, kidnapping and child
trafficking seem to be on the increase (Punch Newspaper, May 29, 2009, Pg. 7).
With increasing anxieties of the fast growing cities and slums full of poor,
anonymous and potentially dangerous classes, it has been argued that the police
hardly see itself as the law enforcer and the defender of the society against
lawbreakers. As such, this is responsible for the public criticism of the
inability of the police to fight crime in the society, as the police morale has
also been dampened over the years.There is no doubt that the need for
technologies to help the police fight crime can never be over-emphasized as the
relationship between both the police and technologies goes a long way in the
determination of the achievement and sustainability of their ultimate goals,
and also, the success and well-being of the nation at large. The role of
technology in police institutions and police practices has long been recognized
as relevant and ambivalent (Ogunbameru, 2008). Technological advances are
particularly relevant for policing because they are seen to influence the
organization and practices of police in the ways that intimately connect to the
police function of crime control. New and more efficient means of crime
detection, communication among police, and police transportation, all these
influence how successful police is doing its job as a group of crime fighters,
and additionally affecting the level of legitimacy police receive from the
public and relevant bodies of governments (Simon, 2004).
Striking a
more general theme of societal modernization in the development of policing, police’s
reliance on technology generates some tension between demands for effective
crime control on the one hand, and a continued and revived focus on issues of
justice and rights, on the other hand. The increasing use of technology in
police institutions was virtually synonymous with advancing progress and
civilization. However, soon after technologies were introduced and applied by
police, suspicions also mounted against an excessive and unbalanced reliance on
technology. In particular, civil-liberation currents sought to curb
technologically driven police practices that were motivated by a blind reliance
on the often assumed, but largely unproven merits of technologies at the
expense of concerns of civil rights and constitutional demands of due process.
The tension between a need for efficacy in crime control and the recognition
and respect for citizen and human rights has remained a central topic of
controversy since when technologies were applied in policing.
The new
“information imperative” for police organizations would have been impossible to
satisfy only a decade ago, but it is now feasible because of affordable
advances in information technology and the intense pressure on police to detect
threats in advance. While we can expect more tactical and strategic changes in
the near future as diverse forms of technology take center stage today, the
largest influence on police decision making has come from data mining systems.
Based on the
premises above the study intends to investigate the how information and communication technology
have improved the securing life and property responsibilities of the police.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
We are in
the era of law enforcement where ICT and other advanced technologies are
becoming a powerful tool for responding to criminals, engaging in hotspots
policing, solving violent crimes, monitoring employees’ performance and many
other functions. The introduction if this new methods of technology has been a
blessing and a curse to the police and other security agencies in performing
their protection of life and property. Because the so called law committers are
also indulging in the usage of the technology to boycott the hands of the law
through the manipulation of the security officials (Wardman & Allison. 2004)
Technologies, such as video cameras, data mining systems, heat sensors,
biometrics, GPS tracking, Internet and telecommunication systems are being used
for the detection, investigation, prosecution and prevention of crime in the
law enforcement community. As it did in the middle of the 20th century,
technology is beginning to alter the nature of policing and to impact on the
management and delivery of police services. Emerging models of policing in the
21st century demand accurate real-time information for strategic planning,
problem analysis, deployment decisions, community interface,
inter-organizational communication, accountability, threat detection and many
other functions (Simon, 2004). Based on the dual premises of being a blessing
and a curse the study will fill the gap by enquiring into impact of information
and technology on the operations of the police in Nigeria.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
This study
intends to investigate the impact of information and technology on the
detention and protection of property and crimes. The specific objectives
include;
1. To identify the various information and
communication gadgets that has aided the operations of the police in Nigeria
2. Examine the negative effects of
information and communication technology on the operation of the police
3. To mirror out the benefit of information
and communication technology in the maintenance of law and order through the
use of the police.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the various information and
communication gadgets that has aided the operations of the police in Nigeria?
2. What are the negative effect of
information and communication technology on the operation of the police?
3. What are the benefit information and
communication technology has fostered between the citizen and police in the
community.
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H0=
Information and communication technology has no effect on police operations
H1=
Information and communication technology has effect on police operations
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study
will be of significance to the following stakeholder; Police, Law enforcement
agencies and the citizens in the community.
The police
will from the findings of this study, be able to know importance of information
and communication technology in the course of their chosen field of engagement.
The police will be able to improve on the use of the nearest information and
communication gadgets that the society which they reside in, has the capacity
to use.
The Law
enforcement agencies will from this study be able to the relevance of
information and communication technology in attaining their desired goals and
aim in the course of discharging their duties in various security units.
The society
will from the findings be able to know the importance of information and
communication technology in the course of reporting crime.
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