Police and Crime Prevention in Nigeria

Police Discretion: State Practices. Raadhakalyani. k (ed.) Amicus Books Icfai University Press India. (2008)

18 Pages Posted: 30 Apr 2008 Last revised: 29 Aug 2012

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Akintunde Kabir Otubu

University of Lagos - Faculty of Law

Sunday A. Coker

Obafemi Awolowo University

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

The role of law enforcement in the maintenance of peace and order in the society is a foregone conclusion. Every man by nature is selfish and self-centred. In most cases he needs the presence of the state institution of law enforcement to be able to act right and just. The place of the police in the scheme of things with respect to law enforcement cannot be over emphasized. Along sides, and a times above all others law enforcement agencies, the police provide and assure the internal security of the nation. Arising from the above provision and in line with the topic of this paper we shall be focusing primarily on the prevention of crime duties of the police. In doing this, the various schemes and practices of crime prevention and detection strategies being used and that may be used by the police in furtherance of their responsibilities under the police Act as stated above, shall be examined while also discussing the role of the members of the community in the exercise. In the conclusion the paper will then offer suggestion and reforms to the current regime in order to move the police institution forward in the new millennium.

Suggested Citation

Otubu, Akintunde Kabir and Coker, Sunday A., Police and Crime Prevention in Nigeria (2008). Police Discretion: State Practices. Raadhakalyani. k (ed.) Amicus Books Icfai University Press India. (2008), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1126645 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1126645

Akintunde Kabir Otubu

University of Lagos - Faculty of Law ( email )

Akoka
Yaba
Lagos, LA Lagos state 234
Nigeria

Sunday A. Coker (Contact Author)

Obafemi Awolowo University

P.M.B 13
Ile Ife
Ile-Ife, Osun 230001
Nigeria

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