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Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study

In consideration of increase in crime rate and societal ills, Nigeria must improve upon its security architecture and policies to ensure security of live and property in the country. Effective community policing through increases citizens’ participation is of paramount importance.This paper is a pil...

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Main Authors: Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu, Othman, Zaheruddin, Mustaffa, Jamaludin
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Published: 2017
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HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
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spelling my.uum.repo.218522017-04-27T03:06:11Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/21852/ Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu Othman, Zaheruddin Mustaffa, Jamaludin HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare In consideration of increase in crime rate and societal ills, Nigeria must improve upon its security architecture and policies to ensure security of live and property in the country. Effective community policing through increases citizens’ participation is of paramount importance.This paper is a pilot research study of the upcoming main study which intends to investigate community policing participation intention among Nigerian citizens. Thus, the paper examines small sample of data on the impact of ethnicity, religion, trust in the police, and attitudes toward the police on intention to participate in community policing program in Nigeria.The study utilizes survey questionnaire to obtain data. The survey questionnaire was at the beginning subjected to content validation.The reviewed version of the survey was distributed to the pilot sample.The returned survey was scrutinized for reliability using SPSS version 16.0. The results indicate that the instrument attained the thresh hold, therefore valid and reliable.Additionally, the data shows evidence of practical consistency. 2017-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://repo.uum.edu.my/21852/1/IJMS%205%20%204%202017%2051%2058.pdf Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu and Othman, Zaheruddin and Mustaffa, Jamaludin (2017) Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 5 (4). pp. 99-105. ISSN 2348-7186 http://www.ajms.co.in/sites/ajms2015/index.php/ajms/article/view/2424
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topic HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
spellingShingle HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu
Othman, Zaheruddin
Mustaffa, Jamaludin
Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
description In consideration of increase in crime rate and societal ills, Nigeria must improve upon its security architecture and policies to ensure security of live and property in the country. Effective community policing through increases citizens’ participation is of paramount importance.This paper is a pilot research study of the upcoming main study which intends to investigate community policing participation intention among Nigerian citizens. Thus, the paper examines small sample of data on the impact of ethnicity, religion, trust in the police, and attitudes toward the police on intention to participate in community policing program in Nigeria.The study utilizes survey questionnaire to obtain data. The survey questionnaire was at the beginning subjected to content validation.The reviewed version of the survey was distributed to the pilot sample.The returned survey was scrutinized for reliability using SPSS version 16.0. The results indicate that the instrument attained the thresh hold, therefore valid and reliable.Additionally, the data shows evidence of practical consistency.
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author Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu
Othman, Zaheruddin
Mustaffa, Jamaludin
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Othman, Zaheruddin
Mustaffa, Jamaludin
author_sort Abubakar, Dalhatu Saidu
title Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
title_short Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
title_full Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
title_fullStr Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in Nigeria: a pilot study
title_sort selected demographic variables and community policing participation among citizens in nigeria: a pilot study
publishDate 2017
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/21852/1/IJMS%205%20%204%202017%2051%2058.pdf
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