THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF POLICE

Ikenyei Ngozi

Abstract


The  researcher  investigated  lapses  in  one  of  the  major  responsibilities  of  Nigerian  police  which  is  protecting  of  lives  and  properties. Assumptions  states  that,  on  daily  basis,  most  innocent  citizens  are  violated  unjustly  by  uniformed  men.  Findings  revealed that, to check crime, road blocks are mounted, they extort money from road users whether guilty of offence or not. They use slangs such as “match itâ€, “park wellâ€, “see meâ€, “do somethingâ€, “bring closing remarkâ€, “watin dey for your boyâ€, your boy dey  hungry,  roger,  offering,  “wash  my  handâ€Â  and  “shake  bodyâ€,  in  the  process  of  extorting  of  money.  Officers  become  violent  on  resistant  citizens  to  the  point  of  inflicting traumatizing injury on victims. Predatory and structural strain theories were used for explanations of factors predisposing police to violence. From sample frame of 412, data was generated from 291 respondents. Data were gathered using quantitative and  qualitative  instruments.  Through  the  use  of  statistical  package  for  the  social  sciences (SPSS), data was analyzed using simple percentage and verbatim quotes

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