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The Police And Use Of Information And Communication Technology
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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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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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 ... Continue reading---
