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Role Of Lawyers And Police In Administration Of Justice
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
The
Nigeria Police is saddled with the responsibility of maintenance of law
and order. It also protects, prevents and investigates criminal
activities. In the discharge of these duties, the force has over the
years failed. This is by virtue of certain inherent problems and
challenges that has militated the force in its application of its powers
as have been statutorily provided. Some of these problems are:
a.
The abuse of human rights, collection of bribes, corruption in the
force, flagrant shooting of suspects and fellow policemen, illiteracy
and incompetence of certain police officers to the mounting of illegal
road blocks.
b. Lack of respect for fundamental human
rights of every citizen in the discharge of their duties. These rights
and liberties take the forefront in the operation of the rule of law in
all democracies of the world today. Sadly, even when the Nigerian
Constitution of 1999, reserves an entire chapter (the famous chapter iv)
declaring and providing for the protection of these rights, the Police
still continue to engage in their abuse from time to time.
c.
There is police lawlessness which begins with small irregularities or
illegalities such as the disquieting features of committing crime of
falsifying crime records against accused persons. These sorts of events,
actions or inactions indulged in by policemen show an open disregard
for the principles of the rules of law and civilized conduct which
adversely affect police discipline and make mockery of the Nigeria
Police force generally.
d. There is also the problem of
police extortion at road checkpoints, arbitrary arrest and detection,
torture of detainees, administrative cover-ups are a few of the crimes
committed by the police force in their pursuit for justice which they
claim to uphold.
e. Again, the Nigerian Police in the
modern age seem to be handicapped in the face of current realities. It
has been noticed that despite the teeming police personnel, the force is
still bereft of manpower in certain quotas. There have been situations
in which the police complain of shortage of staff when issues are
reported to them.
f. Another problem is the lack of scientific and technological equipment for detecting crimes by the police.
g. The police are handicap on the following aspects: Shortage of manpower
i) Inadequate transport facilities
ii) Lack of scientific equipments for detecting crime
1.3 Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of this research work are:
1) To examine the role of the Nigeria Police and Lawyers in the administration of justice.
2) To identify the inadequacies of the police in the discharge of their functions.
3) To proffer practical solutions for combating crimes in Nigeria.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Crime has been a major subject of concern throughout human history. No society is free of crime and criminals. The Nigeria Police Force is an agency established by law to ensure preservation of public order and law enforcement as well as prevention and detection of crime. The police plays vital role in the administration of justice in any society. The police present the entry point into the criminal justice system either through reports from the public or its own investigation and surveillance. ... Continue reading---
