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Public Relations: As A Tool Of Industrial Harmony
[A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA POLICE HEADQUARTERS ENUGU]
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In 1896 the Lagos police was established. A similar force, the Niger
coast constabulary was formed in Calabar in 1984 under the newly
proclaimed Niger coast protectorate. In the north, the Royal Niger
Company set up the Royal Niger company constabulary in 1888 with
headquarters at Lokoja. When the protectorates of Northern and Southern
Nigeria were proclaimed in the early 1900s, part of the Royal Niger
Company constabulary became the Northern Nigerian police, and part of
the Niger coast constabulary became the Southern Nigeria police.
Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914, but their police
force (NPF) in lagos. During the colonial period, most police were
associated with local government (native authorities). In the 1960s,
under the First Republic, these forces were first regionalized and then
nationalized.
The 1960 constitution established the Nigerian force
as a Federal force charged with the responsibility for maintenance of
law and order throughout xvii
Nigeria. The command of the Nigerian police force was under the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Those
of the regions were under the command of commissioners of police.
Recently the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) dropped the “force†in its name
and now answers Nigeria Police (Nigeria police is grouped into
departments A-F. “A†department takes care of administration,
personnel-promotion, dismissal, transfer, posting, medical budgeting,
accounts, public relations and printing. “B†department to “F†have
their own respective duties our major concern is “A†department where
public relations belongs. There we look into the administration of
police department.
1.2 Statement of the problem
Public relations
practice, utilizes communication skills and strategies, in order to
establish and maintain the several positive linkages among human beings,
in the context of society to minimize and eliminate the negative
attitudes and behavior.
If the citizens do not trust the police,
they will not talk to them. They would avoid police contact therefore,
if distrust causes avoidance and failure to communicate, the
implications for the police organization are really very dramatic.
Citizens will not report crime. They will not give statements to
officers who are investigating crimes and they will not testify in
court. xviii
When the police organization views the community, it
has sworn to protect as a dangerous place full of people who are
criminals. The police will be carefully guided when they have contact
with the citizens they are expected to be protecting.
This study
will look into the internal and external problems of the Nigeria police
and how the police public relations officer has succeeded or failed in
resolving problems. Problems such as the welfare of the police, its
relationship with the public and how the police manage crowd and crisis
in Enugu; would be treated.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The objective of this study on “Public Relations: As A tool of Industrial Harmony. A study of Nigeria Police Headquarters Enugu†look into the internal and external problems of Nigeria police and how the police relations officer has succeeded or failed in resolving problems. Problems such as the welfare of the police, its relationship with the public and how the police manage crowd and crisis in Enugu State. To achieve this, survey research method was adopted with questionnaire as th ... Continue reading---
