Research on Policing

Thomas, Garry; Rogers, Colin; Gravelle, James

doi:10.1057/9781137357489.0007

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“…Digital policing represents a paradigm shift in policing, from a more-or-less reactive to a proactive response to crime. Strom (2017) submitted that over the past few decades, police agencies have implemented an array of technological advancements to improve operational capacity and outcome. As a model, digital policing leverages on technological innovations and growth to expand the investigative efficacy of the police.…”

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“…Equally, social media forums create online communities (digital citizens) that are used to foster police–citizen communication, that in turn enhances police performance and gains the trust of the citizenry (Sparrow, 1993). Arguably, police use of technologies such as radios, 9-1-1 systems, computer-aided dispatch, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) among others, has provided a way to deploy police investigators to crime scenes more quickly and police are expected to clear crimes at the scene by making an arrest (Strom, 2017). Different information such as location, crime and sociodemographic data are being integrated using the capabilities offered by technology.…”

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Digital policing in Nigeria: A study of Jigawa State Police Command

Ismail,

Abdullahi

2023

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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The application of digital technologies in police practices can engender a number of benefits, which include round-the-clock surveillance, intelligence collection (in real time), community policing (through regular online briefings and trust-building by policing agencies) and disruption of crimes, among others. This study used situational crime prevention theory and examined the use, benefits and challenges of digital policing in Jigawa State Police Command, Nigeria. A sample of 230 respondents was utilized in the study. From the sample, 215 police personnel were administered questionnaires, and 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with 5 police personnel, 5 information technology professionals and 5 policing scholars. The study revealed that use of digital technologies in police practice is low in Jigawa State, because the study discovered insufficient digital technologies in the police command. Furthermore, the majority of police personnel sampled were not skilled in information and communications technologies. No doubt, poor use of digital technologies may pose a serious setback to crime prevention in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Therefore, it is recommended that the police should acquire and leverage on emerging policing technologies. Police personnel should be given adequate training and retraining on the use of digital technologies. Collaboration and information sharing with relevant agencies should also be improved.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%