Abstract
This paper is designed to investigate into the various reasons to incorporate members of the community in Nigeria in the business of crime control thereby making them to be part and parcel of security outfit in their environs. This is premised on the grounds that with the involvement of the indigenes of the community in crime control and social disorder it will go a long way in checkmating crime. The paper will also dissect the reasons for introducing community policing and its benefits in creating an environment where crime cannot flourish. It is also expected to x-ray lapses in the current policing structure in Nigeria and why community policing will be like pouring water on a rocky ground. Finally, it will expose some salient areas to be addressed by the police in order to create a fertile ground for community policing to thrive.
Highlights
Community policing as a form of policing is a process through which Community problems are identified and addressed by police officers in co-operation with the community members
This is premised on the grounds that with the involvement of the indigenes of the community in crime control and social disorder it will go a long way in checkmating crime
This paper has in no small manner exposed numerous factors that led to the introduction of community policing in Nigeria, benefits of community policing, challenges of community policing that boils down to the reasons why community policing project in Nigeria is effort in futility
Summary
Community policing as a form of policing is a process through which Community problems are identified and addressed by police officers in co-operation with the community members. Seven senior officers from Nigerian police in 2003 went to U.K and U.S.A respectively to do a comparative study of community policing (Anucha, 2007) It was launched on the 27th day of April 2004 by the Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun during the era of President Olusegun Obasanjo administration and Enugu State was used as the pilot state (Anucha, 2007; Ikuteyijo, 2009). Just as Siegel (2005) noted that in recent years, police departments have experimented with new forms of law enforcement including community policing This strategy of policing is a lofty project but the fact remains that the Nigerian atmosphere is not ripe yet for it to work as it had worked in America and other developed countries
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