Abstract
Community policing is fast becoming a global trend, especially in the 21st century. But the key elements or core component of community policing is not foreign or new in Africa, for example, the pre-colonial Igbo society did not distinguish between policing or fighting crime with the overall role of the society. Consequently, the role of policing in the traditional Igbo society was diffused in that there was no specialized institution which specific role or primary purpose was to police or fight crime. It was the role of the entire society, thus, the saying that “elders do not allow goat to be strangulated by the forest”. Yet the age grade and masquerade society were prominent in the role of policing and the task of policing and fighting crime among other roles or functions, and all adult male citizens belong to both the age grade and masquerade society meaning that the task of policing is that of the entire society.
Highlights
Community policing is fast becoming a global trend, especially in the 21st century
Concluding Remarks Community policing is not foreign or new to Africa, because long before European colonialism in Africa, the traditional Igbo society, for example, already had this model in place where the age grade and masquerade society among other roles or functions performed the role of law enforcement
Every adult male citizen was a member of the age grade and masquerade society, suggesting that policing or securing was the duty of the entire society (Aniche, 2018)
Summary
Community policing is fast becoming a global trend, especially in the 21st century. But the key elements or core component of community policing is not foreign or new in Africa, for example, the pre-colonial Igbo society did not distinguish between policing or fighting crime with the overall role of the society. There is need for increased police pressure in the community in order to reduce fear of crime among the community members thereby creating a sense of neighbourhood security.
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