Police Administration Research Articles

A Concept Paper on Police Training Practices in Ghana: Sharing Knowledge to Benefit Novice Researchers

In Ghana and many countries in Africa and beyond, many researchers in various research institutions including some police training institutions are less familiar with police training practices because of the scanty information available on this subject. This paper therefore aims at providing novice researchers with a starting point in becoming more informed when it comes to police training practices. This literature is shared with the aim of providing a basic understanding when it comes to police and their training practices in Ghana. This paper looked at areas like the history of policing, the concept of training, police training practices, philosophy informing police training programme, scope of training in the Ghana Police training academies, efficacy of training, role of policing in Ghana, training methods in the Ghana Police Service and the challenges facing police training academies. Methodologically, the National Police Training School, the Ghana Police Academy and the Winneba Police Command and Staff College were the focus of this paper by providing secondary data to furnish this paper. Also, based on observational evidence at the police training schools, researchers had enough literature to support scholarly evidence. It has been revealed from the review that the most effective teaching and learning method that is used by the police training academies is classroom instruction which is solely delivered in English Language as the medium of instruction [1]. It has also been deduced that lecture method had the largest impact on trainees learning. Also, it was observed that most of the trainees took within 6-8 months to complete their training programme. Finally, it was clear that lack of proper equipment/ logistics, lack of infrastructure, inadequate number of instructors, lack of motivation of instructors, interference in the recruitment process from top-level management, low level of technology, and poor maintenance culture were identified as the major challenges faced by the police training academies. Based on these challenges identified and listed, researchers recommend that Government and other stakeholders of the police service must help to provide good training facilities, infrastructure and enough funds to support quality training delivery. Also, the stakeholders must help to minimize the rate of political interference during the recruits’ selection processes with the help of parliament enacting a law or devising a code of conduct. In addition, it is recommended by the researchers that the Government, in collaboration with the Ghana police administration, and the Ministry of Interior must improve upon the level of motivation and salary packages of the police service to make it more interesting and attractive to the youth which will in turn keep them in the police force to help maintain law and order in the country and to lift up the moral standards in the Ghana Police Service. The paper also recommends that more instructors should be recruited in order to balance the teacher-student ratio and improve the quality of teaching delivery in the training academies. Lastly, researchers recommend that the government in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior through the police administration should establish a progressive capacity building programmes for officers and trainees to acquire new skills and effective ways of enforcing law and order and to be abreast with changing environment in order to empower the police agencies to properly use the computer and other forms of technology in their daily operations.

The trouble with squads: accounting for corruption in Australia’s specialist policing units

ABSTRACT The specialist squad is a common aspect of modern intelligence-led policing. Officers seconded to such units learn from the institutional knowledge and experience in a certain area of enforcement, allowing them to develop an expertise that enables proactive policing. While the utility of specialist squads is clear, the vulnerability of officers attached to them to become involved in corruption is also high. Corruption research argues that officers in squads are at risk of engaging in misconduct for a variety of reasons, such as the low visibility of their work and the necessity of building relationships with criminal actors. The history of police corruption in Australia supports this theory, with a range of examples of corruption in specialist squads to be found across the country. From an historical criminology perspective, this article explores the corruption in Australia’s specialist squads to discuss why risk factors were not addressed despite being consistently identified in the past. It also looks at attempts by police administrators and governments to deal with corruption in specialist squads, evaluating the efficiency of these strategies with a view to informing future anticorruption measures.

Recruiting warriors or guardians? A content analysis of police recruitment videos

ABSTRACT United States police response to the 2014 Ferguson riots has directed scholarly and public attention towards police militarisation, renewing interest in community policing strategies as a potential strategy to decrease militarised policing. However, these concepts are vague and require further empirical examination. This article proposes a novel method of empirically studying militarisation and community policing by using police recruitment videos, which act as advertisements of departments’ self-depictions. Themes of militarisation and community-oriented policing are observed using a quantitative content analysis of videos collected from the 200 largest United States policing agencies. Community-oriented themes are found to occur across a higher percentage of the sample than militarised themes, and for longer average durations of time. However, there is some complexity present across the variables, and subsets of the videos fall into the extreme ends of the two concepts. This exploratory study acts as a foundation for examining future research questions regarding police culture and behaviour, viewer semiotics, and police administrator recruiting recommendations.

Destructive construction

PurposeThis study aims to examine the problems encountered during the establishment of the Central Police Academy (CPA) under the Nationalist regime from 1936 to 1949. While the authoritarian party-state unified the police academies by forceful means, this catalyzed the cleavage between the schools of police studies and resulted in power struggles over police education, intellectual thought, collectivity and even the national reform of police administration. More than narrating the progress of power consolidation, this study attempts to identify the problems underlying the factional strife and to reveal the interwoven pattern of these power struggles, exploring the confusion regarding what the police is, a question that troubled Chinese policemen from the mainland to Taiwan.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explains the emergence of the factional strife from the beginning of the preliminary growth of the Police Academies in Nanking and Chekiang. It widely makes use of the official archives from Japan Center for Asian Historical Records and Historica Academia to show the dynamic situation in police education and administration. Rather, the official publications of the Police Academies and their affiliated associations reveal the hidden political agenda behind a unified framework as the party-state claimed. Moreover, official gazettes, memorials and newspapers are also used to strengthen the core argument of this study.FindingsThis paper examines the impact of the factional strife between the police leaders Dai Li and Li Shizhen on the CPA from 1936 to 1949. It illustrates that the establishment of the CPA ostensibly unified the nationwide police force but triggered power struggles over the control of the police administration. More importantly, it also shows how the factions strove for larger shares of power under the supreme doctrines that Chiang Kai-shek and the party-state imposed.Originality/valueThe failure of police education to become powerful was a special case among other more typical institutions. The governors coercively merged the police academies and created robust conditions for growth under the shelter of state authority. The police force did not follow the same path of national monopoly as what recent studies found but drifted apart with its vested interests and incompatible beliefs. Hence, the greater the demand for centralized control by the state, the greater the tension of the factional strife.

The Effects of Flipped Learning on College Students’ English Grammar Ability and Learners’ Perceptions

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Flipped Learning (FL) on junior college students’ English grammar learning. Forty-one freshmen participants majoring Police Administration attended traditional lecture-based English grammar classes before mid-term exam and completed the first-grammar test. After the midterm-exam, the students participated in flipped learning grammar classes and then took the post-grammar test. The participants also completed a questionnaire with open-ended questions. The results found that there was a significant increase in grammar-test scores, which indicates that the flipped learning English classes were effective in improving college students’ grammar competence. The participants reported that the flipped learning classes were more enjoyable and satisfying than traditional lecture-style methods. Despite the difficulty in watching FL videos constantly, learners were highly motivated in self-directed English grammar learning.

The chaukidari force: Watchmen, police and Dalits from the 1860s to the 1920s in United Provinces

Recruitment in the chaukidari forces under colonial police administration was an alternative to the colonial army for Dalits to get socio-political status, consciousness, ‘economic freedom’ (cash salary, rewards, lands and concessions), education and ‘civic equality’. Therefore, the chaukidari in the colonial police administration was a positive source of support for a section of Dalits, despite the limitation of numbers.

UAE Police Administrative Employee Innovative Behavior: The Integration of Knowledge Sharing and Leadership

UAE Police Administrative Employee Innovative Behavior: The Integration of Knowledge Sharing and Leadership

Job Promotion and Employee Performance among the Administration Police in Bungoma County, Kenya

According to Kenya Police Service Annual Crime Reports (KPSACR) of 2016, the number of criminal offences is still on the increase with the 2013, 2014 and 2015 reports evidencing an offence number of 71832, 72,490 and 73,376 respectively. Based on this upward trend, it is still unclear if the trend is related to human resource practices such as job promotion as applied in the administration police which in turn have an effect on the performance of the administration police. In the service industry, especially the Kenya National Police Service, little research has been conducted on job promotion and employee performance especially in Bungoma County. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of job promotion on the performance of administration police. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 1,318 administration police officers in Bungoma County rom which a sample size of 384 respondents was used. Questionnaires were the main instruments used to collect primary data. Stratified random sampling, simple random sampling and systematic random sampling techniques were used. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Reliability analysis gave an average Cronbach alpha value of 0.8034 which indicated that the instruments were reliable. Results of the study showed that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between job promotion and employee performance and that job promotion accounted for 71.3% (R2 = 0.713) variations in the employee performance. It was concluded that if job promotion was well executed in the administration police, the performance of the staff would be enhanced. The following were the recommendations of the study: organizations should adhere strictly to its promotion policy, ensure promotion process is fair and that employees are promoted based on merit. The findings of this study is expected to inform administration police management policy makers, the government

A Critical Analysis on Violation of Human Rights Caused by Extra-Judicial Killings with Special Reference to the Role of Police: Bangladesh Perspective

This paper mostly dwells on certain examples of violation of human rights extremely committed by the law enforcement agency i.e., the police emphasizing the human rights situation in Bangladesh. The utmost negative role of Police has been highlighted here considering the state of human rights regarding the violations especially caused by Extra-Judicial Killings. Furthermore, the Human Rights situation demanded its due concepts with the present justice system. In this study, the police administration has been taken under close scrutiny. In addition to this, an attempt has been made to unveil the relationship between Human Rights and Police Administration. Most importantly, there is a further attempt to uphold the facts of human rights violations, especially in extra-judicial killings mentioning and studying sensational cases too. Finally, in this paper, the researcher has endeavored to bring out the actual situation of violations analyzing the extra-judicial facts in different perspectives in connection with the activities of the law enforcing agencies i.e., the police where this agencies are always on action having the responsibilities to protect and ensure the human rights of the citizens in a democratic and developing country like Bangladesh.

The Impact of Human Rights Violation Concerning the Status of Women and Children in Bangladesh: A Critical Review

This paper is basically concerned with the status of Women and Children relating to the violation of human rights and its impact. This paper mostly dwells on certain examples of violation of human rights relating to torture, sexual harassment, trafficking and sexual exploitation, rape, and murder or even the violation of domestic workers’ rights emphasizing on the human rights situation in a democratic and a developing country like Bangladesh. In this study, in addition to this, an attempt has been made to unveil the relationship between Human Rights and Police Administration. Most importantly, there is a further attempt to uphold the facts of human rights violations especially concerning the status of women and children mentioning and studying certain sensational cases too. Finally, in this paper, the researcher has endeavored to bring out the actual situation and impact of such violations analyzing and reviewing critically the status of women and children as well as the indigenous community i.e., the rights of indigenous women and children in Bangladesh too and certain facts in different perspectives in connection with the activities of the law enforcers i.e., the police where these agencies are always on action having the responsibilities to protect and ensure the human rights of the citizens in a democratic and developing country like Bangladesh.

Ethnocultural empathy and diversity training: the case of campus policing

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine diversity training and police service differences on levels of ethnocultural empathy among Florida’s public university police officers. Ethnocultural empathy is essential for cultural competence, and cultural competence is vital for campus police officers employed at public universities in Florida. Perceptions of police officers among various minority groups and the relationships officers have with their members have long been strained by a myriad of social, political, and economic issues. During the last decade, minority enrollment at Florida’s public universities experienced double-digit growth. As a result, campus police administrators must ensure the police officers they employ maintain the cultural competence needed to promote positive relationships within the diverse academic communities they serve. Believed to be the first study of its kind, it provides an opportunity for important discourse in campus policing and beyond. Of particular value and importance is the sole significant finding that white officers are more likely to have lower levels of ethnocultural empathy compared to non-white officers.

Karakteristike krivičnog dela iznude u kriminalističkoj praksi PU u Somboru

Karakteristike krivičnog dela iznude u kriminalističkoj praksi PU u Somboru

Major Kinds of Child Abuse and Challenges for Police to Prevent in Adama City Administration

This study assessed the majors' kinds of child abuse and its challenges for prevention in Adama police administration. It attempted to identify child abuse that often occurs and identify challenges that hinder the police from preventing child abuse in Adama city police administration. The studies are in Oromia regional state Adama city for the year 2020. Secondary data gathered from Adama city police officer. Also, key informant interviews employed by police officers. Primary data collected through questionnaires and interviews. Descriptive statistics primarily used to analyze the total data collected from the police officers. The thematic analysis is for qualitative data is employed. The findings of the study showed that physical abused, sexual abuse, emotional/ psychological abuse, neglect were the leading kinds of child abuse in Adama city police administration. At the same time, the studies indicate that there are challenges that include no policies, strategies, and organizational plans. The similar times, less commitment to implement the plan of action and scheme effectively, absence of action that taken to create awareness, family interference, lack of education, cultural tendency, legal gap, absence of exposing those who commit child abuse, rural-urban migration, unemployment, and poverty, lack of collaboration between stakeholders in Adama city police administration.

Feeling of Insecurity in Khaki: its Effects on Burnout and Allied Consequences in Haryana Police Officers

The study aimed to assess feeling of insecurity at job, its association with burnout and the role of burnout in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with certain outcomes in Haryana Police officers. Adopting a cross-sectional design (sample size 1,223), the study observed feeling of insecurity at job in the officers; its positive association with burnout; burnout as a mediator in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with job satisfaction, commitment to the workplace, health, work-family conflict, and feeling to quit. The study identified burnout acting more like a suppressor variable in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with organisational citizenship behaviours, and physical aggression. The study found both feeling of insecurity and burnout as unrelated to verbal aggression. For the police administrators, study findings have key practical implications. The findings highlight feeling of insecurity and burnout as key venues to target with appropriate interventions for attenuating their adverse effects.

Feeling of insecurity in <i>Khaki</i>: its effects on burnout and allied consequences in Haryana Police officers

The study aimed to assess feeling of insecurity at job, its association with burnout and the role of burnout in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with certain outcomes in Haryana Police officers. Adopting a cross-sectional design (sample size 1,223), the study observed feeling of insecurity at job in the officers; its positive association with burnout; burnout as a mediator in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with job satisfaction, commitment to the workplace, health, work-family conflict, and feeling to quit. The study identified burnout acting more like a suppressor variable in the relationships of feeling of insecurity with organisational citizenship behaviours, and physical aggression. The study found both feeling of insecurity and burnout as unrelated to verbal aggression. For the police administrators, study findings have key practical implications. The findings highlight feeling of insecurity and burnout as key venues to target with appropriate interventions for attenuating their adverse effects.

Effects of Work-Related Stress on Performance of Administration Police Service in Narok County, Kenya

Effects of Work-Related Stress on Performance of Administration Police Service in Narok County, Kenya

A Segurança Comunitária e a Pandemia de COVID-19 | Community Safety and the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article analyses the community safety paradigm in the light of the current pandemic crisis caused by COVID-19. In full evolution, the analysis presented considers the current security and civil protection needs, in particular the security aspects of community security. Through the development of strategies involving security forces and services, the community and citizens, the authors demonstrate the practical importance of security municipalisation through local administrative police, evolving into an important regionalization of security. Similarly, community policing and proximity strategies are observed in accordance with public security policies that point to greater political awareness in security problematization.

Prikupljanje, obrada i korištenje arhivskoga gradiva 9. (kninskog) korpusa Jugoslavenske narodne armije u Hrvatskom memorijalno-dokumentacijskom centru domovinskog rata u Zagrebu

U Hrvatskom memorijalno-dokumentacijskom centru Domovinskog rata u Zagrebu čuva se arhivski fond 9. korpus Jugoslavenske narodne armije, obima pedeset i osam kutija (5,8 dužnih metara) gradiva nastaloga od 1972. do 1992. godine. Fond izvorno nije činio jednu organsku cjelinu, nego je nastao izdvajanjem gradiva korpusa iz više dokumentacijskih cjelina tijekom višegodišnjega razdoblja. Uslijed toga, fond je arhivistički obrađivan u tri faze te je završen u lipnju 2018. godine. Izrađeno je obavijesno pomagalo (sumarni inventar). Gradivo je javno i dostupno svim korisnicima koji Hrvatskomu memorijalno-dokumentacijskomu centru Domovinskoga rata podnesu zahtjev za uvid u sadržaj i pretraživanje fonda. Gradivo je autentično, dobro očuvano i vjerodostojno. Navedeni fond ima veliku informacijsku vrijednost te je iznimno važan povijesni izvor za proučavanje Domovinskog rata na području sjeverne Dalmacije i južne Like od 1991. do 1992., za proučavanje izbijanja rata u Bosni i Hercegovini u proljeće 1992., kao i za razumijevanje uloge Jugoslavenske narodne armije u raspletu jugoslavenske krize.

La teoría alemana de la organización y el procedimiento. Una clave para entender la protección de los derechos fundamentales en el Estado social

En la presente investigación se desarrolla la teoría de la organización y el procedimiento como medio de protección de los derechos fundamentales en las relaciones jurídico-prestacionales que la administración pública entabla con el ciudadano, destinatario de la prestación, en el actual Estado social y democrático de derecho. Se trata de un desarrollo dogmático de la teoría y su posible aplicación en estos supuestos partiendo de la insuficiencia de los principios que clásicamente rigen a la denominada administración de policía connatural al Estado liberal de derecho.

Police perception of citizens and its impact on police effectiveness and behavior

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the similarities and differences in police officers’ attitudes toward citizens between China and Ghana, and explore the extent to which officers’ perceptions of citizens influence their effectiveness and behavior.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 271 Chinese police officers were surveyed representing those attending in-service training program at a national police university in China in 2014, and a random sample of 145 Ghanaian police officers was surveyed in 2013, representing those from five police districts in the Accra region of Ghana Police service.FindingsResults revealed significant perceptual variations across the two countries. While Ghanaian officers were found to have more favorable perceptions of citizens’ cooperation and recognition, Chinese officers reported greater levels of citizens’ compliance and disrespectfulness. Moreover, results indicated significant relationships between officers’ attitudes and their sense of effectiveness and behavior in the two countries.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based on a convenient sample of Chinese police officers, which restricts the generalizability of the results.Practical implicationsFindings offer insights for police administrators to reform the police with a focus on improving police perceptions of citizens.Originality/valueAlthough there are a few comparative studies that compare police attitudes toward citizens between developing and developed countries, and between western democracies, there is a profound lack of studies comparing these attitudes between developing/transitional countries. This study is an initial attempt to identify variations in officers’ perceptions of the public between two developing/transitional countries.