Idris Mu’azu, Kemi Yusuf Agana

Keywords: Accountability, ethics, transparency, criminal justice, police

Abstract

This study assessed police accountability and transparency in Borno State Police Command, and discussed implications for the criminal justice system in the Command. Principally, the study examines the effectiveness of the police in dispensing criminal justice in Borno State Police Command. Symbolic Interactionism and Labeling Theory were utilised as the theoretical lenses in this study. The population of the study consists of all Police staff serving under Borno State Police command. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 police officers but only 365 were retrieved. Questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and tables. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents frequently witness corruption within their department and they believe that it significantly affects police accountability and transparency. The findings further assert that majority of the respondents rate the public’s view of the police as negative following such incidents. The study’s conclusion underscores the importance of police accountability and transparency to public safety and crime reduction. The study recommends that Borno State Police Command should develop and mandate training programmes focusing on ethical conduct and anti-corruption strategies to educate officers on the implications of corrupt practices and the importance of integrity in law enforcement.

Author Biography

Idris Mu’azu

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Email: [email protected]

Kemi Yusuf Agana

Women Affairs Secretariat FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

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