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    Impact of CCTV on Police Operations Outcomes in Nairobi City County, Kenya
    (EANSO, 2024-06) Kirui, Gideon; Muiya, Benard; Ochieng, Duncan; Waithaka, Stephen
    The widespread adoption of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in major cities globally aims to improve policing outcomes. However, despite Nairobi’s CCTV system being operational since mid-2015, its specific impact remained unclear. This study investigated how CCTV influenced five key police operation outcomes: crime reduction, response times, road safety, officer safety, and cost reduction. Drawing from Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activity Theory, the study employed a convergent mixed-method design combining a crosssectional survey with a phenomenological design. Participants included 403 police officers from the CCTV command centre and various police stations across the county, selected via cluster and purposive sampling. Data collection utilised questionnaires, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Quantitative analysis employed binary logistic regression, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. The findings revealed that CCTV has significantly reduced crime, enhanced road safety and officer safety, and lowered operational costs. However, response times saw minimal improvement due to limited CCTV coverage and coordination challenges between officers. The study recommends expanding coverage, strengthening collaboration among officers, and publicising the system's successes to maximise CCTV's potential.
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    The Moderating Effect of CCTV Policies on the Relationship between CCTV Use and Police Operational Outcomes
    (The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2023) Kirui, G; Muiya, B; Ochieng, D; Waithaka, S
    The widespread use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems has necessitated the implementation of policies and other regulations to limit their potential for abuse and privacy and civil rights violations. However, little information exists on whether such regulations influence CCTV use and outcomes. Therefore, this study investigated whether CCTV policies moderated the relationship between CCTV use and police operations outcomes in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was informed by Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activity Theory. It used both a cross-sectional design and a phenomenological design. The study participants comprised police officers attached to the CCTV command center and police stations in Nairobi County. They were sampled using cluster and purposive sampling. A questionnaire, a key informant interview guide, and a focus group guide were used to collect data. The findings revealed that CCTV policies greatly influenced CCTV use. They did, however, have a statistically insignificant moderated effect on the relationship between CCTV use and police operations outcomes (b =.001, 95% CI [-.410, .408], p =.996). The study concluded that CCTV policies influence CCTV use but do not moderate the relationship between CCTV use and police operations outcomes. It recommended that CCTV policies be published and regularly reviewed, and that police officers be sensitized about them.