Effects of Community Policing on Local Security Management Practices in Kwale County, Kenya: A Case Study of Kinango
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Date
2021
Authors
Chimba, Nicodemus Dalu
Muna, Wilson
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International Research Journal Publishers
Abstract
The effects of community policing on local security management practices in Kwale County
are undocumented, and its implementation remains unclear. The study aimed to establish the
effects of community policing on local security management practices in Kwale County,
Kenya. The study was directed by three objectives as follows; to show and bring about
knowledge of community policing initiative, information sharing and attitudes on community
policing among community members on local security management practices. Descriptive
case study research design was adopted, where the target population of 200 respondents were
divided into strata and stratified randomly to formulate a sample size of 100 respondents.
Semi structured questionnaire was used as the research instrument. Quantitative data was
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that knowledge of
community policing initiative among members, information sharing on community policing
and attitudes on community policing among community members on local security
management practices affected security management practice. It was recommended that the
community should be made aware of their role in community policing and the police should
ensure that they interact well with the community so that the members of the communities are
able to provide information to the police willingly which may help prevent crime. The
members of the public should be encouraged to have a positive attitude with the police so that
they maintain good relations that can boost community policing.
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Keywords
Knowledge, Information Sharing, Attitudes, Security Management