The Moderating Effect of CCTV Policies on the Relationship between CCTV Use and Police Operational Outcomes
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Date
2023
Authors
Kirui, G
Muiya, B
Ochieng, D
Waithaka, S
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The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management
Abstract
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.
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Keywords
CCTV, Policies, Police Operations Outcomes, Moderator
Citation
Kirui, G., Muiya, B., Ochieng, D., & Waithaka, S. (2023). The moderating effect of CCTV policies on the relationship between CCTV use and police operational outcomes. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10(1), 815-827.