Implications of Technological Advancement on Performance of Police Officers; Case of Kenya Railways Police Unit.

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dc.contributor.authorNdonye, Rachael Ndinda
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T09:56:38Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T09:56:38Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.descriptionA Research Project Submitted to the School of Security, Diplomacy and Peace Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Security Management and Police Studies of Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough technology holds great promise for improving policing, research on police technology is not well developed and raises questions about technology‘s impacts on policing. The purpose of this study was to assess the implications of technological advancements on performance of police officers and suggest the best ways to enhance technology use in the Kenya Police Service. Objectives of the study were to establish the prevalence and use of new technology in the Kenya Police Service, to examine the types of technology used in the Kenya Police Service, to identify challenges that Kenya Police Officers face in the use of new technologies, to examine effects of technology on the performance of Kenya Police Officers and to find out the best strategies to help Kenyan Police Officers adopt new technologies to enhance their performance. The study adopted the postmodern theory of technology by John Watkins Chapman. The study adopted a descriptive research design survey where it targeted 1700 police officers, who formed the target population of this study. A total of 170 police officers formed the sample size. The sampling techniques used were simple random sampling for junior police officers followed by purposive sampling technique for senior police officers. Raw data from respondents was obtained using questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions. The qualitative data was analyzed thematically and by looking for patterns. They were presented in the form of narrative and verbatim quotations. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics includes percentages and means. They were presented in tables, graphs and pie charts. The findings will help enhance the usage of new technological advancements in improvement of the performance of our officers. The study discovered the performance of police officers has greatly improved due to advancement of technology. The study established that there was use of technology in Kenya police service though not very much advanced. It also established that Globalization and new technologies have facilitated certain cyber-criminal operations, thereby placing an additional burden on law enforcement agencies. Fifty two percent of the respondents noted that lack of funds to acquire updated equipment was a major challenge facing police officers in their effort to adopt new technology. The study found out that, due to fast technological advancements, the digital forensic tools become obsolete too often. Forty percent of the respondents had the view that this has become a major challenge because they are expensive and the budget allocation to acquire them is limited. Unemployment of techno-savvy personnel was seen as a major challenge in adopting technology in Kenya police service. Fifty four percent of the respondents cited that in the recruitment of police officers not much consideration is given to the courses one undertook in the case of graduates. The study recommends that the government of Kenya should increase the allocation of funds to the National Police Service for the acquisition of updated equipment, to provide training at appropriate levels in forensic techniques and in technological skills for policy makers and law enforcement and investigative personnel, introduce appropriate procedural and substantive laws to deal with crimes committed in an electronic environment and raise public awareness, on the appropriate use of the internet.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/19882
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleImplications of Technological Advancement on Performance of Police Officers; Case of Kenya Railways Police Unit.en_US
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