Determinants of Performance of Community Policing Project in Kisii County, Kenya
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The community policing project was developed on the notion that police alone without \nthe good will of the community may not achieve much in maintaining law and order. \nCommunity policing has over the years gained fame globally as an appropriate plan to \nimprove public security and safety. The purpose for this research was to evaluate the \ndeterminants of performance of community policing projects in Kisii County. The study \nwas based on the following objectives: to determine the impact of stakeholder \ninvolvement on the performance of community policing project in Kisii County; to find \nout how adequacy of resources for implementation affects the performance of community \npolicing project in Kisii County; to establish the role of level of community awareness on \nthe project in determining the performance of community policing project in Kisii County \nand to determine how community trust in the police force affects the performance of \ncommunity policing project in Kisii County. This study followed a descriptive research \ndesign. The study targeted 710 respondents comprising of police officers, administrative \nofficers and civilians because they are the most appropriate and directly related to \nresearch topic. The researcher used primary data collected via the use of structured \nquestionnaires. Data collected from the questionnaires was edited for completeness, \ncoded and then entered into SPSS program for subsequent analysis. The results of \nanalysis were presented in the form of tables and figures besides the computed means, \npercentages and frequencies so as to enhance the understanding of the research findings. \nThe study found out that there was a strong positive relationship between stake holder \ninvolvement and Performance of community policing projects (Pearson correlation = \n0.678 p value =0.00), there was a weak positive relationship between adequacy resources \nand Performance of community policing projects (Pearson correlation = 0.324 p value \n=0.000), that there was a strong positive relationship between level of community \nawareness and performance of community policing projects (Pearson correlation = 0.578 \np value =0.00) and there was a strong positive relationship between community trust in \npolicy force and performance of community policing projects (Pearson correlation = \n0.559 p value =0.00). The study concluded that the participation of community in dealing \nwith complex issues in Kisii County improved the performance of community policing \nproject, all key stakeholders in community policing projects in Kisii County fully \nencouraged the implementation of the reforms, there was a wide spread of awareness of \nthe opportunities for participation community policing project in Kisii County, residents \nin Kisi County are aware of community policing efforts in their neighbourhoods and that \nthe community had high trust in the police in Kisii County, the integrity of the police \ndictates the level of community trust in Kisii County and that the community has high \nlevel of honesty in the police in Kisii County. The study recommended that stake holder \ninvolvement has a positive influence on the performance of community policing project \nand therefore participation of community in dealing with complex issues should improve \nthe performance of community policing, there should be a wide spread of awareness of \nthe opportunities for participation community policing project and performance of \ncommunity policing projects as the community should have high trust in the police.
Author: Albert Kiptoo
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2782306870