The Role of the Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Crime Prevention in Ogun State, Nigeria
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The return to democracy in 1999 which marked the beginning of the Fourth Republic brought with it so much hope. However, the spate of insecurity in the country with a particular emphasis on Ogun State which shares international boundaries with some West African countries and local boundaries with some states like Lagos and Oyo shows that there is no day that passes by without the print media and the non-print media reporting cases of crime. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which is constitutionally charged with maintaining law and order have been criticized for its ineffectiveness, thereby leading to the setting up of PCRC by to complement their effort. It was against this ground the study was conducted to investigate the role of PCRC in crime prevention in Ogun State. The study relied on crime partnership theory which states that the criminal justice system cannot, by itself, solve the complex problems of crime and disorder in our society, that resources and inputs from outside the system are desperately needed, as well as new ways of thinking about diverse problems from the inside. The study concluded that the PCRC have performed excellently well in crime prevention in the study area, however, there is a problem of trust between members of the communities and the police most especially in information sharing.
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