Department of Sociology And Anthropology Faculty Of Business and Social Sciences, Baze University, Plot 686, Cadastral Zone C00, Kuchigoro, Behind National Judiciary Institute, Abuja
Online published on 30 July, 2021.
This paper has engaged in discussing the historical analysis of policing within the socio-cultural, economic and political context of pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial Nigeria. There were contemporary issues and challenges perceived to have been produced by these historical contexts and processes and these challenges have hindered the institutionalisation of robust relationship between the police and community in Nigeria. Policing does not operate in a vacuum and it is highly contingent upon political, social and economic context. There are structural and institutional conditions that influence the success of community policing implementation.
Anthropology, Development, Community policing, Police/community relationship, Crime, Conflict
