ABSTRACT

Without criminal acts, there will be no policing and enforcement mechanisms in our society. It is therefore important to say that crime and criminality lubricate the management of social disorders and social institutions including families, schools, governments, commercial, and private institutions. The study aims to examine the role of private and public sectors in policing and crime control in Lagos State, a case study of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, zone 2, Onikan Police Command, Lagos State and Sheriff Deputies Limited, Lagos. The main purpose of this study is to examine the definition and background, benefits of partnerships, role of private and public security companies in policing, relevance and adequacy of crime control in Lagos state. The study adopts the partnership theory. Survey method was used to gather information from respondents concerning their opinions on the partnership between the public and private security companies on policing in Nigeria. The questionnaire was self-administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents who responded effectively and accurately for the purpose of this analysis. The sampling was done randomly such that the respondents shall cut across the staff of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Zone 2 command and Sheriff Deputies Limited, Lagos.  To analyse the data collected from the respondents, simple frequency distribution and percentage was used while Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. Frequency counts to assess the role of the private and Nigeria Police Force in crime control in Lagos State, against Strongly Agree, Agree, Undecided, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree (5-point Liker Scale) would be made and counted to percentages to present the overall picture of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (zone 2 command) activities and Sheriff Deputies Limited. The results revealed that public and private security sectors are two phenomena that shape each other either negatively or positively. This is so because the better the criminals become in their techniques, the greater the effort of the Police and private sectors to outsmart them in their dastard acts. The study therefore recommends partnership between the private and public security companies on policing in Nigeria.

KEYWORD

Partnership, Anti-Robbery, Private Security, Public Security and Policing.  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title      page

Declaration I

Certification II

Dedication III

Acknowledgement IV

Abstract V

Table of content VI

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction 1

Background of the study 1

Statement of the research problem 3

1.4 Objective of the study 4

1.5 Research questions 4

1.6 Research hypothesis 5

1.7 Justification of the study 5

1.8 Scope of the study 5

1.9 Limitations of the study 6

1.10 Definition of terms 6

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction 8

2.2 Definition of crime? 9

2.3 What is policing? 11

2.4 Public and Private sector in combating crime 11

2.4.1 Private and Public: Definitions and Background 11

2.4.2 Benefit of Public and Private Security partnership 12

2.4.3 The roles of the private sector and Nigeria Police 13

2.5 Crime control 15

2.6 Risk management 15

2.7 The effects of crime on the society 16

2.8 Theoretical framework 17

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction 21

3.2 Research design 21

Sources of data collection 21

Population of the study 22

Sampling size 22

Sampling techniques 22

Data collection instrument 23

Administration of data collection instrument 23

Method of data analysis 24

Limitations of the methodology 25

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA ANALYSIS PRESENTATION

  Introduction 26

  Analysis of respondents’ characteristics and classifications 26

  Analysis of research questions 29

  Test of hypothesis 42

  Discussion of the findings 48

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary of the findings 49

5.2 Conclusion 50

5.3 Recommendations 50

References 52

Appendix