Victims’ experiences of crime, police behaviour and complaint avenues for reporting police misconduct in Nigeria: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Pub Date : 2022-12-07 DOI:10.1080/18335330.2022.2150091

T. Ike, D. Jidong

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Police-public relations and accountability are issues of global concern. This study makes an original and significant contribution to police policy, practice and programs designed to encourage confidence in the police by exploring victims’ experiences of crime, police responses and avenues for channelling complaints following police misconduct. An interpretative phenomenological analysis and semi-structured interview were adopted to collate data from 24 male and female participants comprising both victims of crime and non-crime but with direct experiences of perceived police misconduct from Delta state, Nigeria. The analysis finds perceived fear, lack of trust and limited awareness of redress avenues following police misconduct. The study recommends a legal-informed cognitive behavioural therapy on the available complaints channel to improve public confidence in the Nigerian police.

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尼日利亚受害者的犯罪经历、警察行为和举报警察不当行为的投诉途径：一种解释性现象学分析

摘要警察公共关系和问责制是全球关注的问题。这项研究对警察政策、实践和计划做出了独创性的重大贡献，旨在通过探索受害者的犯罪经历、警察的应对措施和警察不当行为后的投诉渠道，鼓励人们对警察的信心。采用解释性现象学分析和半结构化访谈，对24名男性和女性参与者的数据进行了整理，这些参与者包括犯罪和非犯罪受害者，但有尼日利亚三角洲州警察不当行为的直接经历。分析发现，在警察不当行为后，人们感到恐惧、缺乏信任，对补救途径的认识有限。该研究建议在现有的投诉渠道上进行合法的知情认知行为疗法，以提高公众对尼日利亚警察的信心。

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Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Social Sciences-Law

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (JPICT) is an international peer reviewed scholarly journal that acts as a forum for those around the world undertaking high quality research and practice in the areas of: Policing studies, Intelligence studies, Terrorism and counter terrorism studies; Cyber-policing, intelligence and terrorism. The Journal offers national, regional and international perspectives on current areas of scholarly and applied debate within these fields, while addressing the practical and theoretical issues and considerations that surround them. It aims to balance the discussion of practical realities with debates and research on relevant and significant theoretical issues. The Journal has the following major aims: To publish cutting-edge and contemporary research articles, reports and reviews on relevant topics; To publish articles that explore the interface between the areas of policing, intelligence and terrorism studies; To act as an international forum for exchange and discussion; To illustrate the nexus between theory and its practical applications and vice versa.