Abstract
States are saddled with the responsibility of protecting the citizenry from
internal insurrection and external aggression. Formal policing sector is
perceived as the most appropriate security forces to mitigate civil crises within
the community. In the recent times the use of the police is been joggled with
the vigilante in most developing democracies. The vigilantes are seen as more
effective in curbing immediate crime and deterring future crimes than the
conventional police. The objective of this paper is to determine the extent of
public trust for the security (police and vigilante) agents in Nigeria. The
theoretical framework of Chaos theory and Tyre burning model are adopted to
analyze crime while the data from Afrobarometer database and researchers'
fieldwork are analyzed to see the perception of Nigerians on security and
safety of their community. Policy recommendations of co-security options
with basic legislation to reduce the unprofessional-ism of the security sectors
are proffer.
Key words: Chaos Theory, Crime, Police, Security, Tyre Burning Model,
Vigilante
Aluko Opeyemi Idowu. (2016) Security Agents Public Perception in Nigeria: A Study on the Police and the Vigilante (Neighborhood Watch), Journal of Political Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2 .
-
Views
549 -
Downloads
55
