Digital policing technologies and democratic policing: Will the internet, social media and mobile phone enhance police accountability and police–citizen relations in Nigeria?

The police are expected to perform functions critical to relations between the government and citizens in democratic societies. However, in Nigeria, the reality is that the police organisation suffers limitations that undermine effective and democratic policing. Although the Nigeria Police Force has...

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Authors: Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac (Author) ; Obiyan, A. Sat (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International journal of police science & management
Year: 2018, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 97-108
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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