RT Article
T1 Career prospects of undergraduate female students in the Nigeria Police Force
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 20
IS 4
SP 251
OP 258
A1 Buhari, Maryam T.
A2 Aderinto, Adeyinka Abideen
A2 Ojedokunand, Usman A.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176476448X
AB The percentage of women serving in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is still small despite efforts to reduce the gender gap. Against this background, this study examined undergraduate female final-year students’ career prospects in the NPF. Expectancy theory was utilised as a theoretical framework. Data were generated through the use of questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 310 female final-year students at two federal universities who were selected through a multistage sampling technique. Although respondents were familiar with police duties, the majority (72%) were unwilling to join the NPF. Also, a connection exists between perceived gender roles and respondents’ future career prospects in the NPF (χ2 = 24.411; P= 0.000066). The NPF should exert more effort towards breaking the masculine-occupation overtone associated with policing.
K1 Career
K1 Nigeria Police Force
K1 female undergraduates
K1 Gender role
K1 policing profession
DO 10.1177/1461355718816714