The Role of Police in Enhancing Good Urban Governance: The Case of Addls Ababa Police Commission
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2010-07
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A.A.U
Abstract
The Ethiopian police force characterized by different organizational culture that come out
from different set up in different regimes .It includes the emperor, the military guneta, the
current government and even the period during the Italian invasion. There exist undue
practice such as absence of good governance, malpractice, illegal acts and unparallel
unethical doings are exercised by Addis Ababa city police according to the usual claim of
the dwellers. Therefore, in order to assess the claim, the study employed a methodology
that gives a chance the study considered with descriptive and qualitative(' research. The
study utilized a discussion with a relevant groups and an interview conducted with Addis
Ababa sub city police officials along with desk assessment related with police forces. The
study prevails that the problem like accountability, handing of dwellers claim, human right
aspects, and low level of participation are exhibited. However, there is a clear
determination among and between Addis Ababa police to change the fate of the police
force 'in line with the interest of the dwellers. However, the police force has to build its
capacity up to the standards of the international arena. As well, it has to upgrade its
capacity to obtain the necessary information and it has to update its database for the future
consumption. Nevertheless, the study declares that the performance of the police is
some what is good.
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Enhancing Good Urban, Addis Ababa Police Commission