Creating an Area Safe from Crimes and Antisocial Behaviors: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of Community Policing at Kirkos Sub-city Of Addis Ababa
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Study to prepare this thesis was conducted with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of community policing in creating areas that are inhospitable for crimes and anti social behaviors. For this reason, Kirkos sub-city was selected in accordance with the sub city experiencing of crimes ranging from minor disputes up-until heinous crimes and many antisocial behaviors that go against the social etiquette of the main stream society. Qualitative Data Collection instruments such as an In-depth Interview and Focus Group Discussion was employed to examine issues that by far large matter for the study. The past and present condition of crimes and antisocial behaviors along with frequency of occurrence, problems solving techniques and its effectiveness, police-community relationship, access to justice, and feeling of safety were exhibited rigorously through a triangular fashion. In addition, police and community members’ perception of this current wider security reform agenda “Community policing” also assessed with regard to some practical aspects. The study looked at challenge of community policing that had observed both by public and police officers with respect to literatures.
Accordingly, the study shows that before community policing become neighborhood agenda, myriad of crimes and related activities such as Robbery, Theft, Snatching and Open Door Drug Usages that marred with abusing passerby were manifested predominantly. However, after implementation of community policing in these areas, majority of these crime and related activities are being diminishing drastically for the past three years. The newly forged partnership between police and community members and problems solving platform has contributed immensely for joint commissioning of problems. Access to justice that have brought by diversified police centers and increasing police personnel also play a key role here in preventing crime thereby improving community safety. Though community policing is making strike in proactively addressing problems, challenges are evident as police and community members lack expected awareness regarding the philosophy. Hence, these challenges summons considerations from concerned body to respond effectively for the betterment of the philosophy.
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community policing,Crime,Anti social behaviour