Police Public Relations as Mechanism for Improving Police Community

Filed in Mass Communication Project Topics by on October 19, 2020

Police Public Relations as Mechanism for Improving Police-Community.

ABSTRACT

The project work is aimed at critically examining “The roles of police public relations as a mechanism for improving police community relation in Dunukofia local Government Area”. It attempts at critically evaluating the roles the police plays to improve their relationship with the publics at large.

It equally aims at ascertaining the mutual relationship between police and the people of Dunukofia Local government Area. Moreover, survey method is used in the design of the study while the primary source of data collection is the self-administered questionnaire.

Thus, the source of this study was taken from the target population, which consist of six towns existing in Dunukofia Local Government Area which includes Ukpo, Nawgu, Ifitedunu, Umunachi, Ukwulu, Umudioka both male and female. Systematic Random sampling technique was employed and a total of 180 respondents were administered.

The responses were tabled in a frequency and later converted into sampling percentage as the method of data analysis. Hence, the findings showed that police plays an important role in trying to create a good community police relation with the people.

It equally adopted the social responsibility theory which focuses on maintaining a two-way communication in order to continuously ensure understanding or resolve conflicts of interests between individuals, institutions, organizations and their publics, the police makes sure there is safety in the society and equally makes sure laws and orders are being maintained and obeyed so well in the society.

It is then recommended that the police force of Dunukofia Local government Area must address itself to issues and problems the community considers as crucial and should pay serious attention the community’s yearnings and should equally.

At every stage inform the community of the relation behind such benevolence and the community on the other hand, should reciprocate, using appreciative words towards the police kind gestures.

The researcher hoped the suggestion of conducting a further study on the topic could be done if possible.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page  i

Approval page   ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement   iv

Abstract    v

Chapter One Introduction 

  • Background of the study      1
  • Statement of the problem     2
  • Objectives of the study    3
  • Research questions       4
  • Significance of the study   5
  • Scope of the study       6
  • Definition of terms       7

Chapter Two            8

Misconception about public relations        8

2.2. Uses of public relation         9

2.3. Abuses of public relations     10

2.4. Theoretical framework 11

2.5. Related studies        12

2.6. Summary of literature

Chapter Three

Research methodology        20
3.1. Research design       21
3.2. Area of study                  22
3.3. Population of study   23
3.4. Sample and sampling procedure  24
3.5. Method of data collection     25
3.6. Method of analysing data        27

Chapter Four  

Data presentation and analysis      28
4.1. Presentation and interpretation of table     28
4.2. Questionnaires composed for the members of police force. 32
4.3. Interpretation and analysis of data    33
4.4. Findings of research questions         37

Chapter Five 

Summary, Conclusion and Suggestion    39
5.1. Summary of findings   39
5.2. Conclusion                  41
5.3. Recommendation     42
5.4. Suggestion for further study     44

REFERENCES    45

APPENDIX A      47

QUESTIONNAIRE     49

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

It is most often agreed and rightly that community relations is an indispensable tool of every worthwhile organization.

Even more to bureaucratic and segmented organizations, public relations is vital to the overall success of any establishment within the community in which it serves and their programme can introduce a friendly atmosphere in a hitherto antagonist environment to such an extent that the organization and the community can work together as partners in progress.

Any establishment that is worthy of its name owes the community in which it operates and serves a responsibility and the community too owes the organization, if the two are to exist in a conducive atmosphere to solve their neutral problems and evolve a better community.

Good public Relations can serve an organization from liquidations in terms of crisis and poor public relations may result in the death of a hitherto healthy organization.

Full information of police public relations in Dunikofia and its relations with the community can induce great regard organization firstly for its good work to the community and then for its success in business. Once this favourable impression is not created in the minds of the people of the communities. The reputation of the organization is bound to sour within that community.

The measure of successful policy public relations will be indicated by the regard which people have for an organization i.e regard based on their knowledge and understanding because an organization has been able to create a favourable image of itself within the community it serves.

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Gorden, All Park (1986). Public Relations Property. England and U.K: Elliot Book ltd.

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Ogbitan Brickins Ogbemi (2014). Public Relations Principles, Practice and Management. Amfitop Book company Nigeria Ltd: 19 Bayo Oyewole street Okota Isolo.

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