Police-Citizen Relations in Nigeria

Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Law-Abiding Behaviour

Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:22nd Apr '23

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This book offers an historical and contemporary analysis of policing and police-citizen relations in Nigeria, to understand why people co-operate (or don’t) with the police. It examines police legitimacy and the validity of procedural justice theory in a post-colonial African context where corruption, brutality and lack of accountability are not uncommon, to find more refined and alternative answers to the question of why people co-operate (or don’t) with the police. The history of policing in Nigeria is explored first and then procedural justice theory is tested through an extensive, cross-sectional survey of the public. One of the core findings is that citizens’ co-operation with the police is driven less by legitimacy but more by effectiveness considerations and “dull compulsion”, a concept akin to legal cynicism. This study represents one of the first attempts to test and understand “dull compulsion” and its relevance in this context. Overall, it develops the field by illustrating that that there are significant variations between contexts when addressing the influence of perceived procedural justice policing on perceptions of police legitimacy, and it explains the implications for policy makers.

“Police-Citizen Relations in Nigeria: Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Law-Abiding Behaviour is a valuable and insightful book that provides a broad analysis of police–citizen relations in Nigeria. The book’s emphasis on the importance of procedural justice, legitimacy, and community policing is particularly noteworthy … . it is an important contribution to the literature on policing and citizen–police relations in Nigeria and provides valuable recommendations for policymakers, police officials, academics, and citizens alike.” (Moses Agaawena Amagnya, International Criminology, Vol. 4 (1), 2024)

ISBN: 9783030929213

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251 pages

1st ed. 2022