Utilization of Public Relations In Crime Prevention By The Nigerian Police Force In Makurdi Metropolis
| dc.contributor.author | Suleiman, Garba | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nyamkyume, Stephen Kumator | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jamila, Muhammad Jamil | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T08:43:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T08:43:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-01-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper is an assessment of the use of public relations for crime prevention by the (Nigerian Police in Makurdi Metropolis.Survey research design was adopted, while | questionnaire was used as the instrument of date collection. The findings showed that I the Nigerian Police Force in Makurdi uses public relations in diverse ways in a bid to preventing crime; these range from liaising with members of the public about the im- plications of committing crimes, organizing events to showcase the negative effects of I crimes on members of the public especially on the youths, holding talks with stake- holders and other security agencies and advising them on how best to monitor the neg- ative activities of people among others. The researcher concluded that the use of public relations by the Nigerian Police Force, Makurdi, has always helped in achieving a sound mutual understanding between the management of organizations and their publics as the planned programmes of actions are been delivered as a way of achieving efficiency amongst all parties even as in the case of the Nigerian Police and their publics. Hence, it was recommended that the Nigerian Police Force should as a matter of urgency expand on their usage of public relations in dealing with the publics' especially the youths who at various times are caught in acts of crimes. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Suleiman, G. et al. (2018) Utilization of Public Relations In Crime Prevention By The Nigerian Police Force In Makurdi Metropolis | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6679 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public Relations, Crime Prevention,Organisation, Nigerian Police Force, Publics. | en_US |
| dc.title | Utilization of Public Relations In Crime Prevention By The Nigerian Police Force In Makurdi Metropolis | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |