This project aims to obtain a wider understanding of the legitimacy and procedural justice in a Nigerian state.
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Principal researcher(s) |
Chike Anthony Abadom
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Police region |
North West
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Level of research |
PhD
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Project start date |
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Date due for completion |
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Research context
This research project aims to present evidence of police perception of legitimacy and procedural justice in a weak democracy. This thesis will show what the police officers on the frontline think.
This study takes a different approach to previous research which have looked primarily at how the public perceives legitimacy and procedural justice.
The research with the use of focus groups and questionnaires will gather data from servicing police officers and the public, to get a balanced and a wider understanding of the issues of legitimacy and procedural justice in Nigeria.
Research methodology
The sample size will be able about two hundred police officers from Police Staff college in Abuja and Jos.
The researcher will use focus groups and questionnaires and participants will be divided into age, sex, rank, religion, and educational level.