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Perspectives on execution of police powers and functions in the Republic of Zimbabwe

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Title Perspectives on execution of police powers and functions in the Republic of Zimbabwe
 
Creator Obioha, Emeka Emmanuel
Mugari, Ishmael
 
Subject Social Sciences, Social Policy, Policing
powers, abuse, function, police, Zimbabwe
 
Description This study was conducted to explore the views on the execution of powers and functions by the police, in light of challenges of abuse of powers and functions. This study made use of a total of 83 adult participants (73 for survey and 10 for In-depth Interview), males and females of diverse occupational background from Bindura and Mount Darwin policing districts in Zimbabwe. A close ended, mostly Likert Scale questionnaire was used to collect data from 73 respondents who were asked to respond on the prevalent forms of police abuse of powers and functions, while in-depth interview guide was provided to harness information qualitatively. The findings revealed that police officers abuse their powers through unlawful arrests, arbitrary search and seizure, excessive use of force, unlawful methods of investigations and ill treatment of detained persons. Though not as prevalent as other forms of abuse, malicious criminal prosecution and partisan policing were also cited as forms of police abuse of powers and functions.
 
Publisher Doctoral School of Sociology, Corvinus University Budapest
 
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Date 2018-06-21
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cjssp.uni-corvinus.hu/index.php/cjssp/article/view/220
10.14267/CJSSP.2018.1.06
 
Source Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy; Vol 9, No 1 (2018)
2062-087X
2061-5558
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://cjssp.uni-corvinus.hu/index.php/cjssp/article/view/220/pdf
 
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