Factors predisposing the emergence of community participation in combating crime in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi state

Abstract

The prevalence of crime in today’s world have cause for serious concern to all and sundry and has assumed a worrisome dimension in Nigeria. This paper assessed the factors predisposing the emergence of community participation in combating crime in Katagum L.G.A. The paper adopted broken window theory and Routine Activity theory for the research. The research equally adopted survey design and used cluster sampling technique to select (384) respondents out of the total population of Katagum Local Government Area. Also, frequency and Chi-square was used to analyze the data. The study found that majority of the people in the community were aware of the community participation in combating crime and that police related factors
especially police ineffectiveness in Katagum L.G.A led to the emergence of community participation in the L.G.A to combat crime. The study therefore recommended the police in the local government should undergo retraining to enhance their effectiveness and that the people the police should engage community participation since they are not sufficient in themselves to fight the growing rate of crime in the community.