THE EFFECT OF PERSONNEL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL
ABSTRACT
This research work is poised to look into the Effect of Personnel Training and Development on Crime Prevention and Control in Kogi State ’’(A case study of Kogi State Police Command). The research work is divided into five chapters with each chapter linking each other. The objective of the research work is to examine the nature and causes of crime in the country. Two methods of data collection were used i.e. the primary and secondary sources of data and the data was analyzed using simple percentage method for easy understanding. The findings revealed that political instability is one of the ways through which crime and anti-social behaviour emerged in our society. At the end of the research work, it was recommended that every citizen or electorate in Nigeria should learn from past errors so as to elect honest and committed leaders to manage the rate of crime in Nigeria and that government should make good policies and programmes so as to boost security level.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The Effect of Personnel Training and Development on Crime Prevention in Nigeria is an essential tool in the enhancement of human resources capacity of any organization. Niger ia gained independence in 1960 that is about fifty four (54) years ago, but the country is still struggling to make both ends meet.
Nigeria is a county that is blessed with abundant natural resources and human beings. Yet, the country lacks the required strategies to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness in order to provide employment for its citizens that will have reduced high rate of crime in the country.
Personnel training as a concept is a process of orienting and educating employees (workers) in the work place. In many cases, this form of training is closely associated with entry-level education that helps to prepare need of employees on the work they will do.
Alternatively, personnel training involves continuing or remedial education opportunities for long-term employees. In many cases, staff that is devoted to the task of personnel management and training usually develops the training policies and procedures.
The issue of personnel training is aimed at reducing the high rate of crime in the country by inculcating good values to them. This has translated into a state of perpetual poverty, threat, a condition, which characterized a greater percentage of the Nigerian population today, has increased immensely, and this has grossly affected the socio-economic development and advancement of the country.
Crime is prevented among the un-educated or semi-illiterate and even the educated but over the years millions of Nigerians who are highly educated including university graduates now roam about the street without job.
The rate of crime in Nigeria can be attributed to the lack of personnel training and development among the youth, who now seek unconstitutional means of meeting their daily needs and wants. This and other social implication of personnel training on crime prevention in the society are the main focus of this project work.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There has been shocking headings in our national daily newspapers on the activities of men of underworld. For instance, a graphic newspaper on May 2nd, 2014 reported the killing of Dr. Ibrahim Shehu, the former chaplain of Niger State Polytechnic.
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