Exploring the Willingness of Nigerian Community Policing Stakeholders to Adopt Technology Through Survey

Otuu Obinna Ogbonnia, Henry Anajemba Joseph, Deepak Sahoo

2025

Abstract

Community policing (CP) is widely acknowledged for its role in enhancing safety globally. However, in Nigeria, the effectiveness of CP is diminishing despite advancements in CP technology. This decline highlights a lack of understanding regarding citizens' awareness, concerns, and willingness to adopt technological solutions for CP. Our study investigates Nigerians' awareness and concerns about CP initiatives and their readiness to use technology to support these efforts. By surveying 1200 participants from all six geopolitical zones online, we discovered a significant lack of awareness among citizens about key aspects of CP, despite its potential to reduce crime, improve safety perceptions, and strengthen community-police relationships. Nonetheless, a large majority (86%) expressed willingness to use technology for CP engagements. This research marks the beginning of a Human Computer Interaction study aimed at integrating technology into CP in Nigeria. The findings provide direction for future research phases and offer valuable insights for policymakers to improve law enforcement practices and community engagement strategies in Nigeria.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ogbonnia O., Joseph H. and Sahoo D. (2025). Exploring the Willingness of Nigerian Community Policing Stakeholders to Adopt Technology Through Survey. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE; ISBN 978-989-758-742-9, SciTePress, pages 406-413. DOI: 10.5220/0013204300003928

in Bibtex Style

@conference{enase25,
author={Otuu Ogbonnia and Henry Joseph and Deepak Sahoo},
title={Exploring the Willingness of Nigerian Community Policing Stakeholders to Adopt Technology Through Survey},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE},
year={2025},
pages={406-413},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013204300003928},
isbn={978-989-758-742-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE
TI - Exploring the Willingness of Nigerian Community Policing Stakeholders to Adopt Technology Through Survey
SN - 978-989-758-742-9
AU - Ogbonnia O.
AU - Joseph H.
AU - Sahoo D.
PY - 2025
SP - 406
EP - 413
DO - 10.5220/0013204300003928
PB - SciTePress