@inbook{edfe640f19964ac1a830f0bd05c5f87b,
title = "Police– Citizen Relations in Nigeria: Obstacles to Trust and Cooperation with the Police",
abstract = "This study assesses the extent to which public perceptions of police abuse and predatory policing affect public trust and willingness to cooperate with the police in Nigeria. Drawing from 462 samples collected through a cross-sectional survey in Lagos, Nigeria; this study provides empirical evidence that the Nigeria police abuse its powers. The study further establishes that perceptions of police abuse, experiences of police abuse, and perceptions of predatory policing have significant negative effects on trust in the police; and that the level of trust in the police significantly mediates the effects of these variables on cooperation with the police. Also, that vicarious experiences of predatory policing have significant negative effect on willingness to cooperate with the police. The implications of these findings are discussed.",
keywords = "police-citizen relations, trust in police, cooperation with police, rule of law, sub-Saharan Africa, police legitimacy, procedural justice, police abuse",
author = "Akinlabi, {Oluwagbenga Michael}",
year = "2022",
month = oct,
day = "18",
doi = "10.4324/9781003148395-5",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780367693855",
series = "Routledge Contemporary Africa",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
pages = "50--69",
editor = "Akinlabi, {Oluwagbenga Michael}",
booktitle = "Policing and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa",
address = "United Kingdom",
}