Policing the COVID-19 Outbreak, Accounts of Misconduct, and the Imperatives of Procedural Justice Training for Nigerian Police Officers
Globally, questions have been asked on how police utilized additional powers created to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus without negatively impacting police legitimacy. This was particularly a concern in countries that had hitherto recorded high incidents of police misconduct prior to the eme...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International Annals of Criminology 2023-12, Vol.61 (3-4), p.292-313 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Globally, questions have been asked on how police utilized additional powers created to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus without negatively impacting police legitimacy. This was particularly a concern in countries that had hitherto recorded high incidents of police misconduct prior to the emergence of the pandemic. Using a victim-centered approach, a qualitative study was conducted to examine the dimensions of unlawful use of force, human rights violations, and other police misconduct which prevailed during the enforcement of the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria. In all, 82 interviews with victims of police violence were conducted, and a thematic analysis of the narratives was carried out. Findings indicate negative perceptions of police legitimacy to intervene in public health crises. In building better community relations that will engender public compliance with police directives, the police authority is advised to purge itself of its militarized system, with officers undergoing procedural justice training and imbibing its principles.
A nivel mundial, se han formulado preguntas sobre cómo la policía utilizó los poderes adicionales creados para gestionar la propagación del virus COVID-19 sin afectar negativamente la legitimidad policial. Esto fue particularmente preocupante en países que hasta ahora habían registrado un alto número de incidentes de conducta policial indebida antes del surgimiento de la pandemia. Con un enfoque centrado en las víctimas, se realizó un estudio cualitativo para examinar las dimensiones del uso ilegal de la fuerza, las violaciones de los derechos humanos y otras malas conductas policiales que prevalecieron durante la aplicación del confinamiento por la COVID-19 en Nigeria. Se realizaron 82 entrevistas a víctimas de violencia policial y se realizó un análisis temático de las narrativas. Los hallazgos indican percepciones negativas de la legitimidad policial para intervenir en crisis de salud pública. Para construir mejores relaciones comunitarias que generen el cumplimiento público de las directivas policiales, se aconseja a la autoridad policial que se purgue de su sistema militarizado, con oficiales que reciben capacitación en justicia procesal e internalizan sus principios.
À lʼéchelle mondiale, des questions ont été posées sur la manière dont la police a utilisé les pouvoirs supplémentaires créés pour gérer la propagation du virus COVID-19 sans nuire à la légitimité de la police. Cela était particulièrement préoccupant |
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ISSN: | 0003-4452 2398-676X |
DOI: | 10.1017/cri.2023.23 |