Practical Approach to Urban Crime Prevention in Developing Nations

Abstract

The growing surge of urban-crime rate represents a global complex endemic that is beyond the immediate capability of the policing apparatus of nations. This trend is particularly prevalent in urban cities in developing nations, where crime-rate exhibit dynamic tendencies in contrast to the static policing apparatus. Thus, the policing apparatus in urban cities in developing nations often play catch-ups with crime; a phenomenon that further elicits crime complexity. As a way to ameliorate this societal menace, this study evaluates probable practical approaches that can be integrated into the modern policing modality in developing nations. The approach considers the development of a dynamic surveillance management system which considers the contextual peculiarity of developing nations. Using a self-administered measurement instrument from Police respondents in South Africa and Nigeria, the implementation feasibility and the probable effectiveness of the proposition will be evaluated. From the preliminary result from sampled Police officers, this practical approach could present a complementary paradigm that can leverage modern technology towards an effective urban-policing mechanism. Furthermore, this approach presents modalities for the maximization of the human capacity of the Policing service, as well as the management of policing responserate in developing nations.