Security Management & Community Policing

SYNOPSIS Insecurity has become so worrisome and a source of concern in the society. The precarious security situation require efficient Security Management - a must-win approach. From all indications, the police have been overwhelmed by the heightened security challenges and that necessitated the clamour for multi-level policing armed at nipping crime in the bud. In advocating for paradigm shift - effective "Community Policing", there must be foundation, there must be materials, and there must be concrete action and that is the basis of this book - the efficacy of "Security Management." Essentially, as the title indicates, the book provides practical guide to the needs for a scientific and intelligence-driven security network. The book exhibited some real life experiences/case studies and research based evidences to demonstrate the workability of Community Policing as the most viable and reliable means of policing for a safe and crime-free society Community-oriented Policing will fill the unhealthy gap between the police and the policed because it involves the people who are conversant with the environment and terrain, who are conversant with the custom and tradition, who are conversant with people and behavior. These people will help in the area of surveillance, detection, behavior profiling, intelligence gathering, and information sharing. This book is full of contents that provide answer to the yearnings of the citizens for a safe and sound society. It provides a clear understanding of Community Policing and offered alternative and non-conventional methods of providing security for the citizens, and this is where this book drives its major relevance. It serves as a tool, it serves as a template, and it serves as a guide - a roadmap to security solutions. It proffer practical solutions; formidable measures, ideas, strategies, techniques, mechanism, approach, and tactics to prevent or contain crime and criminalities in the nooks and crannies of our society to its barest minimum. It is all-encompassing security strategy; all-inclusive crime prevention and control, all-participatory crime fighting - making all and sundry a potential crime fighter. The author is a security expert and has based his conceptualization on holistic approach. The book is incisive, written in lucid prose that makes it easily comprehensible by its readers across the world. This write-up is a "Magic Bullet" but need a trigger to hit its target; it is a message of safety but need wing to fly and reach the populace. With the support of government, stakeholders and citizens, we can make the world a better place. It is a well-researched publication, the government and law enforcement agencies should make it a handbook. It is recommended as a companion for security agents, security students, educational institutions, organizations, and leaders at all levels. It is a must read for everybody.