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- Title
Effectiveness of Police Public Services Mechanism in Crime Reduction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- Authors
Ullah, Farhat; Ibrar, Muhammad
- Abstract
The significance of police in any society to prevent crimes and its role in provision of services to citizens is very important. This paper highlights the institutional status of police public services with special emphasis on its effectiveness to reduce crimes. This is a perception based studies and sample size consists on Police personnel, Criminal lawyers and Crime reporters. The sample size was determined with the help of statistical formula developed by Krejice & Morgan (1970). Total population of the about mentioned group of respondents was 491, out of whom a sample size of 217 was selected. Data was collected from the above sample group through a structured questionnaire by using Likert scale. Among the three sample groups, proportionate allocation was made through stratified random sampling. It is found that police should provide all kind of public services that is important for public safety and improving its societal image.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; MUNICIPAL services; CRIME prevention
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 1, p131
- ISSN
2074-2738
- Publication type
Article