FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIME PREVENTION BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS (A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE, EKITI STATE)

This study is designed to give an in-depth knowledge and analysis of the effectiveness of the Nigeria police force in combating crime. Thus, throws more light on the study of the factors that hinder or promote the effectives of the Nigeria police. It was designed to examine the different ways of perpetrating crime, causes of crime in Nigeria and ways of preventing or controlling crime. The methodology employed in this study is quantitative techniques primary data were collected from the officers and men of the Nigeria police force (NPF), Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital through the use of questionnaire and simple percentage comparison was used to analysis the data the Nigeria police force. It also revealed that lack of good welfarism, motivation, and modem sophisticated weapons, education, poor relationship between public and police and so on hinder the effectiveness of the NPF. Finally, it therefore calls for adequate finance from the federal government and supports from the state and local government to boost the morale of the Nigeria police officers and men.