Supporting police reform in Nigeria | Celebrating Impact

Описание: Policing is a contentious subject in Nigeria. There are problems with corruption, poorly trained officers and a difficult working environment.

Dr Oliver Owen’s five-year fieldwork study within the #Nigerian #Police Force is providing unique #research evidence for reforms aimed at improving police performance, effectiveness and accountability.

Watch the video to see how Dr Owen worked with over 130 police officers of various ranks to explore the world of #policing from their point of view. His research identified how at risk many officers felt, both physically and in their positions, and how under-equipped and under-trained they often were.

Evidence from this research was used by police forces and policymakers in Nigeria to plan reforms - such as improving skills around conflict resolution.

Dr Owen is second prize winner of the 'Outstanding Early Career Impact' category of the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2015. The Celebrating Impact Prize recognises and rewards the successes of ESRC-funded researchers achieving outstanding economic and societal impacts.

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