ABSTRACT

The study looked at the perception which residents of Uyo have of the public relations of the Nigeria Police. The survey research method was used for this study with population of 413,381. Data were gathered using questionnaire from three hundred and four hundred respondents. However, three hundred and eighty-nine copies were completed and returned valid for the study. The objectives of the study were to: find out the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police which residents of Uyo have knowledge of; know which of the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police residents of Uyo think is/are most employed; find out how residents of Uyo perceive the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police; and ascertain what informs the perception of the residents of Uyo on the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police. Affixed on the cognitive dissonance and individual differences theories of communication, it was found out from the study that: residents of Uyo have knowledge of Police Community Relations Committee; the public relations activity of the Nigeria Police which residents of Uyo think is most employed is Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC); residents of Uyo perceive the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police as insufficient to put them on a good light in the eyes of the public and the perception of the residents of Uyo on the public relations strategies/activities of the Nigeria Police is informed by what they read/viewed in the media. Data were analysed using tables and simple percentages. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended chiefly that The Police Reform Bill which has passed a second reading at the Senate should be implemented immediately it is passed into law. Finally, suggestions were made for further studies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER                                        TITLE                                                PAGE

Title page        -           -           -           -           i

                                                            Declaration      -           -           -           -           ii

                                                            Certification    -           -           -           -           iii

                                                            Dedication      -           -           -           -           iv

                                                            Acknowledgements    -           -           -           v

                                                            Abstract          -           -           -           -           vii

                                                            Table of Contents       -           -           -           viii

                                                            List of Tables  -           -           -           -           x

                                                            List of Appendices      -           -           -           xi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background to the Study        -           -           -           -           -           -           1

1.2       Statement of the Problem        -           -           -           -           -           -           5

1.3       Objectives of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           -           6

1.4       Research Questions                -           -           -           -           -           -           6

1.5       Justification for the Study      -           -           -           -           -           -           7

1.6       Delimitation of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           -           8

1.7       Limitations of the Study         -           -           -           -           -           -           8

1.8       Operational Definition of Terms         -           -           -           -           -           9

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1       Review of Concepts                -           -           -           -           -           -           10

2.2       Review of Opinions    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           29

2.3       Review of Studies       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           32

2.4       Theoretical Framework           -           -           -           -           -           -           39

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1       Research Method        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           44

3.2       Population of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           -           44

3.3       Sample size and Sampling Procedure -           -           -           -           -           44

3.4       Description of Research Instrument   -           -           -           -           -           46

3.5       Validity of Research Instrument        -           -           -           -           -           47

3.6       Method of Data Collection     -           -           -           -           -           -           47

3.7       Method of Data Analysis        -           -           -           -           -           -           48

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

 

4.1       Presentation of Data and Analysis      -           -           -           -           -           49

4.2       Discussion of Findings           -           -           -           -           -           -           54

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Summary of Findings -           -           -           -           -           -           -           61

5.2       Conclusion      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           62

5.3       Recommendations      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           62

5.4       Suggestions for Further Studies         -           -           -           -           -           62

            References      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           63

            List of Appendices      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           67

 

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:           Gender of Respondents

Table 2:           Age Bracket of Respondents

Table 3:           Respondents’ Highest Educational Qualification

Table 4:           Respondents’ Awareness of Police Public Relations Strategies

Table 5:           Police Public Relations Activities and Strategies Respondents have Knowledge of

Table 6:           Police Public Relations Activities and Strategies Respondents Think is Most Employed

Table 7:           How Respondents See Police Public Relations Strategies

Table 8:           Respondents’ Responses on Whether There’s Mutual Understanding between the public and Police owing to the Police Public Relations Strategies

Table 9:           Respondents’ Rating of Public Relations Strategies of Nigeria Police

Table 10:         Respondents’ Basis for their Opinion on Public Relations Strategies of Nigeria Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF APPENDIX

Appendix     A: Sample of Questionnaire

Appendix     B: Computation of Sample Size of the Study Using Taro Yamane’s Formula