OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CORRUPTION AMONG NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICERS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
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2020-06
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Department of Criminology, National Open University of Nigeria
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There are a number of records that clearly prove the intensity of corrupt practices among Nigerian police officers. On daily basis, police officers extort money from motorists, traders, and innocent people and endanger their lives. Also, in some cases, they align with armed robbers and other deadly people and put the lives of people in great risk. There are many factors contributing to corrupt practices and the writer focus on occupational status. Occupational status involves individual wealth, income, prestige among others. It should be noted that most Nigerian police officers are receiving ridiculous low salaries and as expected, these salaries are not enough to take care of their basic fundamental needs. Since they cannot satisfy their needs, they may need to find alternatives. These alternatives may revolve around collecting bribes and engaging in many corrupt practices. In order to minimize corrupt practices among Nigerian police officers, government should endeavour to review salaries of police force since they deal with life. 120 respondents were considered for this study and responses were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). From the responses, it can be deduced that occupational status truly influence attitude towards corruption.
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occupation, corruption, police