Assessment of Emergency Preparedness and Response Among Police Officers and Men in Ilorin, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Oladoye, O.D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uthman, M.M.B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oladiji, F | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ameen, H.A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oyabambi, A.O | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-09T09:15:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-09T09:15:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Police force is crucial in the local and national level emergency response through the 21st century and beyond. Emergency preparedness will be viewed as a protective process which encompasses all measures taken before a disastrous event aimed at minimizing the loss of life, disruption of critical services and damage to infrastructure and the environment, enabling governments, communities and individuals to respond rapidly and efficiently to disasters. The study assessed the knowledge, preparedness and response of police personnel towards emergency in Ilorin. A descriptive cross-sectional study of 400 policemen and officers was carried out, utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire in selected police formations. Descriptive and inferential statistics was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 with level of significance set at p<0.05. It revealed a higher proportion: 221 (55.2%) of the respondents with average knowledge of emergencies, good level of emergency preparedness: 207 (51.8%) and average level of response to emergencies: 334 (83.5%). The study also showed that worn-out equipment, inadequate facilities and insufficient relevant training were the major challenges that the police force face in emergency preparedness and response activities in Ilorin. The need to constantly train policemen in view of the dynamic and evolving nature of emergencies in Nigeria is therefore advocated. http//www.unilorin.edu.ng/centrepoint Volume 24, No.1, pages 85-100 | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | NIL | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | O. D. Oladoye et al. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6058 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Library and Publication Committee, University of Ilorin | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 24(1):85-100; | |
| dc.subject | Emergency | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergency Preparedness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Response | en_US |
| dc.subject | Police Officer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Men | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Emergency Preparedness and Response Among Police Officers and Men in Ilorin, Nigeria | en_US |