ABSTRACT
The
core objective of this study was to public relations as a tool for effective
public management in the Nigerian police. The study investigates the internal and
external problems of Nigerian police and how the police public relations
officer has succeeded or failed in resolving problems. Problems such as the
welfare of the police, its relationship with the public and how the police
manage crowd and crisis in Enugu State.Survey research method was adopted with
questionnaire as the instrument to elicit responses from the respondents.
Findings drawn from the study revealed positive that police
serving in Enugu faces internal and external problems such as poor salary, poor
equipments at home and offices, insufficient accommodation, poor medical care
and poor relationship with the publics; which makes it difficult for the police
to manage crisis due to inadequate information from the publics. The study
therefore recommended that police should stop extortion, bribery and
corruption, brutality, aiding and abating crimes because of their position in
the society. The publics should contribute positively to give vital information
to the police to fight against crisis. The Police Public Relations Department
should handle the internal and external problems through their cordial
relationship with the press. Finally the government should take serious
maintenance of the police in their welfare, so that they would take their work
seriously.
