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A Comparative Analysis of Police Accountability in Nigeria and United States

The police all over the world are becoming more accountable in the performance of their primary responsibility of crime prevention and control. The paper is an exploratory study and examines the various mechanisms of police accountability in United States and Nigeria while also highlighting the importance of police accountability in a democratic society. Through a comparative analysis, the paper argues that police accountability mechanisms are more effective at controlling police power and improving police-community relations in United States compared to Nigeria. The paper posits that the deca…