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COMMUNITY POLICING AND CRIME CONTROL IN MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
Abstract
There exists a wide gap in the information available related to security, crime and crime control in Kenya. A number of researchers have explored on community policing as a practice of controlling crime which is still not adequate to effectively handle the issues of rising crime levels in Kenya every day. Crime impacts on nearly all Kenyans lives making it hard for Kenyans to engage in productive activities to realize their dreams. This study sought to assess how community policing affect crime control in Machakos County, Kenya. It was anchored on the securitization theory. The study adopted descriptive case study research design. Primary and secondary sources of data were employed. The study established that community policing in Machakos had made a remarkable milestone in engaging the community and launching problem-solving efforts. The conclusion was that adoption of community policing had a huge impact on crime levels. The study recommended that reinvigorating community policing is essential as this acts as a primary key feature in detection of potential criminal threats in a society.
Keywords: Community Policing, Crime Control, Machakos County