NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
JUNE/JULY 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: CSS 341

COURSE TITLE: POLICING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA

TIME ALLOWED:

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS FROM FIVE QUESTIONS

1 mark for correct use of English Language

1a). Enumerate the central objectives of policing.   10 marks

1b). Briefly discuss the yardsticks for measuring a successful policing. 13  marks

2a). Discuss the role of extended family in pre-colonial Nigeria policing. 11 marks

2b). Highlight the common features of members of the Northern and Western                                   .       Traditional Police.       12 marks

3. List and explain methods of scientific crime investigation.            23 marks

4a). what do you understand by police discretion?            5 marks

4b). Explain four factors that influence police officers exercises of discretion.18marks

5. Discuss what police blue wall of silence is. 23 marks