Understanding Corruption Practice in Police Force: A case of Ilala Municipality.

Mwanache, Monica Erasto (2023) Understanding Corruption Practice in Police Force: A case of Ilala Municipality. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study explores the cause, nature and magnitude of corruption that is in the Tanzania Police Force at Ilala municipality. Specifically, assessed the social economic factors influencing Police corruption, examine public experience towards Police corruption, public‟s perception towards police corruption, and evaluate strategies undertaken by police and proposed new strategies to overcome corruption. It employed a case study design with a sample size of 90 participants whereby key informant interviews, focus group discussion and document review were used. Study found that factors for police corruption include weak internal control, non�compliance with anti- corruption, Indiscipline/moral decay, Lack of integrity, unclear policies on hiring and recruiting, poor law enforcement. Inefficiency external oversight mechanism, and lack of motivation such as promotion. The departments which were mostly mentioned as a lead rings in receiving corruption are traffic police, Criminal Investigation, General Duties (CRO), and Vehicle Inspectors.Public confidence towards police procedural justice is very low. The identified possible strategies to overcome corruption in the Police force in Ilala Municipal includes improving service delivery and customer cares to Police clients such as quick respond to crime incident once reported, establishing call center for easiercommunication and closer internal supervision to lower ranks officers. In concluding, the finding has shown that, the corruption exists in the Police force though there are few numbers of the victim/complainants. The study recommendsnew strategies to fight corruption includes; intolerance of misconduct, enhancing on job training, enhancing coordination with other stakeholders, strengthen the capacity of Corruption fighting Institutions, engagement of civil society on Anti- corruption campaigning, anti-corruption awareness campaigns to ensure good governance and reform public administration and finance management. Keywords: Police Corruption, Corruption, Police, Petty Corruption

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