Legal Aspects of Abuse of Police Powers in Tanzania.

Sokoni, Deus Wilbroad (2024) Legal Aspects of Abuse of Police Powers in Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study explains legal aspects of abuse of police powers in Tanzania. It looks at international aspects of Police policing in relation to the legal framework of Tanzania Police and its legitimacy, responsibilities and how police powers are controlled. The study explains the concepts of law enforcement and how such concepts relate with regional environment of law enforcement in Tanzania. It also explains and defines what acts when done amounts to abuse of Police Powers and other types of aggressive conducts like social conflict. The objectives of the study are to examine how police powers are regulated and controlled to evade abuse; to identify and examine instances of abuse of police powers that lead to criminal and civil actions against the police and to suggest possible solutions that may help to overcome abuse of police powers and avoid criminal and civil actions against the police individually or as institution. The study answers several questions such as; what is the legal regime that regulates police powers, and what acts amount to abuse of police powers. In so doing, it explains professional conducts and ethics for law enforcement officials and community policing. The study employs doctrinal methodology and suggests best options available to avoid abuse of police powers and observes that law enforcement work is not a mathematical science that leads to clear-cut answers. The study discusses a wide range of situations which expose the force to conflicting interests and proposes the solution to avoid such conflict. The study accorded a degree of discretion, which places considerable responsibility on the law enforcement work making appropriate choices. Lastly this work has recommendations to the Police management on how to avoid abuse of p

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