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Title:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Police Local Partnership Boards in Sierra Leone, 2006

Subject Categories:
Crime and law enforcement - Law, crime and legal systems
Community and urban studies - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Baker, B., Coventry University. Applied Research Centre in Human Security

Principal Investigator(s):
Baker, B., Coventry University. Applied Research Centre in Human Security

Sponsor(s):
British Academy

Grant Number:
SG-41677

Abstract:
The aim of this research project was to understand how the Police Local Partnership Boards (PLPBs) in Sierra Leone function, including what they achieve, and how they relate to the local community and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP).

The objectives of the study were to establish:

• to what degree the PLPBs are representative of the local community (whether they are composed primarily of the local business or socio-economic elite) and how members are selected
• to what degree the goals actively being pursued by the PLPBs are set by the community or the SLP
• whether there are any hindrances to the sustainability of the PLPBs
• the types of intelligence that the PLPBs provide to the SLP and how the SLP evaluate the utility of that intelligence
• whether the PLPBs have brought any crime prevention benefits to the community, PLPB or SLP
• whether local PLPBs vary, and the possible reasons for these variations

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: September 2006
Country: Sierra Leone
Geography: Freetown
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Groups
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; Semi-structured interview transcripts; Focus Group transcripts; Interview summaries.

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Police officers, members of PLPBs and members of the community in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2006.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: 7 interviews with local unit commanders/community police officers, 4 (multiple participant) interviews with members of PLPBs, and 4 community focus group interview summaries
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Focus group
Weighting: Not applicable.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Availability: ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 21 January 2008

Copyright:
Copyright B.F. Baker

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