Effectiveness of Public Private Partnership Strategies in Urban Crime Management in Kaduna South Local Government Area

Urban crime is a universal phenomenon that existed since the evolution of urban settlements and has continuously threatened human activities in different cities across the globe and more intensively in Nigeria in recent time. High cost of providing security for citizens amidst meagre resources and failure of the state criminal justice system which are actively seeking out alternatives or complements necessitated the need to examine the effectiveness of Public Private Partnership Strategies in managing urban crime in Kaduna South Local Government KSLGA with a view to making appropriate recommendations aiming at enhancing Public Private Partnership PPP as an option in urban crime management. Quantitative method was employed for the study, while systematic sampling was used to obtain quantitative data from 382 household heads in the six districts of the local government. Finding reveals that 73 are aware of the existence of the partnership, while 41.7 agreed that the partnership is effective and the most effective PPP strategy in urban crime management is the use of vigilante groups while the least effective is creation of job opportunities for ex offenders. The study recommends that integrated crime management offices should be established in all the six districts as this is key to the effective management of crime using PPP strategies. Also, encouragement of community collaboration with the local vigilante groups Joint Task Force by the district community leaders and philanthropists in the districts, is noted as a factor of success of PPP in crime management in KSLGA. There is equally the need for campaign awareness aiming at educating community members about the aim of the PPP programmes as well as the channels through which they can participate in crime management of their areas. Ayoade, I. | Oladosu R. O | Dukku S. J "Effectiveness of Public Private Partnership Strategies in Urban Crime Management in Kaduna South Local Government Area" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47551.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/47551/effectiveness-of-public-private-partnership-strategies-in-urban-crime-management-in-kaduna-south-local-government-area/ayoade-i