Policing is a redoubtable and challenging profession. The police officer has to confront multiple tasks to uphold peace and order in society. Given the prevailing socio-economic environment, the predicaments are galore. The drivers of surging crime are obvious.
The interplay between unemployment, poverty, injustice, political upheavals and impunity culture has fostered an environment where crime invariably thrives. With a high youth bulge and scarce job opportunities, young people are drawn towards illegal criminal activities such as street crime and organized crime including drug peddling and migrant smuggling. The use of narcotics is another critical issue in the rising of crime and deviant behaviour in society. Rapid urbanization and sprawling of slum areas have contributed massively to providing an enabling environment for crime to flourish.
Soaring digitalization is another weapon in the hands of unemployed youth to exploit for the purpose of alternate income sources through phishing, identity theft, online scams and cybercrime activities.
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