Investigation and knowledge base application: Case of Kenya Police / Esiabia, Ernest Onguko

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Nairobi, Strathmore University, 2017Description: x,65p. illSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD30.2 .O54 2017
Online resources: Summary: The police mainly depend on the information they get from various sources to aid investigations, usually, there is delayed investigation process if no information about a suspect or a scene of injustice is in place. To add on that even if there is information the police collect this information by use of paper and notebooks, usually it is hard to maintain and correlate the data from the field by the police officers because they are on paper. Therefore, the police need to develop a better model for collecting information on criminals. This study sought to find out how to integrate technology into the Kenya police service to improve their service delivery in terms of intelligence and information gathering and data analysis. The study has used both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data because there will be need to get a deeper understanding into how the Kenya Police work in order to understand their data gathering process and how well the application would fit into their operations and improve them. It also sought to help build knowledge base for the police for easy manipulation of data to assist in predicting and even giving heads up on where to begin investigations. The end results was a mobile application that helps the police gather intelligence and be able to fasten their investigations easily by analysis, criminal mapping, triangulation of data, fast retrieval of criminal suspects.
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Thesis Thesis Special Collection Special Collection HD30.2.O54 2017 Not for loan 78579
Total holds: 0

The police mainly depend on the information they get from various sources to aid investigations, usually, there is delayed investigation process if no information about a suspect or a scene of injustice is in place. To add on that even if there is information the police collect this information by use of paper and notebooks, usually it is hard to maintain and correlate the data from the field by the police officers because they are on paper. Therefore, the police need to develop a better model for collecting information on criminals. This study sought to find out how to integrate technology into the Kenya police service to improve their service delivery in terms of intelligence and information gathering and data analysis. The study has used both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data because there will be need to get a deeper understanding into how the Kenya Police work in order to understand their data gathering process and how well the application would fit into their operations and improve them. It also sought to help build knowledge base for the police for easy manipulation of data to assist in predicting and even giving heads up on where to begin investigations. The end results was a mobile application that helps the police gather intelligence and be able to fasten their investigations easily by analysis, criminal mapping, triangulation of data, fast retrieval of criminal suspects.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

© Strathmore University Library Madaraka Estate Ole, Sangale Road P. O. Box 59857 00200 City Square Nairobi Kenya
Tel.: (+254) (0)703 034000/(0)703 034200/(0)703 034300 Fax.: (+254) (0)20-607498