Psychosocial challenges faced by retired police of officers: A case of Retired Administration Police Officers in Kenya

Muthondeki, David Kabera; Sirera, Merecia Anne; Mwenje, Margaret

doi:10.9790/0837-19815563

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“…Research indicates that majority of retirees in Kenya, and actually in sub-Saharan Africa, live difficult lives in retirement due to lack of sustainable financial means (Githui and Ngare, 2014). Fragmentary reading might also be explained by the fact that most of the retirees engage in various money-generating projects implying they do not have a lot of time at their disposal (Muthondeki et al , 2014; Thuku, 2016). There is also the possibility that many people (including retirees) associate reading with preparation for interviews or examinations.…”

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Reading literacy practices among retirees in Kenya: why and how public libraries matter to them

Mose

Mose²

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to establish reading practices among retirees and to what extent public libraries in Kenya are a source of information and knowledge to them.Design/methodology/approachThis was a qualitative study whose research questions were; what are retirees' reading practices? why do retirees engage in the reading practices they engage in? and to what extent do retirees use the public library for their reading practices? Purposive and snowballing were used as sampling techniques and interview was used for data collection. Data were analysed thematically.FindingsThe findings were that retirees' reading practices are fragmentary and erratic; retirees mainly engage in reading practices for spiritual reasons and for access of current information; and that retirees do not use the services of the public library for their reading activities.Research limitations/implicationsThe research sample is 16 subjects who might not represent features of the whole population. The findings are, however, an index to what the situation might be.Originality/valueThe findings are the result of actual qualitative research.

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Reading literacy practices among retirees in Kenya: why and how public libraries matter to them

Mose

Mose²

2021

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“…As a result, their marriages are affected, and they do not get to understand nor bond well with their children [16]. Additionally, Muthondeki, et al [26] expressed the need for a counselling programme within the Police Service that would assist the officers to cope with the psychological challenges associated with policing.…”

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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Guidance and Counselling Establishment Programme on Administration Police Officers’ Self Efficacy in Nairobi County, Kenya

Muthondeki¹,

Musita²

2021

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Police officers in many countries face a myriad of social, psychological, and occupational challenges in their line of duty which has a significant effect on their mental health; Kenya is no exception. The Administration Police Service established a guidance and counselling programme to address the said challenges. This study, sought to assess the effectiveness of the Guidance and Counselling programme on Administration Police (AP) officers’ self-efficacy. The study was guided by the Self-efficacy theory by Albert Bandura and the Well-being theory by Martin Seligman. The study adopted the ex-post-facto research design. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 367 participants from a total population of 7,404 AP officers while 20 key informants were purposively sampled. The study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection. The study revealed that though the APS offers peer counselling services to its officers, these services were not effective in training self-efficacy among AP officers. Additionally, it was established that the individual counselling services offered to AP officers were not effective in enhancing the officers’ self-efficacy in the delivery of service. The study recommends the introduction of incentives for officers to encourage them to seek professional guidance and counselling training; decentralization of the APS guidance and counselling services up to the County level; employment of professional counsellors to cater for the counselling needs of the APS; the continuous awareness training of the officers on the existence of the Guidance and Counselling programme within the APS; and, provision of environments where officer counsellors can share experiences, exchange ideas and have professional and intellectual discourses.

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“…Research has also been done on compensation of employees based on injuries or diseases which emanated from performing work related tasks leading to even death (Barrett, 2016). It has been found through research that Police Officers go through and experience a lot of psychological problems even up to retirement (Muthondeki et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is added that this was caused by fear of dangers which are physical, lack of administrative and organizational support leading to high rates of suicides. It was argued that there was little academic research which has been done on Police Officers in Kenya (Muthondeki et al, 2014). There was a research gap on both occupational safety and health of Police Officers.…”

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Effect of Legal Frameworks on Occupational, Safety and Health Among the Police Officers in Nairobi City County: A Case of Kenya

Kelwon

2020

PMC

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This paper was extracted and based on one of the variables of the researcher’s main research entitled: Antecedents of Occupational Health and Safety among the Police Officers in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The aim of the research was to analyze and find the effect of a legal framework on occupational, safety and health among Police Officers. The target population was the 4,000 Police Officers in Nairobi City County. In each police station, a sample of 5 percent Police Officers were randomly identified, selected, and interviewed by the use of questionnaires based on their availability at work. An initial pilot study of the 10% police stations was done in order to test the research instruments. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used, and its findings were presented using figures, tables and charts. The result findings gave a response rate of 75.5% which was acceptable for a research. The results also showed that 68.20% of the respondents were of the view that Codes of Conduct were good in the smooth running of police operations and supporting their OSH. The responses had a mean of 3.84 and standard deviation of .93. As presented in tables, the coefficient of determination R Square is .466 and R is .683 p-value p<.000 at .05 being the level of significance. This means 46.6% of the Occupational, Safety and Health of Police Officers are influenced by Legal Framework. Police Officers should know all legal requirements for they shall be useful when performing their tasks. The government will not fall into legal challenges when they have legally informed officers. Keywords: legal frameworks, Nairobi city county, National police service, police officers.

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Psychosocial challenges faced by retired police of officers: A case of Retired Administration Police Officers in Kenya

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Reading literacy practices among retirees in Kenya: why and how public libraries matter to them

Reading literacy practices among retirees in Kenya: why and how public libraries matter to them

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Guidance and Counselling Establishment Programme on Administration Police Officers’ Self Efficacy in Nairobi County, Kenya

Effect of Legal Frameworks on Occupational, Safety and Health Among the Police Officers in Nairobi City County: A Case of Kenya

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