“Ethics Survey in Tanzania Police Force”
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Mzumbe University
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A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Award of the Degree of Master of Public Administration (MPA) of
Mzumbe University
The study assessed ethics in Tanzania Police Force. The specific objectives of the study were to find out ways in which ethical code of conduct is practiced or adhered to by the Tanzania Police Force; to examine community perception of the ethical practices among the police officers in Tanzania; to determine the perceived impact of unethical practices to the Tanzania Police Force and; to examine mechanisms taken by Tanzania Police Force in ensuring ethical practices among police officers. A Case study design was used whereby the sample size of the study of 200 respondents was taken with interview, questionnaires and documentary review as data collection techniques were employed. Interviews were conducted with police staff officers while questionnaires were administered to police officers and the public. Since the approach of the study was mixed, then the content/thematic analysis was employed for qualitative data whereas Microsoft excel was employed for quantitative analysis. The findings indicate that Tanzania Police Force observe code of ethics and codes of conduct. There is evidence that, police officers in their respective areas live within ethical standards as a moral principles or values that guide officials in all aspects of their work. It is indicated that, among many other things, the causes of corruption include lack of integrity, low salary, lack of accountability, low level of transparency in working places as well as weak punishment. Moreover, the study results revealed that, unethical practices by Tanzania Police Force have impact to not only the police force but also to the general public. For instance, the study found that, unethical practices have impacts like loss of credibility to the community, loss of trust by the community, loss of respect by the community, delayed justice and inefficient performance of TPF in general. The study also found that TPF has to invest much on training its staffs to cope with changes that occur in today’s world. The study concludes that the subject of ethics is not easy to define or implement in an unwilling organizational setting. Isolating the police from the political environment and the general public has resulted in an atmosphere of mistrust and misunderstanding. The study recommends that the responsible authorities should put in place more initiatives to improve in working condition since employees ethical conducts is positively connected with organization performance.
The study assessed ethics in Tanzania Police Force. The specific objectives of the study were to find out ways in which ethical code of conduct is practiced or adhered to by the Tanzania Police Force; to examine community perception of the ethical practices among the police officers in Tanzania; to determine the perceived impact of unethical practices to the Tanzania Police Force and; to examine mechanisms taken by Tanzania Police Force in ensuring ethical practices among police officers. A Case study design was used whereby the sample size of the study of 200 respondents was taken with interview, questionnaires and documentary review as data collection techniques were employed. Interviews were conducted with police staff officers while questionnaires were administered to police officers and the public. Since the approach of the study was mixed, then the content/thematic analysis was employed for qualitative data whereas Microsoft excel was employed for quantitative analysis. The findings indicate that Tanzania Police Force observe code of ethics and codes of conduct. There is evidence that, police officers in their respective areas live within ethical standards as a moral principles or values that guide officials in all aspects of their work. It is indicated that, among many other things, the causes of corruption include lack of integrity, low salary, lack of accountability, low level of transparency in working places as well as weak punishment. Moreover, the study results revealed that, unethical practices by Tanzania Police Force have impact to not only the police force but also to the general public. For instance, the study found that, unethical practices have impacts like loss of credibility to the community, loss of trust by the community, loss of respect by the community, delayed justice and inefficient performance of TPF in general. The study also found that TPF has to invest much on training its staffs to cope with changes that occur in today’s world. The study concludes that the subject of ethics is not easy to define or implement in an unwilling organizational setting. Isolating the police from the political environment and the general public has resulted in an atmosphere of mistrust and misunderstanding. The study recommends that the responsible authorities should put in place more initiatives to improve in working condition since employees ethical conducts is positively connected with organization performance.
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ethical code of conduct