The role of Uganda police force in peace and conflict resolution: a case study of northern Uganda
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2017-08
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Kampala international international: School Of Law
Abstract
The above research was carried out in northern Uganda with an intention of examining the role of Uganda police force in peace and conflict resolution in the republic of Uganda. The research attempt to trace the history of Uganda police force citing its development from the pre-colonial era to post-colonial times, it addresses the legal establishment and categorization of the force in different departments. The research critically looks at the role of the police with a considerable scrutiny, most prominently is their operational role in peace and conflict resolution and their challenges are afforded a lot of analysis, in respect of operation the research looked at the involvement Uganda police force in the conflict resolution which culminate into peace on settlement and more conflict on fail that's before the involvement during the involvement and after involvement. The research also analyze the effectiveness of the Uganda police force in the execution of their statutory duties, in this respect the research looks at the weakness exposed during, after and before operation. Challenges failing Uganda police are also researched upon challenges like, corruption, poor leadership, poor communication, between police and other stake holders, influence by untouchable, lack of facilities are discussed in depth. During the research process, different methods of data collection were applied which include questionnaire where by information was got through structured questions containing both open and closed ended questions, interviews with police officers and Victims, and open observations which include fact finding missions where by the researchers would observe the factors in the actual sense by interacting with the respondents, library research which involved comparison of literature that was previously researched on relevant field both in local and international level. Basing on the research findings, it can be concluded that the Uganda police force play central role in peace and conflict resolution. It can be said without any fear of the contradiction that police can switch on or off conflict or reactivate a conflict. The research recommends possible tenable solutions to challenges aforesaid, institution frame work, proper communication system, adequate financing of the Uganda police force are some of the solutions among others suggested
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A research dissertation submitted to the faculty of law in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the a ward of a bachelors degree of laws Kampala international university
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Uganda police force in, Peace, Conflict resolution, Northern Uganda