Influence of Good Governance in Implementation of Community Policing Program in Tanzania:

Abstract

Good governance plays a great role in the success of community policing across the world. However, the application of good governance on community policing face several challenges. Therefore, this study intends to examine the application of good governance on community policing in Tanzania using the case of police force in Arusha District council. The study focused on application of accountability, transparency and participation on community policing. The study used the case study research design, purposive sampling technique to collect information from the 162 respondents drawn from the target population of 341 police officers. The study collected both primary and secondary data using interview, questionnaires and documentary review instruments. The collected information was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative techniques, descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated the overall mean of accountability is 5 signifying that accountability is strongly influencing development of community policing program. The overall mean of transparency is 4 indicating that respondents agree that transparency dominate the implementation of community policing program. The overall mean of participation is rated at the mean score of 4 indicating that respondents agree that participation influence community policing program.