Abstract:
This study examined the factors affecting the performance of the community policy
strategy on crime prevention in Muheza District Council. It specifically examined the
effects of Training/Education Programs, to determine the effect of Trust between
Community Members, to examine the effects of Community Members’ Meetings, and to
assess the effect of Operational Resources on the Performance of Community policing in
Crime Prevention. The study employed, namely Community-Oriented Policing Theory
and Problem-Oriented Policing Theory. The study was quantitative in nature and used a
cross-sectional research design. The targeted population was 65,622, and the sample size
was 226 as obtained from Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The researcher also employed a
stratified sampling technique to select the participants for this study. Data was collected
using questionnaire and then were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS V26). The results revealed that Training/Education Programs (TEP): B =
0.420, p = 0.001), indicating that training positively affects community police
performance. Also Trust in the Community (TCM): B = 0.640, p < 0.001 meaning that
building trust is crucial for effective community policing. Also Community Meetings
(CMM): B = 0.491, p = 0.003, contribute significantly to performance. Lastly, Operational
Resources (ORE): B = 0.542, p < 0.001. Based on these findings, the study recommends
that Police Force should update and improve community policing training programs. The
study also recommends that transparency, respect for one another, and responsibility
should be actively promoted in order to increase the level of trust between police personnel
and the community.
