• Gezahegn Girma

The inefficiency of police in controlling crime through ineffective criminal investigation has been so glaring that people now live in fear. To critically analyze different theories related to the police efficiency and effectiveness in crime investigation, theoretical, empirical and conceptual frame work was viewed. To find solution, this study was inquired to full fill methodology, study area and research title gap.The specific objectives of the study include: to describe the practices among efficiency of police in crime investigation; to demonstrate the status of current polices effectiveness in crime investigation and to assess the challenges to police efficiency and effectiveness in crime investigation. This research had used descriptive research design, both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Primary and secondary source of data and census method of data collection were included in this study. In addition, a total of 84 investigators police for Questioners, 15 key informants for interview and 2 groups (8-12 members) for focus group discussion were used to collect data. Data was also analyzed through using table, pie and bar chart, frequency count and percentage. The findings result revealed that the practice of police efficiency in crime investigation was inefficient. Due to unperformed of investigator police in investigation, majority of criminal case were unsolved and the increasing of crime on person and property crime account for Police was ineffective in crime investigation. Another finding result also showed that factors such as lack of police performance, skill, experience, modern investigative techniques, resource and work facility; unwillingness of community participate in police work; political interference and corruption among others account for the police to had been ineffective in criminal investigation at Adama city. The conclusion of this research indicated that because of the listed factors police was inefficient and ineffective in crime investigation. This made community to live in fear and threats as well as to had been vulnerable to different crime.To recommend that, community, different stalk holders, government and non government may be very important on performing police in crime investigation through attending and evaluating their work; supporting both idea and raw material; facilitate to get different investigative course in order to reduce complaints; advance their skills, knowledge; to be efficient and effective in crime investigation.

Keywords: efficiency, effectiveness, Crime, Criminal Investigation, Police, Adama city.

"ASSESSMENT OF POLICE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN CRIME INVESTIGATION THE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.h658-h673, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310682.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF POLICE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN CRIME INVESTIGATION THE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. pph658-h673, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310682.pdf