Crime prevention in the digital age

Challenges and technologies for policing in Aflao border township in Ghana

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ID21372271
AuthorsLeonard Atsu Torsu (0000-0002-5368-1159, University of Education, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume98
Issue3
Pages565-581
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x241309190
OpenAlexW4405439181
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

The development of technological innovation has made a substantial contribution to crime prevention and policing. The study draws the connection between challenges in crime prevention and technology deployment in Aflao border Township. Methodologically, the data from the study was drawn primarily from interviews with police officers. The study revealed that understaffing, cross-border crime, the proliferation of unapproved routes, lack of a crime scene team, logistics, and lack of cooperation from border residents were core challenges confronting officers. The study concludes that technology deployment in Aflao, although rudimentary, helps mitigate the hard means of dealing with crime

Computer security · Crime prevention · Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

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