This study is necessitated by incessant complaints about the police, their shortcomings in combating crime, protection of life and property of the people.  It is policing, extortion of the public by the police, brutality in the force, poor educational background and courtesy among members of the Nigeria police.  Civilians quest to know how the Police Public Relations Department (PPRD) handle these internal and external problem through their cordial relationship with the press promoted this research.  These and more are researched and presented in this study. 

 

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Statement of problem

1.3 The purpose of the study

1.4 Scope of the study

1.5 Research question

1.6 Hypothesis

1.7 Significance of the study

2.1 What is public relations

2.2 Public relations activities

2.3 What public relations is not

2.4 What calls for public relations

2.5 Skills of the practitioners

2.6 Communication as a tool for industrial relations

2.7 Effects of communication in industrial relations

2.8 Why public relations in police

2.9 Channels of police communication

2.10 Crisis management in the Nigeria Police

2.11 Police – press relations

2.12 Society without police

2.13 Summary

3.1 Research design

3.2 Area of study

3.3 Population of the study

3.4 Sample and sampling procedure

3.5 Instrument for data collected

3.6 Validation of instrument

3.7 Reliability of the instruments

3.8 Method of data collection

3.9 Method of data analysis

5.1 Discussion of results

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Implication of the results

5.4 Recommendations

5.5 Suggestions for further study

5.6 Limitation of the study