%0 Journal Article
%T Career prospects of undergraduate female students in the Nigeria Police Force
%A Adeyinka A Aderinto
%A Maryam T Buhari
%A Usman A Ojedokunand
%J International Journal of Police Science & Management
%@ 1478-1603
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1461355718816714
%X The percentage of women serving in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is still small despite efforts to reduce the gender gap. Against this background, this study examined undergraduate female final-year students¡¯ career prospects in the NPF. Expectancy theory was utilised as a theoretical framework. Data were generated through the use of questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 310 female final-year students at two federal universities who were selected through a multistage sampling technique. Although respondents were familiar with police duties, the majority (72%) were unwilling to join the NPF. Also, a connection exists between perceived gender roles and respondents¡¯ future career prospects in the NPF (¦Ö2 = 24.411; P= 0.000066). The NPF should exert more effort towards breaking the masculine-occupation overtone associated with policing
%K Career
%K female undergraduates
%K policing profession
%K gender role
%K Nigeria Police Force
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461355718816714