Abstract:

The necessity for safe neighbourhoods and peaceful communities is a basic need as enshrined in the constitution of Kenya and as such, the police and communities have partnered to manage crime in the country. However, community members along Tharaka Tigania border in Kenya continued to contend with sporadic crimes in form of robberies, poaching, burglary, violence, among others. Therefore, this study sought to examine the contribution of police community partnership in crime management among community members along the Tharaka Tigania border in Kenya. The descriptive survey research design was employed on a population of 33,472 constituting of community members, police officers and chiefs. A sample of 405 respondents was selected by use of purposive, proportionate and simple random sampling techniques. Questionnaires and interview guide were tools utilized for data collection. The data were analyzed descriptively via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26 and...