CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1. 1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Information system occupies a vital and unique position in any organization by virtue of the data and information, which it contains. Security of information is of great importance to any given organization this makes the information reliable since information stored can be referenced whenever necessary access by unauthorized persons.

This project analysis the activities and importance of securing information in any organizations and to see that the information is accurately maintained to help the management in decision making and control of the diverse activities of the organization.

The Nigeria police force is responsible for security of live and property and as a result keeps record of vital information given to them by any informant so as to enable them arrest activities or scenes unpleasant to people residing in a particular district.

Therefore, for effective administration and management, the provision of computer based security information system for every source station is certainly inevitable, since it will take care of all the problems and inadequacies of the manual system.

1. 2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In-spite of the level of computation of various organizations, this particular organization on discussion is still at the grass root level. It requires a certain degree of protection especially of vital equipments, properties and information and this cannot be realized through the current system of operation, which is the manual system.

1. 3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to provide a computer based, on line and interactive package that will accurately and efficiently record all data and information about staff, informers, witnesses and accused persons.

It will also eradicate the numerous problems associated with the manual technique of securing information in order to facilitate the transfer and retrieval of information between the various departments of the organization,

1. 4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Having studied the activities of the police station some benefits could be derived from the computerization of information system and this includes:

1. Higher security efficiency of information
2. Quicker access to individual data
3. Faster treatment of information security oriented cases.
4. Provision of output information in a readily comprehensible form to those persons involved in the activities of the organization. Provision of communication channels. To compass formal and informal component.

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