Course info

GOU-PSY 345 Psychology of Security Management

First semester 2025/2026 academic year

Mrs. Akpegu Oluchukwu Alice

 

Introduction

The role of this course is to train graduates who are highly skilled and knowledgeable in the application of principles of psychology in security management in the military, police, secret service, civil defense and educational institutions. The expected outcome is in line with Godfrey Okoye University Vision and mission to utilize learning outcomes in achieving religious, cultural and epistemological dialogue through training psychology graduates who are balanced in knowledge, personality and character. The course is in line with Sustainable Development Goal number 16. The course contents will expose students to proper analytical and practical skills in the application of principles of psychology in security personnel management for effective and efficient security in Enugu State and beyond.

Overview

Psychology of security personnel and management is the application of basic principles of psychology and research methods in psychological assessment procedures necessary for helping appropriate authorities to make proper personnel recruitment selection, placement, training and management decisions and choices.

The contents of this course will equip psychology graduates with solutions offered to the security agencies on the prevailing personnel and security challenges in Enugu State.

This course will quip the students with knowledge of differences in the management of public and private sector security system, roles of legal, criminology and behavioural sciences, the theories and research methodology. The course will provide relevant theoretical, analytical and practical psychological applications in the proper management of security personnel in order to improve the safety of lives and properties in Enugu State and beyond.

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to;

1 enumerate the relevance of theories of learning in training of security personnel.

2 explain practical exercises in the development of psychometric tests and use of assessment techniques in recruitment, selection and placement of security personnel

3 describe the use of research methods and assessment tools in psychology during crime investigation

4 explain the implications of leadership for the development and management of security personnel in Nigeria, especially Enugu State.

5 identify psychic-social factors influencing behaviour among security personnel in the Nigerian workforce.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to:

1 enumerate at least three relevance of theories of learning in training of security personnel.

2 Identify at least three importance of motivation theories in the efficiency, commitment and productivity of security personnel.

3 describe at least five steps in the development of psychometric tests and use of assessment techniques in recruitment, selection and training of security personnel

4 describe at least three research methods in psychology during crime investigation.

5 explain at least five psychosocial factors influencing anti-social behaviours among security personnel in the Nigerian work force.