Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of police career on academic performance of their children. Various studies on the military and police have been carried out in developed countries, but in Kenya, little has been done on police officers and this necessitates this research. The specific objectives of the study were: to investigate how the nature of police officers’ duties affects the academic performance and of their children; to establish how police officers’ transfers affects the academic performance and of their children; to determine how the police officers’ poor housing affects academic performance and to investigate how lack of mentorship affects academic performance. The study relied on primary data from questionnaires and secondary data from other studies in understanding of the problem. Both open and close-ended questionnaires were used to collect qualitative and quantitative information from the respondents. The study recommends that police officers’ duties be flexed in order to allow them to take an active role in their children’s learning. In addition transfers for officers should be well structured to avoid interfering with their children’s learning. The study further recommends better housing for police officers. Finally, police officers should be encouraged to take a more active role in bringing up their children for maximum academic performance. It is recommended that a similar research at secondary level of education should be carried out to establish the influence of police career on the children of police officers.
