Police Brutality
Visual Campaign
👏Role
Graphics Designer
Researcher
⏳Project Duration
12 Weeks
🧑🏽💻Tool
Figma
Photoshop📝Outcomes
Digital Designs
Print Designs
Overview
Police brutality has been a longstanding issue in Nigeria. The Nigerian police force has been accused of using excessive force, torture, and extrajudicial killings, among other human rights violations. The problem has been fueled by a lack of training, corruption, and inadequate resources, leading to a culture of impunity among law enforcement officers.One of the most prominent examples of police brutality in Nigeria is the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian police force tasked with combating armed robbery and other serious crimes. SARS has been widely criticized for its human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and extortion. The unit was disbanded in 2020 following widespread protests, but reports of police brutality continue to emerge.
Overview
This project focuses on worrisome human rights violation –extrajudicial killings, unlawful arrest and detainment, rape, extortion and bribery, and physical assault in Nigeria. It has led to public outcry from the citizens and International communities, that a change or solution is of utmost necessity.
😊 Goal
The objective is to design a campaign to help stop police brutality in Nigeria, by targeting the policy/decision makers to reform the police and put in structures that will make police brutality practically impossible..
Expected Results
Increased percentage of reported cases that are investigated
Increase awareness rate exponentially
Website Mockups
Research Findings
I conducted qualitative research with a total of 10 participants. They shared their experiences with me. Below are my findings
66.7% of the participants emphasized physical assault and harassment has the most prevalent form of police brutality
90% of participants emphasized that lack of funding, inadequate training and education and unaccountability of police officers has the leading causes of brutality
All the participants emphasized that taking strict measures, holding police officers accountable, re-educating police officers, and providing adequate funding for them has the best probable solution
Also with the help of the participants, I came up with a tree-structure diagram showing the breakdown of the problem
Design Artifacts
What Didn’t Work Out
Initially, the idea was to use this as a body tag to raise awareness about police brutality and allow people to scan the barcode to report an incident or learn more about the issue. However, after talking to users, I realized that this may not be the best option because some individuals may feel uncomfortable scanning a barcode on their body. Therefore, I will be working on creating stickers that people can place on any item as an alternative solution.
