The study investigated the contributions of dissocial traits and experience with the police to police perception. Participants (261: males = 115, females = 146, mean age = 25.87) completed psychometric measures deviant personality traits, police perception, and experience with the police. Regression analysis was used to examine relationship patterns. Results indicated that people detested the police as they got older (β = − 0.19, t = − 2.06, p = 0.04). Also, having an encounter was associated with more negative perception of the (β = − 0.16, t = − 1.97, p = 0.04). Among the dark triad traits, only narcissism predicted police perception such that higher narcissism traits was associated with higher negative perception of the police (β = − 0.46, t = − 2.21, p = 0.03). Findings seem to suggest that the police, especially in Nigeria, needs to do more to improve their connections with citizens; albeit, individual personality disposition matters, and should be a potential issue to consider when the police deals with citizens.

该研究调查了非社会特征和警察经验对警察感知的贡献。参与者（261 人：男性 = 115，女性 = 146，平均年龄 = 25.87）完成了心理测量测量异常人格特征、警察感知和警察经验。回归分析用于检查关系模式。结果表明，随着年龄的增长，人们厌恶警察（β  = - 0.19，t  = - 2.06，p  = 0.04）。此外，遭遇与对 ( β  = − 0.16, t  = − 1.97, p = 0.04）。在黑暗三元组特征中，只有自恋可以预测警察的感知，因此更高的自恋特征与更高的警察负面感知相关（β  = - 0.46，t  = - 2.21，p  = 0.03）。调查结果似乎表明，警察，尤其是尼日利亚的警察，需要做更多的工作来改善他们与公民的联系；尽管如此，个人性格倾向很重要，应该是警察与公民打交道时需要考虑的潜在问题。