Campus Crime Reporting Software Framework Using Short Message Services (SMS)

Abstract

Many reports have indicated that nefarious students in many of tertiary institutions of higher learning in Nigeria engage in different forms of crimes, such as cultism, homicide, property theft/robbery, sexual harassment, to mention but a few, whereas curbing these immoral acts are the responsibilities of the established security outfit of the institution. The perpetrators of such evil acts go scot-free as a result of inappropriate system of apprehension. This study proposed a software framework of campus crime reporting through the use of short message services using hand-held devices, such as, mobile phones. The methodology adopted in designing of software is Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) approach, using android software development kits. The developed software is tested, and result indicated that the crime and the location at which crime is committed as well as date/time are captured by reporter (student) in SMS format and sent via mobile line of security agent in the institution campus to make necessary arrangement to arrest the criminals at the identified location before the perpetrators flee away.