CRIME AND POLICING IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS Etannibi e.o. ALEMIKA Innocent c. Chukwuma CLEEN Foundation Page 2 6/29/2005 © CLEEN FOUNDATION 2004 ISBN: 978-35160-9-4 CLEEN FOUNDATION 1A Afolabi Aina street Off Allen Avenue Ikeja‚ Lagos – Nigeria Telephones: 234-1-4933195; 4935338; 4935339 E-Mail: cleen@cleen.org CLEEN Foundation Page 3 6/29/2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Aknowledgements v Preface Etannibi E.O. Alemika and Innocent C. Chukwuma vi Welcoming Address
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Drug Addiction and Crime: How Does Poverty Contribute to the Two? Poverty‚ crime‚ and addiction are social elements that create social problems. According to Reiman‚ “poverty is a source of crime” (27). Poverty in America is a major problem. In the United States‚ one out of every five children grows up in poverty (Reiman‚ 86). Many factors contribute to poverty. Some examples of these factors include: financial aspects of addiction‚ exclusion‚ images of crime‚ subcultures of violence
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The crime wave in India A PROFESSOR was beaten by his own students in Ujjain‚ A gang of nine taxi drivers from Gurgaon robbed and killed at least 35 people after offering them lift;Days after horrible Nithari killing‚ four decomposed bodies of children were recovered from a place in Punjab u must have understood on which subject i am going to speak . my topic is:increasing crime rate in india . Crime rate in India is rising very fast.daily we read in newspapers about Murder‚ rape‚ kidnapping
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databases quickly and efficiently. Crime has been a part of society ever since laws were first approved. It is defined as an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. The crime activities have been increased now-a-days and it is the responsibility of police department to control and reduce the crime activities. Studying crime data includes all the
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Defining and Measuring Crime The Uniform Crime Report (ucr) is an annually (yearly) report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity. They organize offenses known to the police. The UCR divides the criminal offenses into categories: part 1 offense and part II offense. Part 1 offenses are crimes that are recorded by the FBI to give a general idea of the crime picture. Part 1 offenses crimes can be covered by the media and consequently inspire the most fear if crime in population. The
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large Western cities‚ Hong Kong’s MTR enjoys a very low crime rate. With a reference to environmental criminology‚ explain why this is the case. Hong Kong MTR is one of the busiest underground transit systems in the world with around 4 million person-time passenger per day. (MTR‚ 2010a) In 2007‚ Hong Kong MTR annual ridership was the seventh highest in the world. (MTA‚ 2010) Meanwhile‚ this is our proud that Hong Kong MTR has a low crime rate‚ it helps to maintain MTR to be one of the famous
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practices‚ which stated other reasons for crime control. Deterrence is when a person fears punishment therefore they do not commit crime. Hobbes argued that punishment for a crime must be greater than the benefits of committing the crime in order for an individual to be deterred. Both Beccaria and Bentham did most of their research on pleasure and pain. For deterrence to work‚ the pleasure of not committing the crime must outweigh the pain that the crime may cause. “If there was one clear principle
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The History of Rediscovered Crime Victims The late 1950’s and early 1960’s brought in a time of restoration for crime victims. For centuries they were disregarded and left behind to deal with what happened to them on their own. Somehow the victims of crime had gone unnoticed and the criminal had gotten all the attention. However‚ with thanks to several entities‚ the focus on the victim has been reclaimed and they are getting the help they desperately need and want. Self-help advocates‚ social
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Crime is a worldwide issue that people try to fight and find ways to prevent. Even though police and prisons do exist‚ crime continues to happen every day and every minute of the day world wide. Crime is in existence from the beginning of humanity. Individuals around the world may have various definitions of crime and may consider different actions as crime. However‚ overall‚ crime is a violation of law; a breach of rules or laws. From the time Adam and Eve were around till today’s time‚ crime
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WHITE COLLAR CRIME White Collar Crime Aphrodite N Tzemopoulos Rasmussen Sociology June 15‚ 2010 Crime is just plain crime. Fraud‚ the art of deliberated deception for unlawful gain‚ has been around forever. Since 1939 a term‚ “white collar crime‚” has surfaced. These crimes are almost looked at as a different type of crime with different and often less severe forms of punishment. These crimes should be treated as other crimes. White collar crime is a serious social issue. White collar
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