Urbanisation and Crime in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Ojo, Adegbola (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ojewale, Oluwole (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Public safety.; Sociology, Urban.; Urban geography.; Police.; Peace.; Victimology.; Crime Control and Security.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Policing.; Conflict Studies.

This book uses crime-science and traditional criminological approaches to explore urban crime in the rapidly urbanising country Nigeria, as a case study for urban crime in developing nations. In Africa's largest democracy, rapid unmanaged growth in its cities combined with decaying public infra...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Nigeria's Urbanisation History, Trends, Drivers and Implications
• 3. The Criminal Justice System: Actors, Processes and Policies
• 4. Applicability of Traditional Environmental Criminological Theories in Developing Country Contexts
• 5. A Framework for Inter-City Comparative Analysis of Crime
• 6. Contemporary Configuration of Crime across Nigerian Cities
• 7. Crime Precipitators
• 8. Urban Crime Harm
• 9. Urban Crime Prevention and Control
• 10. Conclusion.