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Explaining the Effectiveness of Community-Based Crime Prevention Practices in Ibadan, Nigeria

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dc.creator Ojebode, A.
dc.creator Ojebuyi, B.R.
dc.creator Onyechi, N.J.
dc.creator Oladapo, O.
dc.creator Oyedele, O.J.
dc.creator Fadipe, I.A.
dc.date 2016-09-16T08:27:16Z
dc.date 2016-09-16T08:27:16Z
dc.date 2016-09-16
dc.identifier 978 1 78118 337 3
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12192
dc.identifier Governance
dc.description The problem of ineffective policing still persists in post-colonial Africa and as a result, both donors and governments are seeking non-state alternatives or complements to the state apparatuses. These alternatives include private sector provision, donor-driven interventions and community-based or community-driven crime prevention practices. There is no shortage of community-based crime prevention (CBCP) practices in Africa and they come in a variety of forms and models: neighbourhood watches, vigilantes, religious and ethnic militias, and neighbourhood guards. However, the effectiveness of CBCP practices is still a subject of controversy despite the widespread prevalence of these practices. This study looks at the effectiveness of CBCP practices, considers possible reasons for their effectiveness or ineffectiveness, and on the basis of the research, makes some policy recommendations.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Institute of Development Studies
dc.relation IDS Working Paper;479
dc.rights This is an Open Access paper distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International licence, which permits downloading and sharing provided the original authors and source are credited – but the work is not used for commercial purposes. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
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dc.rights Institute of Development Studies
dc.subject Security and Conflict
dc.title Explaining the Effectiveness of Community-Based Crime Prevention Practices in Ibadan, Nigeria
dc.type IDS Working Paper
dc.coverage Nigeria


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