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Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]
The bill for Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) was enacted in 2013 and passed by the House of Representatives (Nigeria) on May 14, 2015 and passed by the Senate of Nigeria May 14, 2015. [6] The two legislative houses completed all the processes and transmitted the bill for assent to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Public criminology is an approach to criminology that disseminates criminological research beyond academia to broader audiences, such as criminal justice practitioners and the general public. [1] Public criminology is closely tied with “ public sociology ”, [ 2 ] and draws on a long line of intellectuals engaging in public interventions ...
Human rights in Nigeria are protected under the current constitution of 1999. [1] While Nigeria has made major improvements in human rights under this constitution, the American Human Rights Report of 2012 notes several areas where more improvement is needed, which includes: [2] abuses by Boko Haram, killings by government forces, lack of social equality and issues with freedom of speech.
As of 2021, the co-editors are Tracey L. Meares and Sampson. As of 2023, Annual Review of Criminology is being published as open access, under the Subscribe to Open model. [2] As of 2024, Journal Citation Reports gives the journal an impact factor of 6.3, ranking it first of 113 journal titles in the category Criminology & Penology. [3]
The characteristics of the research itself are equal to those in qualitative methods overall. However, the characteristics as they relate to criminology relate most closely to the research's applicability. Generally, qualitative methods are used to supplement quantitative data – particularly by establishing background and/or applicability. [2]
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index.According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 1.452, ranking it 48 out of 82 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied" and 33 out of 61 in "Criminology & Penology", [1] and 25 out of 57 journals in the category "Criminology ...
Sociologist Jack Katz is recognized by many as being a foundational figure to this approach [4] through his seminal work, Seductions of Crime, written in 1988. [5] Cultural criminology as a substantive approach, however, did not begin to form until the mid-1990s, [6] where increasing interest arose from the desire to incorporate cultural studies into contemporary criminology.