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Trends in Organized Crime

His areas of competence, research and teaching include policing, organized crime, security sector... more His areas of competence, research and teaching include policing, organized crime, security sector reform and governance, human rights and democracy, conflict studies, and criminal justice policy and reform. He has published widely in these areas and has also considerable experience working with the police, prisons, intelligence and other This interview was prepared and conducted by Elodie Apard, Philippe Frowd, Lala Ireland and Gernot Klantschnig in October 2022, as part of the Hidden Narratives on Illicit Livelihoods in West Africa research project, funded by the ESRC (ES/S008578/2).

Human Rights and the Police in Transitional Countries, 2003

Restorative justice in African states has gained a signifi cant profi le through transitional jus... more Restorative justice in African states has gained a signifi cant profi le through transitional justice process, but remains very much at the fringes of mainstream practice in criminal justice systems. Th is article reviews the challenges faced by criminal justice systems in the contemporary African state and the promise of restorative justice from both theory and practice, using Uganda as an example. It is proposed that restorative justice as a concept and restorative customary practices specifi cally have the potential to address the issues facing justice systems in Africa today. In particular, a state such as Uganda can seek to legitimise restorative approaches through centralised legislation, but allow such practice to be interpreted in a way relevant to custom by the grassroots community courts that exist at the base of the formal legal system.

Acta Criminologica : African Journal of Criminology & Victimology, Dec 15, 2020

This paper analyses Nigerian citizen perception of (a) democracy and the economy; (b) the perform... more This paper analyses Nigerian citizen perception of (a) democracy and the economy; (b) the performance of their civilian government, and (c) extent of corruption in public institutions and by elected officials and public officers. It also examines the effects of corruption and governance performance on the approval of and trust in Nigeria’s political institutions. The analysis is based on the round 2 version of the Afrobarometer survey and employs descriptive analysis, factor analysis, scale item reliability analysis as well as OLS multiple regression analysis. Key findings show that one-half of the respondents preferred a market economy while a third preferred a government-run economic system. More than two thirds preferred democratic governance, while more than one-half agreed that the national constitution expresses the values and hopes of the Nigerian people. Generally, findings show that trust in public institutions is low and that political approval and trust are primarily infl...

Nigeria’s democratic transition and economic development are being threatened by insecurity. Sinc... more Nigeria’s democratic transition and economic development are being threatened by insecurity. Since the return to civil rule in 1999, the nation has suffered several violent conflicts in which thousands of lives were lost. In this study, we analysed the prevalence and effects of insecurity in eleven Nigerian cities. Based on the data collected from 2,750 respondents in 11 cities, we find that violent conflicts are generally precipitated by ethnic, religious and electoral grievances. However, we also find that the salience of these factors in violent conflict vary across cities. The major effects of insecurity in Nigerian cities were homelessness (internal displacement), loss of employment, destruction of educational institutions, increased criminal activities, and high food prices. Nigerians were generally dissatisfied with the police, which they perceive as ineffective in preventing or curtailing violent conflicts. The findings underscore the need for policies aimed at strengthening...

The aim of this paper is two-fold. First, the paper analyses how citizens in fifteen African coun... more The aim of this paper is two-fold. First, the paper analyses how citizens in fifteen African countries perceive key elements of governance, including the extent of legitimacy of constitutional, juridical, economic and political systems in Africa as well as perceptions of rule of law and violent conflicts in each of the fifteen countries. Second, the paper investigates the level and source of trust in government institutions. The analysis is based on the round 2 version of the Afrobarometer survey and employs descriptive analysis, factor analysis, scale item reliability analysis as well as OLS multiple regression analysis. Key findings show that the majority of respondents prefer a mixed economy, democratic governance, support the national constitutions and accept that courts and police should enforce the law in the respective countries. Violent conflicts are perceived to be caused by a multitude of factors (not just ethnic and religious factors), but are not acceptable to the respon...

Analyses of a Global Challenge to Democracy (Conception: Regine Schönenberg and Annette von Schönfeld), 2013

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 1993

This article analyzes the trends and conditions of imprisonment in Nigeria. The analysis reveals ... more This article analyzes the trends and conditions of imprisonment in Nigeria. The analysis reveals an upsurge in prisons admissions, and a high proportion of detainees and inmates remanded pending trial. High rates of custodial morbidity, mortality and overcrowding, poor health care, and inadequate nutrition and food prevail in Nigerian prisons. The rate of execution increased between 1984 and 1990 under the Buhari and Babangida military regimes. Nigeria needs to deliberately adopt socioeconomic and political policies that help to prevent crimes and enhance the correction of offenders-instead of the current preoccupation with repressive policing and cruel and unusual punishments within the nation's prisons.