Comparative Criminology Across Western and African Perspectives: 9781799828563: Security & Forensics Books

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ISBN13: 9781799828563

ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799828570

EISBN13: 9781799828587

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2856-3

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Crime prevention is essential to the success of any civilization. Effective criminal justice systems contribute greatly to the prevention of crime. However, clashing traditional and modern theories regarding appropriate action within criminal justice organizations can cause these systems to fail even when personnel is beyond reproach. Successfully blending traditional and modern theories on criminal justice can bolster justice systems and allow them to be successful.

Comparative Criminology Across Western and African Perspectives is a critical scholarly publication that addresses comparative issues pertaining to empirical research and theoretical frameworks on criminology in Africa. Highlighting topics such as policing ethics, criminal theory, and victims’ rights, this book is ideal for academicians, law enforcement, victim advocates, lawmakers, correctional officers, correctional rehabilitation counselors, criminologists, researchers, policymakers, government officials, and students.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Colonial Justice
Corruption
Crime Prevention
Crime Statistics
Criminal Theory
Juvenile Justice
Law
Law Enforcement
Policing Ethics
Rehabilitation
Society
State Violence
Traditional Justice
Victims’ Rights

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“Rather than importing criminological theories from other nations, creating indigenous theoretical frameworks relevant to Nigerian society would be preferable. The use of Western theories implies "invoking" them to address Nigeria's political, cultural, and socio-economic challenges in the current circumstances. In other words, Western ideas are applied to what is believed to be similar conditions overseas, even if these theories may not fully explain the questions about the phenomena or phenomenon being studied. No two cross-cultural situations are the same. Their historical, socio-political, and economic settings differ, even if they do not. For example, while the inability to achieve the American dream, which is within the core thesis of Merton's anomie-strain theory, has long dominated American culture and history, the "American Dream" is per se alien to Nigerian culture and history. The "unbridled desire for money" as the only thing that matters, regardless of the means of gaining it, could be a similar pattern found in Nigeria.”

– Chijioke Nwalozie, De Montfort University Leicester, United Kingdom

Simeon Peter Sungi is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the United States International University-Africa, in Nairobi. Kenya. He received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Indiana University at Bloomington; M.A. in criminology and criminal justice from Indiana State University at Terre Haute; LL.M. in international human rights law from Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law at Indianapolis; and an LL.B. (with honors) from the Open University of Tanzania. Dr. Sungi is licensed to practice law in Tanzania and Kenya, where he is also a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. His areas of research interest include international criminal law, law and justice, and the development of criminal justice systems in the global south. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Africa Journal of Crime and Justice.

Nabil Ouassini is an Assistant Professor at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Indiana University at Bloomington and his research interests include comparative criminal justice/criminology, restorative justice, criminal justice reform, legitimation and legitimacy, and crime/criminal justice in the Arab and Muslim world.

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