Gated Neighbourhoods and privatisation of urban security in Ibadan Metropolis

• Hoofdauteur: Oluseyi Fabiyi (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: IFRA-Nigeria 2004
• Onderwerpen: délinquance; sociologie urbaine; Nigeria; Ibadan; ubanisme; sécurité; violence; criminalité
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One of the consequences of the failure of the state to protect life and property of its entire citizens especially in developing countries like Nigeria is the emergences of private alternatives to crime prevention and control. This process of privatisation of security in Nigeria often involves recru...