Investigating the awareness of virtual and augmented realities as a criminal justice response to the plight of awaiting-trial inmates in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Despite the reforms in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System (NCJS), the treatment of inmates still falls below standard, with the vast majority of them on awaiting trial. Thus, this study critically examined the feasibility of adopting Virtual and Augmented Realities (VAR) as a framework that could...

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Authors: Ajah, Benjamin Okorie (Author) ; Nnam, Macpherson Uchenna (Author) ; Ajah, Ifeyinwa Angela (Author) ; Idemili-Aronu, Ngozi (Author) ; Chukwuemeka, Onyejegbu Dominic (Author) ; Agboti, Christian Iheanacho (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2022, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-132
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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