Institutional distrust trap: an analysis of the effect of public distrust in the Nigeria Police Force

This article explores an effect of distrust of the police – unwillingness to rely on them for security and justice – on policing dynamics in contemporary Nigeria using a qualitative research design. It argues that policing according to formal prescriptions such as the Criminal Procedure Act is virtu...

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Main Author: Tiwa, Dany Franck A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Policing and society
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 8, Pages: 846–860
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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