Colonial systems of control : criminal justice in Nigeria

Colonial systems of control criminal justice in Nigeria

A pioneering book on prisons in West Africa, Colonial Systems of Control: Criminal Justice in Nigeria is the first comprehensive presentation of life inside a West African prison. Chapters by prisoners inside Kirikiri maximum security prison in Lagos, Nigeria are published alongside chapters by scho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Saleh-Hanna, Viviane, 1976- (-)
Otros Autores: Affor, Chris
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press c2008.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Alternative Perspectives in Criminology
Materias:
Imprisonment > Nigeria.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Nigeria.
Prisoners > Civil rights > Nigeria.
Prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > Nigeria.
Women prisoners > Civil rights > Nigeria.
Women prisoners > Legal status, laws, etc. > Nigeria.
Alternatives to imprisonment > Nigeria.
Nigeria > Colonial influence.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction: Colonial Systems of Control; SECTION I: CONTEXTUALIZING NIGERIA; SECTION II: NIGERIAN PRISONS: VOICES FROM INSIDE; SECTION III: COLONIAL SYSTEMS OF IMPRISONMENT: GENDER, POVERTY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN PRISON; SECTION IV: RESISTANCE; SECTION V: STEPPING BEYOND THE COLONIAL PENAL BOX: AFRICAN JUSTICE MODELS AND PENAL ABOLITIONISM; Index

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