This policy brief presents strengths and weaknesses of state and traditional land justice institutions in relation to access, costs and speed in concluding the process of resolving land cases.
The article is structured into four sections. The first deals with the global rise of private security companies (PSCs) and the Ghanaian case, while section two looks at the study’s methodology.
The paper posits that the introduction of an amnesty programme (2009) led to reduction in militant activities in the Niger Delta but failed to impact oil theft. It examines connections between the Amnesty Programme and the upsurge of oil theft.
Using Social Networking Analysis (SNA) and case studies from Cape Town in abalone trafficking, protection racketeering, and drug trafficking, the presentation analyses criminal enterprise in terms of organised crime that identifies and assumes a p
The research is part of a broader study – ”Exploring Crime and Poverty Nexus in Urban Ghana.” The focus of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is eliminating features of neighborhoods and housing design that may increase crime –
The presentation reviews criminal markets and networks in Dakar from the policing point of view, and media and public opinion.
Current perceptions of organised crime are too rigid and narrow. Organised crime should be re-defined to comprise a set of core activities which should encompass the ancillary acts of those who assist core actors.