Colonial systems of control : : criminal justice in Nigeria / / by Viviane Saleh-Hanna ; with contributions by Chris Affor ... [et al.].
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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| Superior document: | Alternative Perspectives in Criminology |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Alternative Perspectives in Criminology
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (535 pages) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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 scholars and activists. While prisoners document the daily realities and struggles of life inside a Nigerian prison, scholar and human rights activist Viviane Saleh-Hanna provides historical, political, and academic contexts and analyses of the penal system in Nigeria. The Euro |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0776617494 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Viviane Saleh-Hanna ; with contributions by Chris Affor ... [et al.]. |