Search Results - subject:"kidnapping"

Banditry and modern slavery : (in)security dynamics in Nigeria

Musa, Sallek Yaks - In: Journal of economic criminology 10 (2025), pp. 1-9

The persistent crises of banditry and modern slavery in northwest and northcentral Nigeria have escalated to critical levels, profoundly affecting both security and socio-economic stability. While existing studies have examined banditry extensively, there remains a significant gap in...

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Peace, justice and security in Ghana : the need for peace education

Tuffuor, Kwadwo Addo - In: World development sustainability 3 (2023), pp. 1-9

The causes of violence in Ghana, lie in inequality, exclusion and exploitation brought by both internal and international factors. The emergence of new socio-economic disparities and global trends towards pluralisation and politicisation has brought with it violence which has the tendency to...

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Bride kidnapping and informal governance institutions

Porreca, Zachar - 2024

Bride kidnapping is a form of forced marriage in which a woman is taken against her will and coerced into accepting … by informal principles of tradition and cultural norm adherence. Bride kidnapping falls within the domain of aksakal … kidnapping for choice marriage modalities such as elopement and standard love marriages. …

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Intimate crimes : kidnapping, gangs and trust in Mexico City by Rolando Ochoa

Gundur, Rajeev Vishwanath - In: Journal of illicit economies and development : JIED 5 (2023) 1, pp. 19-21

This is a review of the 2020 IASOC Prize Winner Intimate Crimes: Kidnapping, Gangs and Trust in Mexico City by Rolando … Ochoa. Ochoa provides a masterful account of how private citizens understand risk, as kidnapping continues to be a …

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