Lagos and the invention of juvenile delinquency in Nigeria
FOURCHARD, Laurent
Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
FOURCHARD, Laurent
Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
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Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
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Journal of African History. 2006, vol. 47, n° 1, p. 115-137
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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in the 1920s Nigerian newspapers began to report pickpocketing and prostitution by young people. Until the appointment, in 1941, of the first Social Welfare Officer, this was largely ignored by the administration. Then two ...Leer más >
in the 1920s Nigerian newspapers began to report pickpocketing and prostitution by young people. Until the appointment, in 1941, of the first Social Welfare Officer, this was largely ignored by the administration. Then two processes were implemented : ‘juvenile delinquency' as a social problem; and criminalization of a large portion of urban youth.< Leer menos
Palabras clave
Jeune
Délinquance
Politique urbaine
Palabras clave en español
Crime
Youth
Urban policy
Delinquency
Lagos
Nigeria
Orígen
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