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Gabriel A
Gabriel A
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United Kingdom
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Nigeria and United States Prisons: A comparative Analysis of Mass Overcrowding
Author(s): Gabriel A Gabriel A
The goal of the prison system in both Nigeria and United States prison is to restore an offender to the society after “doing time” and make him useful and productive in the community. The specific goal is re-integration. Since both country’s correctional institutions have the same objective, this dissertation will take a critical look of some weaknesses and strengths of both systems and proffer some recommendations for further study and development. Generally, in this comparative analysis, this dissertation would be comparing the same things in both countries throughout although this is of course can be difficult as the information may not be available – but this dissertation will work within the available information and data. This dissertation is an offshoot of a research carried out in Nigeria prisons in October 2012. Overcrowding is a thorn in the fl.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2475-319X.1000129