Abstract :
Peace is necessary for the development of any society because no society can develop in the state of conflict and insecurity. Despite the fact that all society are characterized with crime, the need to prevent and control crime in the society has become necessary which lead to the establishment of both formal and informal by the society in order to control the menace of crime and help society achieved social order. The issue of safety of lives and property of the citizens in Nigeria is obviously increasing despite the presence of the formal law enforcement agencies such as the Nigerian police force. In an efforts to curtail the increase rate of crime in the country, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provide for the establishment of more security agencies such as the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC in order to prevent menace of crime in the society. Against this background, this paper empirically analyze the role of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC in preventing crime in Nigeria with a view assess its achievements and challenges so as to proffer more ways of enhancing its performance in crime prevention. Usman Suleiman Sarki | Mansur Yau "The Role of NSCDC in Crime Prevention in Nigeria: Conceptual and Emperical Analysis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-2 , February 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21585.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/21585/the-role-of-nscdc-in-crime-prevention-in-nigeria-conceptual-and-emperical-analysis/usman-suleiman-sarki
Keyword :
Analysis, Crime, Peace, Prevention, Role