Corruption and Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement in Nigeria: A Theoretical Experience

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dc.creatorJacobs , Aristotle Isaac
dc.date2021-08-19
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-20T06:09:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-20T06:09:28Z
dc.descriptionNigerian development problem is partly linked to corruption, which begets malnutrition, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, ethnicity, banditry, hunger and infrastructural decay. It is a social problem that bedevils proper law enforcement in Nigeria. Due to the alleged and proven numerous corrupt practices across the country from 2015-2020, this paper provides an overview of ethical issues in law enforcement in Nigeria. It ascertain the relationship between corruption, ethical issues, and law enforcement in Nigeria, and the effectiveness of anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria. Three (3) theories were used in explaining the study namely: Social Learning Theory (SLT), Social Disorganization Theory (SDT) and Corruption Permissiveness Theory (CPT), but we adopted the latter. The study adopted a qualitative design. The major sources of data collection were secondary sources which include, journal publications, textbooks, government publications and newspapers. The secondary data collected were thoroughly subjected to content analysis.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://ijcm.academicjournal.io/index.php/ijcm/article/view/55
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.umsida.ac.id/handle/123456789/6744
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAcademic Journal Publishingen-US
dc.relationhttps://ijcm.academicjournal.io/index.php/ijcm/article/view/55/55
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2021 Aristotle Isaac Jacobsen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en-US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Culture and Modernity; Vol. 7 (2021): August ; 60-75en-US
dc.source2697-2131
dc.subjectCorruptionen-US
dc.subjectEthical Issuesen-US
dc.subjectLaw Enforcementen-US
dc.subjectTheoretical Perspectiveen-US
dc.titleCorruption and Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement in Nigeria: A Theoretical Experienceen-US
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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