Violent crime in ghana

Self-Help, Policing, and Procedural Justice: Ghanaian Vigilantism and the Rule of Law

“…The risk of victimization reported in the present study was even higher when compared to the result from the British Crime Survey, which was 23 percent, in the last 12 months preceding the survey (Walker et al 2006:14). This may be less surprising if one considers the growing public anxiety about crime in Ghana, which official statistics, despite their flaws, do not repudiate (see Tankebe 2008a; Appiahene‐Gyamfi 1998). Finally, 34.5 percent of the research participants had had a recent direct encounter with the police.…”

“…Crime and insecurity remain widespread, particularly since 1993, generating unparalleled levels of public anxiety and outrage about police ineffectiveness (Appiahene‐Gyamfi 1998; Tankebe 2008b; Karikari 2002). Some sections of Ghanaian society have turned to private security firms to create fortresses and islands of security, while others have resorted to vigilantism and other forms of self‐protection.…”

Turing Instability and Spatial Pattern Formation in a Model of Urban Crime

“…Numerous scholars have conducted empirical and practical studies on various aspects of crime growth and prevention. Just as some examples, in [2], the author examined and discussed the trend and models of robbery and its various consequences in Ghana between 1982 and 1983; in [3], the authors studied the socioeconomic and demographic factors that influenced the spread of crime in Germany and found that higher economic well-being corresponds to higher crime rates.…”

The Spill Over of Crime from Urban Centers: An Account of the Changing Spatial Distribution of Violent Crime in Guyana

“…While Natarajan's [3] argument is relevant and timely, criminology in the developing world has not been entirely neglected. Scholars, including Appiahene-Gyamfi [15][16][17], Araujo [18], Cummings et al [19], Pujol-Luz et al [20], Reuter and O'Regan [21], Scabin et al [22], Souza et al [23], Spiegel et al [24], de Melo et al [25], and Valente [26], have examined various aspects of crime in the developing world. In Amazonia, in particular, the struggle over access to natural resources and the resulting tensions that develop from logging, gold mining, cattle farming, and similar activities tend to dominate the discussion around crime [22].…”

“…While Natarajan's [3] argument is relevant and timely, criminology in the developing world has not been entirely neglected. Scholars, including Appiahene-Gyamfi [15][16][17], Araujo [18], Cummings et al [19], Pujol-Luz et al [20], Reuter and O'Regan [21], Scabin et al [22], Souza et al [23], Spiegel et al [24], de Melo et al [25], and Valente [26]…”