Dublin Core
Titre
Lagos and the invention of juvenile delinquency in Nigeria
Sujet
[SHS:SCIPO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science
[SHS:HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History
Crime
Youth
Urban policy
Delinquency
Lagos
Nigeria
Description
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.
Créateur
Fourchard, Laurent
Source
The Journal of African History
Date
2006
Langue
ENG
Type
article in peer-reviewed journal
Identifiant
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00238541
DOI: 10.1017/S0021853705001660
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/23/85/41/PDF/fourchard_JAH2006.pdf