font-size:11.0pt;text-align:center">Abstract
Provision of adequate security is a social
pre-requisite for the survival of any society. Every society takes appropriate
measures to protect the lives and property of people living within its
boundaries. Business and social activities may not go on freely without
adequate security. This fundamental essence of security may be the reason why
societies from time immemorial made efforts to police their neighbourhoods in
order to secure them from criminal victimization. The increase in crime wave
and the inability of the Nigeria police to deal with the situation effectively
have given rise to the emergence of vigilante groups in its current form. These
vigilante groups are to ensure the safety of both lives and property. In view of this background, this study analyzes the contribution of vigilante group in the
management of crime in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. To address the problem of study, three research
questions were raised. The researcher adopted a survey research design and
in-depth interview (IDI). A total of one hundred and ninety-four (194) respondents comprised the target of the study. Questionnaire was the
instrument used for data collection. The Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS), frequency tables and percentages (%) were employed in the data
analysis. It was discovered that most of the respondents in the study area said
crime is always committed in
most communities in the night/mid-night and mainly by youths in the study area.
Vigilante group respond quickly to urgent calls and quickly to crime, treat all
people fairly and maintain good relationship with complainants. They are
engaged in order to provide speedy safety and security services which the
formal police are unable to offer, and because they are closer to the people
than the formal police, the general distrust of the formal police as one reason
for the resort to vigilante groups. Vigilantes are perceived to be effective in
crime control, most respondents are satisfied with vigilante operative in crime
prevention and the public
relationship of vigilante with their community is cordial. Vigilante security services are reliable to protect public safety
and vigilante security
services get public support.
12.0pt;text-align:center" lang="en-GB">TABLE OF CONTENT
12.0pt" lang="en-GB">CHAPTER ONE
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1.1 Background to the Study
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
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1.4 Objective of the Study
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12.0pt" lang="en-GB">CHAPTER TWO
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2.3. Contributions of
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12.0pt" lang="en-GB">CHAPTER THREE
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3.2 Location of the Study
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12.0pt" lang="en-GB">CHAPTER FOUR
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