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Book SynopsisPolicing Criminality and Insurgency in Africa: Perspectives on Changing Wave of Law Enforcement provides critical insights into the trends and patterns of crime and insurgency in contemporary African society. In Africa criminals and insurgents are becoming more resourceful, smart, and connected, as criminal syndicates are increasingly deploying modern technologies to commit crimes in ways and manners that are profoundly daring, and on a transnational and global scale. Meanwhile, the capacity of local, state, and security forces to stem the tide of crimes and insurgencies is decimated by dwindling resources on the part of the state due to official corruption, down-sizing of public institutions and a fierce competition for resources between security and other developmental agencies. In this volume, the contributors, who are expert academics in policing and security in Africa as well as security practitioners, provide detailed explanations of the new wave of crime, characterized by cyber insecurity, terror financing, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and transnational networking among criminal syndicates. The volume forensically explores how these complex waves and emerging trends of criminality and insurgency impact on the socio-economic and political development of Africa. Editors, Usman A. Tar and Dawud Muhammad Dawud highlight how these factors affect and shape policing and law enforcement in an era of “smart crimes” and insurgency within the continent.
Trade Review"This edited book offers fresh and authoritative insights into the criminality–insurgency nexus, the changing patterns of crime, as well as the imperatives of policing crime in all its contemporary ramifications in Africa. A must read for all African security sector specialists and practitioners!"
-- Kenneth Omeje, North-West University and University of South Africa
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Policing Crime and Insurgency in Africa
Usman A. Tar and Dawud M. Dawud
Chapter 2: Theories of Policing and their Relevance in Controlling Crime and Insurgency in
Contemporary Africa
Aliyu Yero
Chapter 3: Historical Development of Police and Policing in Africa
Hussaini Jibrin and Umar A. Yandaki
Chapter 4: Emerging Crimes and Challenges of Policing in Africa
Chris M. Kwaja
Chapter 5: Police Reforms, Crime Prevention and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: The Kenyan Experience
Sunday Adejoh and Muhammad S. Lawal
Chapter 6: Policing and Popular Discontent: Perspectives on End SARS Movement in Nigeria and its Implication on Policing in Africa
Dawud M. Dawud
Chapter 7: The Dynamics of Radicalization and Insurgency in Africa
Dauda Abubakar
Chapter 8: Pattern of Fear and Incidence of Crimes and Insecurity in Africa
Etenaibe Alemika
Chapter 9:Trans-National Human Trafficking and Policing in Africa
Aliyu M. Katsina
Chapter 10: Arms Trafficking, Conflicts and Policing Illicit Arms in Africa
Chukwuzitara J. Uchegbu and Jonathan S. Maiangwa
Chapter 11: Gender-based Violence and Policing the Vulnerable in Africa
Nachanaa A. David and Maryam Hamza
Chapter 12:Technology, Financial Crimes and Policing in Africa
Babagana Bashir and Babakura Bashir
Chapter 13:Policing Borderlands in Africa
Anthony Israel Rufus
Chapter 14:Policing Oil Theft in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region
Freedom Onuoha, Ezinne Iroezumuo, and Amarachi R. Onuoha
Chapter 15:Illegal Mining, Conflicts and Policing in Africa
Aisha A. Kana and Nathaniel. G. Goki
Chapter 16:Maritime Policing and Illegal Fishing in West Africa: Implications for
Environmental and Human Security
Jude Cocodia
Chapter 17:Policing Contraband and Drugs Trafficking in African Borders and Ports
Mubarak A. Mashi and Bashir Bala
Chapter 18:Intelligence-Led Policing, Criminality and Counterinsurgency
Abraham N. Thomas
Chapter 19:Chasing the Bad Guys: Policing Terrorism and Insurgency in Nigeria
Dawud M. Dawud and Usman A. Tar
Chapter 20:Agrarian Question, Resource Conflict and Communal Policing in Africa
Chinasa A. Ugwuanyi and Olayinka Kazeem
Chapter 21:Community Policing and Community Based Security Regime in Africa
Dorcas O. Ettang and Gbadeyan James
Chapter 22:The Future Trajectories of Policing in Africa
Dawud M. Dawud and Usman A. Tar
Index
About the Contributors
