Crime reporting practices among traders at Alaba International Market, Lagos
In the field of contemporary study of victims in most developing countries worldwide, the reporting of personal victimization has received more attention by scholars than business victimization. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to examine the influence of business crimes reporting...
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| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2018/1450-66371801131A.pdf |
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| Summary: | In the field of contemporary study of victims in most developing countries
worldwide, the reporting of personal victimization has received more
attention by scholars than business victimization. Therefore, the aim of the
current study is to examine the influence of business crimes reporting
practices among traders on the development of the Alaba International Market,
the traders and national economy. The study was conducted between October 3
and 8, 2015, in Lagos, Nigeria. It collected quantitative data from 245
respondents that were randomly selected from traders at the market. These
were complemented by qualitative data collected through In-depth Interviews
and Focus Group Discussions with purposively selected participants. The data
were analyzed. The quantitative data found that 82.1% of the respondents
attributed the victimization of small businesses to organized crimes by
youth. The qualitative data indicated that the Alaba Market investors will
reduce the unemployment rate in Lagos if the government stop frustrating the
traders with the tax burden. The study concluded that business crimes prevent
economic development. It suggests partnership among stakeholders for the
provision of closed-circuit television cameras to prevent business violence
and induce economic development at Alaba International Market. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |