| Description |
1 online resource (16 pages) : one illustration |
| Series |
Special report ; 391 |
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Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 391.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Background on the informal security sector in Nigeria -- Informal security actors in Plateau, Kaduna, and Kano -- Operational structures -- Recruitment and training -- Accountability mechanisms -- Relationships with formal security actors -- Perceptions of the informal security sector -- Conclusions and recommendations |
| Summary |
"Informal security actors such as vigilantes play a variety of roles in African communities. Research has tended to focus on the negative impact of informal security providers, but these groups have an essential role in a community's safety and security. This report provides an analysis of the informal security actors in the Nigerian states of Plateau, Kaduna, and Kano and in the capital city of Abuja"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"September 2016." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (USIP, viewed December 3, 2020) |
| Subject |
Vigilance committees -- Nigeria
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Security sector -- Nigeria
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Nigeria
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Security sector.
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Vigilance committees.
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Nigeria.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.
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