AbstractThe impacts of violence unleashed by the Islamic sect popularly known as Boko Haram have become a nation-wide concern in Nigeria in recent years. Almost every day television stations broadcast, shows this trend, newspaper, magazine and internet websites run and re-run pictures of the...

Given the central role of private individuals and firms in determining the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, and the quality and availability of criminal opportunities, private actions arguably deserve a central role in the analysis of crime and crime prevention policy. But the...