TY  - RPRT
U1  - Arbeitspapier
A1  - Osuagwu, Kingsley Noble
T1  - Social Protection: A Tool for Crime Prevention in Nigeria? Case study of Owerri Municipal Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria
T2  - Social Policy in Demand: A Working Paper Series
N2  - This study intends to contribute to the discourse on social protection and crime. The study assessed social protection as a tool for crime prevention, with bias to Owerri municipal local government area of Imo state, Nigeria as a case study. The study employed a qualitative approach which allowed the researcher to explore experiences and perspectives of selected participants. Purposive sampling was considered appropriate for the defined population. In-depth interview and focus group discussion (FGD) served as data collection instruments. A review of available literature, reports, newspaper publications, reports, and various internet sources were exhaustively utilised to gather secondary data. 
The study revealed that social protection possesses the potential to prevent crime. The study informed that certain intervention programmes established by the government helped in decreasing crime incidences in the area under study. In addition, the study revealed that social protection enhances wellbeing, empowers people, promotes better living conditions, imbues a sense of belonging and inclusiveness, promotes social stability and does not lead to dependency. However, the study revealed that social protection alone is incapable of eradicating crime.
T3  - Social Policy in Demand: A Working Paper Series - 2021/04 
KW  - Crime
KW  - Social Protection
KW  - Potential
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Tool
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-60322
SN  - 2747-8068
SS  - 2747-8068
SN  - 978-3-96043-098-8
SB  - 978-3-96043-098-8
U6  - https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-098-8
DO  - https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-098-8
N1  - This paper was written as part of a master’s thesis at the Department Social Policy and Social Security Studies of the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. The supervision was carried out by Dr. Barbara Rohregger and Professor Esther Schüring.
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S1  - 23
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