Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50296#.VDSY9FfHRK0 Author(s) Toju Francis Balogun , Henry Okeke , Christain Ifanyin Chukwukere Affiliation(s) Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria . ABSTRACT This paper first examines crime situation in Benin metropolis using questionnaire to elicit information from the public and the police. Result shows that crime is on the rise and that the police are handicapped in managing it because of the obsolete methods and resources at their disposal. It also reveals that members of the public have no confidence in the police force as 80% do not report cases for fear of exposure to the informant to the criminal. In the...
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