As essential area of criminology, crime victims have really never
been accorded due recognition in Nigeria. It is in this regard that
this paper discusses the Nigerian criminal justice system and the
issue of victim neglect in Enugu urban. Using qualitative and
quantitative research approaches, a sample of 604 respondents
were drawn from Enugu urban. Multi-stage and purposive
sampling techniques were used to reach the respondents. Data
from both questionnaires and in-depth interviews were collected.
We found that most crime victims are highly neglected and there is
a lack of cordial relationship between the police and crime victims
in Enugu urban. The study recommends the need to consider civil
aspect of cases when passing judgments so that crime victims
would not lose on two folds, but get partially compensated for
their losses. The study also calls for judges to speed up adjudication
processes in order not to draw cases to elastic limit where crime
victims lose faith in the criminal justice system.
Obinna J. Eze, Deborah O. Obi, Benjamin Okorie Ajah. (2020) Nigerian Criminal Justice System and Victims of Crime Neglect in Enugu Urban, , Volume-14, Issue-3.
