This study investigated the prevalence and types of gang behaviour among Secondary
School Students in Osun State. It also determined the influence of peer pressure on gang …

In urban Sierra Leone, more than 90% of young men survive precariously in the informal
economy. Squeezed by an underdeveloped economy and the pressure to engage in a …

Economically and socially deprived economies where levels of poverty, unemployment and
underemployment are very high is bound to affect economic activities in such economy …

Background: Violent acts perpetrated by young people can cause physical and
psychological harm to others and is of serious public health concern. This study was …

This chapter begins with a consideration of some key definitions. This includes
categorisations of children and childhood, and the remit of youth justice systems. We then …

Youths have been underrepresented and excluded from active and visible participation in
Nigerian politics as a result of the exclusion frameworks of the large population by the more …

Youth violence is one of the major problems facing most societies in Nigeria today and it has
contributed to the level of insecurity witnessed in recent times. Baboko community of Ilorin …

Domestic violence in Jamaica can be contextually understood through radical feminism and
social learning theory used in this study to explain the patriarchal social structures …

Divers urban populations, including the poor, adduced urban and peri-urban agriculture
(UPA) as essential food sources. Urban agriculture (UA) as a safe city concept is …

This study assesses the spatial dimensions of social exclusion in the traditional core areas
of Ilorin with specific emphases on the urban poor in Ilorin. For methodology, data collection …