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dc.contributor.authorOgunniran, Iyabode
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-14T17:02:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-11T09:03:49Z
dc.date.available2017-03-14T17:02:10Z
dc.date.available2017-04-11T09:03:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
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Ogunniran, I. (2015) 'A Centurial Legal History of Child Justice Reforms in Nigeria 1914-2014', Law, Crime and History, 5(2), pp. 44-68. Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/8924

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dc.identifier.issn2045-9238
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8924
dc.description.abstract

This paper analyses the development of child justice during three main periods in Nigeria. From 1914-1943, juvenile delinquency emerged as a distinct social problem; specific laws were enacted relating to children and Reformatory and Industrial Schools were established across the country. From 1943-2003, the colonial masters enacted the Children and Young Persons Ordinance for the treatment of young offenders. After independence in 1960, this remained the law regulating juvenile justice. However, most juvenile offenders were not granted bail by the police and the juvenile court structure and procedure were not protective. Offenders were sent to institutions but extensive research carried out across the country shows that the facilities for rehabilitation were non-existent at such institutions. This paper argues that the period, 2003- 2014, has recorded positive improvement. The Child Rights Act 2003 introduces key reforms such as codified legal rights for children, diversion, Centralised Children Police Unit, Family Courts and two novel non-custodial disposition methods. The author recommends the implementation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Observations to fully protect child offenders in Nigeria.

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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Plymouth
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectpoliceen_US
dc.subjectjuvenile courtsen_US
dc.subjectcustodial institutionsen_US
dc.subjectchildren’s rightsen_US
dc.subjectdiversionen_US
dc.subjectfamily courtsen_US
dc.subjectnon-custodial disposition methodsen_US
dc.subjectreformsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleA Centurial Legal History of Child Justice Reforms in Nigeria 1914-2014en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume5
plymouth.journalSOLON Law, Crime and History


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