Assessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOteng Ababio, Martin
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, George
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, Adobea Yaa
dc.contributor.authorWrigley Asante, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorAgyapong, Isaac
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-10T15:41:38Z
dc.date.available2017-10-10T15:41:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe article is structured into four sections. The first deals with the global rise of private security companies (PSCs) and the Ghanaian case, while section two looks at the study’s methodology. Section three presents findings in terms of the paper’s objectives. The last section provides conclusions of the research. Based on informant interviews as well as a survey of 2,745 households undertaken in key Ghanaian cities the study critically examines household perceptions of PSCs. Contrary to dominant propositions in the literature, the household survey identified job creation and business as the most important drivers for the proliferation of PSCs.en
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dc.identifier.citationOwusu, G., Owusu, A. Y., Oteng-Ababio, M., Wrigley-Asante, C., & Agyapong, I. (2016). An assessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghana. Crime Science, 5(1), 5. doi: 10.1186/s40163-016-0053-xen
dc.identifier.issn2193-7680
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/56673
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.journalCrime Science
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECURITYen
dc.subjectURBAN CRIMEen
dc.subjectURBANIZATIONen
dc.subjectHUMAN SECURITYen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectACCRAen
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTYen
dc.subjectPOLICINGen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENTen
dc.titleAssessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghanaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderOwusu et al.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107349
idrc.project.titleExploring the Crime and Poverty Nexus in Urban Ghanaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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