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ABSTRACT The need for this study arose from the realization that Uganda Police Force plays a very important role in the administration of criminal justice. When an accused person is proved guilty before the courts of law, he I she is subjected to punishment. Thus, there is need to ensure that it is only the guilty that are punished but not the... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL BY SUPERVISOR ................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT  DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i  APPROVAL BY SUPERVISOR ................................................................................................... ii  DEDICATION... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0    Introduction In most countries, it has been accepted that democracy is the only system of government that seeks to protect individual liberty and guarantee the fundamental rights of all. The pursuit of these rights is however not absolute as there exist state institutions like the police whose mandate is... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the Study The criminal justice system in Nigeria with particular reference to Abia State is made up of three distinctive inter-dependent components viz.; the police, the courts and the prisons. These agencies work in synergy in the prevention, deterrence, apprehension, investigation, trial,... Continue Reading

Abstract This research is about the importance and dangers to the implementation of the right to bail in Kampala, Uganda. The study was carried out in Makindye Division and it focused on the meaning and relevance of the admission of bail to the various accused personnel's in the country. The literature discusses the legal basis on the right to... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Ever since independence, the criminal justice system of Nigeria has accommodated capital punishment which is also known as “death penalty”, as a punitive measure for specifically defined offences. In the past 15 years, scholars, researchers and students of penology and criminology have championed the debate for abolition of death... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Ever since independence, the criminal justice system of Nigeria has accommodated capital punishment which is also known as “death penalty”, as a punitive measure for specifically defined offences. In the past 15 years, scholars, researchers and students of penology and criminology have championed the debate for abolition of death... Continue Reading

Summary of the Report and Policy Recommendations The United Nations Human Rights Committee has emphasized that the right to a fair trial (which includes the right to an independent and impartial tribunal) applies in full to military courts as it does to the ordinary civilian courts. Based mainly on Uganda's military justice legal framework. this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is vital to the correct understanding of the criminal law of Nigeria to ascertain at outset whence that law derives and where it is to be found. Essentially, Nigerian criminal law is derived from English common law. But the present relationship between those two systems of law has tended to become confused. Right from the creation of... Continue Reading

                                        ABSTRACT It is vital to the correct understanding of the criminal law of Nigeria to ascertain at outset whence that law derives and where it is to be found. Essentially, Nigerian criminal law is derived from English common law. But the present relationship between those two... Continue Reading

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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Criminal law is distinctive for the uniquely serious potential consequences or sanctions for failure to abide by its rules. Every crime is composed of criminal elements, capital punishment may be imposed in some jurisdictions for the most serious crimes, and physical or corporal punishment may be. imposed such as... Continue Reading

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ABSTRACT The study was to access the role of electronic media in recording and updating criminals across the nation as a whole. Using Central Police Station as a case study, the objectives of the study were to provide ways how the Police could keep/store records of criminals across the country, to identify media programs that enable a police... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Crime has been a major subject of concern throughout human history. No society is free of crime and criminals. The Nigeria Police Force is an agency established by law to ensure preservation of public order and law enforcement as well as prevention and detection of crime. The... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The criminal justice system revolves around three cardinal institutions: the police, court and prison. These institutions are partners in our failing criminal justice system, due to some practices that are inimical to the interest of society. Thus,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  The research on the role of the police is presented in the following study that was under taken to reveal the stand of the police's role in the administration of criminal justice in Uganda from the colonial time it was formed to the present. The study is divided into two (2) sections in which section one introduced us to the role... Continue Reading

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Abstract The Kenyan government has been carrying out public service reforms focusing on streamlining the police service and putting in place interventions to enhance efficiency in the service. A review of the police training curriculum was part of the police reform agenda aimed at professionalizing the Kenya Police Service. That notwithstanding,... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv LIST OF ACRONMYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS v ABSTRACT X~ INTRODUCTION 1 1 . I Background to the study I 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Purpose of the study 3 1.4 Objectives of the Study 3 1.5 Research Questions 3 1.6 Scope ofthe Study 3 1.6.1 Subject Scope 3 1.6.2 Time Scope... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined the 'human rights and the law: an appraisal of the right to a fair trial in Uganda Criminal Court '. The right to a fair hearing is provided under Article 28 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. Article 28(1) directs that in the determination of civil rights and obligations or any criminal charge a person... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study ' was carried out with different organizations and agencies in Kampala with specific aims to identify the circumstances which give rise to the arrest of street children and the legalities taken into account to... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ....................................................................................................................................... i Approval ......................................................................................................................................... i i Dedication... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... i APPROV AL .................................................................................................................................................. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Explanations for crime have taken various dimensions according to different theorists and scholars. Some blame it on defective family structure or arrested personality adjustment. Others emphasize factors such as inequality, environmental influence, poor socialization process... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the impact of HIV/AIDS awareness on the sexual behaviour of youths/under graduate. This research instruments consists of a sample questionnaire and oral interviews. The sample used consists of 120 undergraduates... Continue Reading

. ABSTRACT           This study was designed to investigate the impact of HIV/AIDS awareness on the sexual behaviour of youths/under graduate. This research instruments consists of a sample questionnaire and oral interviews. The sample used consists of 120... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  It seems to be a reality of modern urban life that, from time to time, tensions can develop between law enforcement and community members or groups. Given this reality, it is worth doing some thinking about the best ways to prevent these tensions from developing in the first place, and of resolving them when they do. As for mutual... Continue Reading