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State Failure, Youths Dual Victimization And Unbated Terror Of Internet Crime In Nigeria

Jegede, A. E. and Segun, Joshua and Olorunyomi, B.R. (2015) State Failure, Youths Dual Victimization And Unbated Terror Of Internet Crime In Nigeria. Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences {GOJAMSS}, 10. pp. 19-27. ISSN 2276 - 9013

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Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the internet technology on the increase in youth 's socio-economic victimization that is consistently entrenched covertly by the democratic state. The social and psychological costs of the operationality of this medium remain excruciatingly high in the domain of crime with the youths always at the receiving ends either as a users or victims. To establish the core o{victimi:::ation as propelled by the slate, the paper utilizes two models and followed by this is the analys is o{state omissions that are promoting the vulnerability ofyoulhs in the context of technological relat ed crimes. Finully. the paper proffers solutions to state induceable factors that are promoting youth 's vulnerability under the Nigeria 's democracy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Youth , State, Victimization, Crime, Fraud, Internet
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User: Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2016 10:17
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2016 10:17
URI: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/6429

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