@article{ref1,
title="Reasons for victims' nonreporting practices in Lagos, Nigeria: a qualitative study",
journal="Victims and offenders",
year="2017",
author="Ayodele, Johnson Oluwole",
volume="12",
number="4",
pages="566-586",
abstract="Nonreporting practices have significant effects on public safety, yet the scientific community knows little about the reasons that predispose victims towards nonreporting in Lagos, Nigeria. The author examined the reasons using qualitative methods, and used a purposive sampling technique to select participants. Data were content analyzed. The findings indicated that economic and sociocultural considerations account for nonreporting among victims. The study concluded that numerous economic and sociocultural reasons including poverty, police extortion, and taboos explain nonreporting among victims, and suggests that the government should strengthen families and schools to transmit reporting values to children for safer communities in Lagos, Nigeria.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-4886",
doi="10.1080/15564886.2017.1280107",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2017.1280107"
}