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Roles of Tertiary Institutions in Curbing Banditry Kidnapping and Terrorism in Nigeria
International Journal of Sharia Economics and Financial LiteracyThis paper explored roles of roles of tertiary institutions in fighting against banditry, kidnapping and terror in Nigeria. The research method adopted for this study is the documentary research method through the use of secondary data.
N. J. Ogunode, E. Ayeni, A. Olorundare
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Back to the Past: Evolution of Kidnapping and Hostage Taking in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Beijing Law Review, 2020 Kidnapping is now a disturbing security problem in Nigeria. Using ideas pieced together from newspapers, magazines and interviews this paper traces the origin of the problem to the crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta region in the 1990s.
I. Albert +2 more
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Ethiopia's Legal Response to Kidnapping: Gaps and Challenges
Mizan Law ReviewKidnapping is surging in Ethiopia. Cases of severe kidnapping that eventually resulted in the death of the victims and/or exorbitant ransom demands, reaching millions of birrs, are documented. Ethiopians are paying a terrible price for kidnappers.
Messay Asgedom Gobena
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Nature and Patterns of Kidnapping for Ransom in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Salus Journal, 2023 Despite the criminalisation of kidnapping in Nigeria by the Nigerian criminal codes and an Anti-Kidnapping Act, Ekiti State continues to experience kidnapping schemes for ransom that have raised concerns ...
Ayomide Augustine Ilori +1 more
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La ficción : espacio simbólico de la ausencia en la novela argentina contemporánea
Amerika, 2010 Many Argentine authors have written novels about the military period that took place in that country between 1976 and 1983. In this work we have chosen the theme about disappeared people and kidnapped children.
Graciela Aletta de Sylvas
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Applied Sciences, 2023 SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) technology incorporating QR code navigation has been widely used in the mobile robotics industry. However, the particle kidnapping problem, positioning accuracy, and navigation time are still urgent issues to ...
Bowen Zhang +4 more
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The Study of Criminal Sanction Regarding the Hostage-Taking in the Iranian Legal System Alongside the International Instruments [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī, 2017 Hostage-taking as a crime with the aim of forcing a third party to commit or omit to do something has been of interest to criminals. The need to deal with this crime because of its domestic and international consequences has led to more attention of ...
Nabiollah Gholami +1 more
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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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The Bridge of Hope: Mediating the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Loneliness
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This cross‐sectional study sought to explore hope as a mediator between mindfulness and loneliness and social connectedness by using a structural equation modeling data analysis approach to analyze the relationships. Among a sample of 676 interpersonal trauma experiencers recruited online from a crowdsourcing platform, hope fully mediated the ...
Daniel Gutierrez +2 more
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Comparing treatment outcomes of prolonged exposure therapy across trauma type and veteran status
Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.Abstract This retrospective cohort study evaluated the effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy (PE) across trauma types (combat, terror, civilian) and veteran status (military veterans vs. civilians) in a real‐world clinical setting. We hypothesized that individuals who experienced combat‐ and terror‐related trauma would have higher baseline ...
Nitsa Nacasch +5 more
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