These two books so different in content and in method nevertheless have a common point of view. Both authors make it transparently clear that our present philosophy of correction, or punishment, is woefully inadequate to meet the problem of modem crime. Both volumes are the work of painstaking and careful scholars who remain calm and objective when their findings cry to heaven for a vigorous an...

Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated Industry by Stephen P. Ryan Department of Economics Duke University

Most extant research in the economics of crime literature has focused on explaining variations in crime rates. Public action to prevent crime, however, is often dependent on the level of concern about public security that is expressed in public perceptions surveys. The economics of crime literature has largely overlooked responses to such surveys as data sources and therefore it has not account...

This study investigated the activities of the police in crime prevention and control with specific focus on the Ogun State Police Command. The objectives of the study include (1) an examination of the factors responsible for the high crime incidence in Nigeria as well as in Ogun state (2) an investigation of the strategies adopted by the police in crime prevention and control (3) an assessment ...

What role can public participation play in environmental management? Among major tools for environmental management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been widely practised in many countries. Its effectiveness, however, varies depending on the extent to which transparency and public participation are incorporated in its process. In this article, we analyse the role of public participati...

Organizations use environmental scanning to monitor important events in their surrounding environment. It is a way to answer the question, "What's happening in my environment that will affect my future?" Scanning involves identifying the issues and trends that have important implications for the future. The scanning includes analysis of the information about these issues and trends to assess th...

The business environment is increasingly becoming uncertain and complex. Environmental scanning is a systematic way for organizations to detect changes, and hence formulate adaptive strategies for coping with uncertainties. Information literacy skills are required to conduct effective and efficient environmental scanning activities as it is an information intensive process. Moreover, the develo...