The evolution and advancement in investigative strategies, processes, and technology has over time helped to improve intelligence gathering process. Intelligence used crime analysis supports the operations of the law enforcement agencies by providing a guide to aid a criminal investigation amongst other things. This week’s digest by Avril Eyewu-Edero of Read more…
Forensic science offers numerous possibilities for crime investigation in Nigeria, as most criminals are not sophisticated in their methods of committing crimes, and with a fully functional forensic laboratory readily available around the country, a database, the manpower, the law, and required training, Nigeria’s justice system would be better. In Read more…
It could be rape, sex trafficking, or any other coercive encounter directed at a person’s sexuality with or without penetration. Sexual violence, among all vices, is at its peak in the 21st century. As a form of gender-based violence, it’s a cultural phenomenon that also transcends time and space within Read more…
An autopsy is a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death (the disease or injury that caused death), mechanism (the chain reaction leading to death), and manner of death (suicide, homicide or natural). Autopsies are also done for research purposes especially in disease outbreaks. This week’s digest Read more…
Nigeria’s huge population and non centralized record keeping system makes tracking criminals really difficult. This alone emphasizes the need for creating a criminal database to aid the criminal justice system. This week’s digest by Avril Eyewu-Edero further discusses this need and points in the direction of ethically populating a criminal Read more…