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Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice Volume 18, 2018 - Issue 3
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Voices from Behind the Bars: Kidnappers’ Natural Self-Accounting Views, Perceptions, and Feelings on Kidnapping in the Southeastern States of Nigeria

Smart E. OtuDepartment of Sociology/Psychology and Criminology & Security Studies, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
, B.Sc. (Sociology); M.Sc. (Criminology); D.Litt. & Phil. (Criminology); D.Ph.(Sociology),
Macpherson U. NnamDepartment of Sociology/Psychology and Criminology & Security Studies, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Nigeria
, B.Sc. (Sociology); M.Sc. (Criminology) &
Uchenna K. UdukaDepartment of Sociology, MJC Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria
, B.Sc. (Sociology); M.Sc. (Criminology)
Pages 254-279 | Published online: 07 Jun 2018

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Macpherson Uchenna Nnam, Obinne Obiefuna, Onyekachi Eni, Emmanuel Ugochukwu Nwakanma, Peter Offu, James E Effiong, Groupson-Paul Okechukwu & Mary Sorochi Otu. (2023) Why we break the law and relapse: Exploring the societal factor-recidivism nexus among selected inmates in a custodial center. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice 0:0, pages 1-24.
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Oludayo Tade, Usman A. Ojedokun & Adeyinka A. Aderinto. (2020) ‘I Went through Hell’: Strategies for Kidnapping and Victims’ Experiences in Nigeria. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 29:10, pages 1244-1256.
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Smart Egwu Otu, Macpherson Uchenna Nnam & Uchenna Kalu Uduka. (2018) Adaptation, Rationality, and Manipulation: Insight Into Kidnappers’ Modus Operandi in the South Eastern States of Nigeria. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 36:11-12, pages NP6529-NP6552.
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