Crime Views on Two Continents: An Exploratory Study of Views of Nigerian and U.S. College Students Toward Crime, Criminals, Treatment, and Punishment

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• Oko Elechi and Eric Lambert contributed equally to the paper and are equal first authors. The authors thank Janet Lambert for editing and proofreading the paper. We must also extend our gratitude to our colleagues in Nigeria, Drs. F. E. Ota, O. Okereke, and S. Otu, for their immense help in administering the surveys at their respective universities. The authors also thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions.
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• Contact information: O. Oko Elechi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Justice Studies, College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446–0519. Telephone: 936–261–5260. Fax: 936–261–5249. E‐mail: ooelechi@pvamu@edu
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• Contact information: Eric G. Lambert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 3281 FAB, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202. Telephone: 313–577–3281. E‐mail: [email protected]
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• Contact information: Morris Jenkins, Ph.D., J.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, HH 3002, Mail Stop #119, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606. Telephone: 419–530–2313. E‐mail: [email protected]
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• Contact information: David N. Baker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, HH 3008, Mail Stop #119, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606. Telephone: 419530–5351. E‐mail: [email protected]
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