PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN BORNO STATE: A CASE STUDY OF BAMA LOCLA GOVERNMENT AREA

This dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter one gives general background of the study,Chapter two comprise of literature review, Chapter three gives the methodology, Chapter four presented he major findings and Chapter five . presented Discussion, recommendation and conclusion. This work revealed various theoretical and practical problems of the criminal &ljustice system as perceîved by the public. lt was revealed generally that the public perception of the criminal Justice system is negative. lt was predominently observed that the criminal justice system is working for the rich and in_fluential members of the society. And recommended based on our findings that there is need for conscientization of the operatives of the criminal justice system and the entire pubiic, about the role of the criminal Justice system to the public. Theories of crime causation were reviewed to some extent. Among such theories are the Sutherland 's social Jearning theory, Durld1eim 's anomie and social disorganization theories, Merton's means-end thecry, conflict/marxist theories, Becker's labelling theory. The sample size of 290 were selected from the population for the study. 150 general public members, 100 inmates, 20 prison officiais, 10 court officiais and 10 policemen. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used throughout in gathering data, in addition to the observation . Data were processed by sorting, tabulation and frequency distribution. Bivariate analyses were done.
Chi-square, and relevant correlation coefficient were used for the hypotheses testing.