Establishing School based Youth Crime Prevention Programme: A Good Practice Guide Onyinye Onyemobi First published in 2009 by: CLEEN Foundation Lagos Office: 21, Akinsanya Street Taiwo Bus-Stop Ojodu Ikeja, 100281 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel: 234-1-7612479 Fax: 234-1-2303230 Abuja Office: 26, Bamenda Street, off Abidjan Street Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, Nigeria Tel: 234-9-7817025, 8708379 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.cleen.org CLEEN Foundation Youth Against Crime: establishing school based youth crime prevention programme. good practice guide 1. Crime prevention - Youth participation - Nigeria. I. Title HV 7431.C624 2009 364.4 ISBN: 978-978-903-552-6 (pbk) AACR2 © Whole or part of this publication may be republished, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted through electronic, photocopying, mechanical, recording or otheriwe, with proper acknowledgement of the publishers. Typesetting: Blessing Aniche Cover concept: Korede Adeleye ii The mission of CLEEN Foundation is to promote public safety, security and accessible justice through empirical research, legislative advocacy, demonstration programmes and publications, in partnership with government and civil society. iii DEDICATION This publication is dedicated to the memory of late Alhaja Raliat Danijo (1946 - 2009), for her untiring efforts in mobilizing civil society organizations to do something about the social and economic challenges faced by Ajegunle Community dwellers in Lagos, Nigeria through her organization, Ajegunle Community Project and for partnering with the CLEEN Foundation in the implementation of the project that led to this publication. Alhaja, as she was fondly called, passed on in September 2009, while this Guide was being edited for publication. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement vi Preface vii Chapter 1.