Commercial vehicle drivers (‘trotro’ drivers) who experience police corruption are more likely to break traffic laws – Research

Commercial vehicle drivers ('trotro' drivers) who experience police corruption are more likely to break traffic laws - Research

Commercial vehicle drivers ('trotro' drivers) who experience police corruption are more likely to break traffic laws. That's the finding from ... ...

Commercial vehicle drivers (‘trotro’ drivers) who experience police corruption are more likely to break traffic laws – Research

Study looks at support for offender rehabilitation among Ghanaian prison officers

Support among prison officers in Ghana for the rehabilitation of offenders is heavily dependent on their sense of self-legitimacy, a ... ...

Study looks at support for offender rehabilitation among Ghanaian prison officers

A new study on what motivates young educated Ghanaians to report corruption to anti-corruption agencies

Young educated Ghanaians are more likely to report corruption to anti-corruption agencies if they are certain it will lead to ... ...

A new study on what motivates young educated Ghanaians to report corruption to anti-corruption agencies

How young educated Ghanaians view corruption

A corruption scandal is in the news in Ghana again. Media reports suggest an elaborate scheme of cronyism in the ... ...

How young educated Ghanaians view corruption

Confronting Political Vigilantism in Ghana [Policy Brief]

On 9 April 2019, Ghana’s two main political parties – the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic ... ...

Confronting Political Vigilantism in Ghana %5BPolicy Brief%5D

Why Do Young Ghanaian Adults Engage in Corruption?

Results from a study by Dr Tankebe, Professor Karstedt (Griffith University) and Adu-Poku (University of Ghana) show that citizenly pride ... ...

Why Do Young Ghanaian Adults Engage in Corruption?

Dr Tankebe speaks to The Conversation Africa about political vigilantism Ghana

The US has announced it is ready to support Ghana to deal with the issue of political vigilantism – a growing threat ... ...

Dr Tankebe speaks to The Conversation Africa about political vigilantism Ghana

Are Murder and Robbery on the Increase in Ghana? Analysis of Police Crime Statistics

In this research brief, Dr Tankebe and Dr Boakye analyse trends in violent crimes in Ghana between 2012 and 2018. ... ...

Are Murder and Robbery on the Increase in Ghana? Analysis of Police Crime Statistics

Traditional Justice

Traditional Justice in informal Urban Settlements in Ghana British Academy Funded Project Lead Researchers: Dr Thomas Akoensi and Dr Amy ...

Sentencing

Sentence and sentencing disparity Lead Researchers: Dr Peter Atupare, Dr Kofi Boakye, Dr. Justice Tankebe This project aims to investigate ...

African Institute for Crime, Policy & Governance Research

Welcome to the African Institute for Crime, Policy and Governance Research. The Institute aims to promote high quality research on crime and governance issues to inform policy in Africa.

It provides training for professionals in the fields of crime and justice (police officers, prosecutors, judges, prison officers, probation officers, and private security providers) and advice relevant institutions and agencies in Africa on governance issues to inform sound policies.