期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
期号：8
页码：754-760
DOI：10.35629/5252-0208708709
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：The surge in criminal activities in Nigeria has placed safety and security in the front burner of discussions. This paper examined the role of Closed Circuit Television ( CCTV) as a crime prevention tool for good governance and economic development. The study relied on secondary data from Fund for Peace as indicators of insecurity, adopting an analytical design; it employed trend analysis, descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation with the aid of Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Findings revealed highly deteriorating security architecture for Nigeria and high levels of economic decline. Human Development Index value was as low as 0.52. The study further revealed that Nigeria was among the 15 most fragile (failed) States in the world with a fragile State index of 14.67 and among the least prosperous nations in the world with a prosperity index of 125. These findings characterise a weak state whose populace are vulnerable. It is recommended therefore that under cover, security agents should be fortified with CCTV surveillance systems and be trained to curtail crime while still premature. Government should also shift from economic centred growth to human centred approach and strengthen development of entrepreneurial skills development in schools.
