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Item THE PROCESSES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: A CASE STUDY OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE WESTERN STATE OF NIGERIA(1976-06) ADELOLA, I. O. A.This is a study of judicial processes and procedure in the Western State of Nigeria. The judiciary is conceptualized as a formal organization which lacks fitness into the classical organizational theory of bureaucracy because it is engulfed in intra-organizational and inter-organizational complications. Judicial processes and procedure are therefore to be understood within the framework of a multi-organizational inter-connectedness. Consequently, the study took as its theoretical focus the systemic approach which in turn embraces the structural- functional orientation with the concomitant exchange and conflict under-pinnings. Its central focus is that organizational interdependence will affect organizational performance adversely or positively even if the rules of bureaucracy are observed. The study also examines the judiciary as a formal Organization in which professionalism encourages fragmentation of group cohesion and this, in turn, is shown to limit the degree of bureaucratization found in the Organization. The end result of these perspectives is that organizational performance is a function of the interaction of internal and external forces. Consequently, it is concluded that a combination of the natural and rational models to the study of organization would enhance our understanding of organizations and the judiciary in particular. This study is divided into three main perspectives. The first takes an historical orientation, tracing the development of the judiciary in Nigeria from its very inception through a period of institutional experimentation to a period of institutional stability and reforms. It also traced the circumstances which led to the regionalization of the judiciary in Nigeria and how the judiciary of the Western State of Nigeria has performed during periods of political instability and experimentation. This section also focuses on the jurisdictional limitations of the various tribunals and their relations with one another. The second part focuses on the internal organizational structure of the judicial departments and isolates the interaction of Professionals and non-Professionals as a factor which encourages in-group and out-group relations bothering on mutual but manageable intra-organizational strains. Attention has also been directed to the inter-organizational inter-connectedness as a factor which may enhance or inhibit the performance of the judiciary. The third part spells out the procedures involved in adjudication of cases and attempts to relate the theoretical judicial process to judicial process in practice. Marked deviation from the theoretical expectations is observed in practice as a result of the interaction of internal and external forces. The adoption of a social process Orientation lends credence to this Claim. Finally the study raises the issue of the notion of justice; the relationship between the law and the society; and the human Problems in law enforcement.Item Voluntary healthcare workers and the success of PHC(Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan., 1993) Owumi, B. E.Item Primary health care in Nigeria: The state of the art(Department of Sociology.University of Ibadan., 1993) Oke, E. A.; Owumi, B. E.Item Traditional medicine and the Nigerian society: a case for the development of traditional medicine(African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 1994) Owumi, B. E.“Health Is wealth" yet it is many miles away from the people due to the current developmental approach which is Western in nature. It is no longer news that the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that health for all by the year 2000 is impracticable without traditional medicine in the developing world. It is in this light that the paper examines some vital issues that should be considered in other to develop traditional medicine as an alternative health care in Nigeria. In this quest the paper analysizes the conception of disease in our society and by extension illness behaviours. Effort is also made to examine the forms of practitioners available and their role in the various community. Given the long standing history of the art among our people and consequently the familiar healing context, together with the high level of patronage the paper concludes that there is the need for the development of the system.Item The persistence of female circumcision in Nigeria: a case study of the Okpe people of Delta State(Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, 1994) Owumi, B. E.The paper attempted to examine the reasons accounting for the sustenance of the practice of female circumcision and how to stem it. The basis of the facts presented here are derived from a survey involving a sample of four hundred and five respondents of both sexes conducted in two local government areas (Okpe and Sapele) of Delta state. The subjects that constituted the sample were randomly chosen and the data analysed through simple descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the persistence of female circumcision is due to the application of western methods in the operation thereby reducing the agony and stress associated with the practice. It also identified the low level of education and urbanisation as factors inducing the sustainability of the practice because they make for the persistence of traditional norms and values. Consequent upon these findings, the paper concluded by suggesting the involvement and enlistment of western trained health care professionals as public health educator in an attempt to stamp out the act. In addition to the above, the paper suggested the rapid development of our educational system and urbanisation as a way of weakening non functional traditional values.Item Forms and age at circumcision: some psychological implications for women's fertility(The Network of Psychological Studies of Women Issues, 1994) Owumi, B. E.The paper attempts to examine the forms and age at circumcision with the goal of highlighting the psychological implication of the procedure for women's fertility. The findings are a product of a survey involving a randomly selected sample of 214 women conducted in two local government areas (Okpe and Sapele) of Delta state in Nigeria. The results revealed that circumcised women experience some degree of fear and anxiety states because of the practice and this has some implications for women's sexual behaviour. It also revealed that the period of recovery from the operation also tends to affect the mental image of women and by extension sexual relationships. Arising from the observed adverse effects, the paper concludes by calling for the eradication of the practice in our society.Item The persistence of female circumcision in Nigeria: a case study of the Okpe people of Delta State(Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, 1994) Owumi, B. E.The paper attempted to examine the reasons accounting for the sustenance of the practice of female circumcision and how to stem it. The basis of the facts presented here are derived from a survey involving a sample of four hundred and five respondents of both sexes conducted in two local government areas (Okpe and Sapele) of Delta state. The subjects that constituted the sample were randomly chosen and the data analysed through simple descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the persistence of female circumcision is due to the application of western methods in the operation thereby reducing the agony and stress associated with the practice. It also identified the low level of education and urbanisation as factors inducing the sustainability of the practice because they make for the persistence of traditional norms and values. Consequent upon these findings, the paper concluded by suggesting the involvement and enlistment of western trained health care professionals as public health educator in an attempt to stamp out the act. In addition to the above, the paper suggested the rapid development of our educational system and urbanisation as a way of weakening non functional traditional values.Item New trends and attitudes toward crime: the phenomenon of area boys in Nigeria(IFRA-Ibadan, 1994) Owumi, B. E.Item Traditional medicine and the Nigerian society: a case for the development of traditional medicine(African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 1994-04) Owumi, B. E.Item The Hospital Work Environment : A Study of Occupational hazards associated with nursing as an occupation(Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos and Reproductive, Occupational and Mental Health Network, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1995) Owumi, B. E.Item Society and health: social pattern of illness and medical care(Resource Development and Management Services, 1996) Owumi, B. E.Item Traditional Practitioners (Healers & Healing Practices)(Resource Development and Management Services, 1996) Owumi, B. E.Item Readings in medical Sociology(Resource Development and Management Services, 1996) Oke, E. A.; Owumi, B. EItem The impact of price reform on the health and productivity of rural women in southern Nigeria(A publication of NISER/SSCN national Research Netwrok on Liberalization Policies in Nigeria supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada, 1996) Isamah, A. N; Owumi, B. E.; Adewumi, F.; Okunola, R.Item Working in the shadow of death: the case of night guards in urban centres in Nigeria(Friedrich Ebert Foundation., 1997) Okunola, R. A.Item Push and sustaining factors of child labour in Nigeria.(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 1998) Aderinto, A.A.; Okunola, R. A.This paper examines a particular aspect of child labour activities- Street trading. Using 241 subjects, the paper highlighted the push, pull and sustaining factors of child labour. Data collection exercise involved the use of questionnaires, interview and observation of the children at work. Conducted in a business district Ibadan, Nigeria, the study reveals that the children are generally pushed out of their household given the increasing instability of maintenance; attracted to street trading beacause of its economic yields; sustained in the job by the harmonious social context, but continuously being ruined and denied of their future by the hazards of the hazards of the workplace and the anti-social elements that they daily come in contact with on the streets. Major recommendations include a reworking of various economic policies, the proper implementation of the Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAD) involvement of various voluntary organizations and a conducive educational and political atmosphere.Item Youth and crime: a study of rural hybrids in Ogun State(1998) Olutayo, A. O.; Okunola, R. A.Urban bias strategy as the development policy in developing nations has contributed largely to the problem of rural-urban migrations in these nations. Attention has therefore been focussed, mainly, on the effect of migration to the rural and urban areas. Toa large extent, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult for youths - educated in European style with the hope of securing European-style job opportunities - to migrate to the urban areas due to the growing economic crisis and depression since the 1980s - with its effect significantly in urban areas. Consequently, this has led to the emergence of a group of youths we refer to as 'rural hybrids'. This study sets out to inquire into the emergence of this group; investigate their life-style; and ascertain their impact on the rural areas. Using the dis-articulation theory, we examined the emergence of this group. We found out that this group engages in activities considered to be criminal and their way of life is totally contradictory to what the typical rural-dwellers expect. As such, they are likely to contribute negatively to the orientation-of the younger generation corning after them. On the whole, therefore the rural areas are likely to be significantly affected in the future particularly in the areas of crime and violence.Item Order and deviance in Society(Center for Sandwich Programmes, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, 1999) Okunola, R. A.Item The prison as a social system(Malthouse Social Science Studies, 2002) Okunola, R. A.; Aderinto, A. A.; Atere, A. A.Item Crime in society: currents and perspectives.(Malthouse Social Science Studies, 2002) Okunola, R. A.