Use of drugs and criminal behaviour among female adolescent prostitutes in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlofinbiyi, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorOlofinbiyi, B.A.
dc.contributor.authorOyefara, J.L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-03T12:39:09Z
dc.date.available2019-09-03T12:39:09Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper demonstrates that a sizeable number of adolescent girls are often involved in the use of drugs in their various sex industries. There is much controversy as to whether criminal activities among the sex workers are influenced by drugs use. Cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews were adopted to generate data from respondents. Findings show that sex workers are frequently engaged in drug use and criminality but their engagement in criminal activities is not significantly influenced by the use of drugs. The study recommends an urgent need to design and implement effective research studies, policies, prevention and intervention programmes to deal with the intricacies associated with drug use and criminality among adolescent girls in Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlofinbiyi, S. A., Olofinbiyi, B. A., & Oyefara, J. L. (2016). Use of drugs and criminal behaviour among female adolescent prostitutes in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Contemporary Social Science, 11(4), 347-361.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21582041.2016.1243255?journalCode=rsoc21
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5076
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dc.subjectUse of drugsen_US
dc.subjectProstitutionen_US
dc.subjectCriminalityen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent Girlsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociologyen_US
dc.titleUse of drugs and criminal behaviour among female adolescent prostitutes in Lagos metropolis, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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