STATE FAILURE, YOUTHS DUAL VICTIMIZATION AND UNABATED TERROR OF INTERNET CRIME IN NIGERIA
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This paper examines the impact of the internet technology on the increase in youth’s socio-economic victimization that is consistently entrenched covertly by the democratic state. The social and psychological costs of the operationality of this medium remain excruciatingly high in the domain of crime with the youths always at the receiving ends either as a users or victims. To establish the core of victimization as propelled by the state, the paper utilizes two models and followed by this is the analysis of state omissions that are promoting the vulnerability of youths in the context of technological related crimes. Finally, the paper proffers solutions to state induceable factors that are promoting youth’s vulnerability under the Nigeria’s democracy.
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