ABSTRACT By experience, formal control structures working alone have not solved all criminal acts. This article reports on a study that examined the efforts of agba (elder), ajobi (consanguinity) and ajogbe (co-residency) as informal structures of vigilantism to control crime in Egba, Nigeria. The study used a purposive sampling technique to select the study area, and the participants in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. The data was content analysed. The findings indicated the efforts of agba, ajobi and ajogbe as they manifest in the activities of vigilantism help to prevent, control and solve crimes that inevitably occur in Egba. The study concluded that the informal structures of vigilantism, in partnership with the Western structures of crime control, could sustain the safety in Egba. Government should stimulate formal-informal partnership among crime control structures and actors to improve community participation in crime control in Egba.

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Agba、ajobi 和 ajogbe 作为尼日利亚埃格巴人的警惕性结构

摘要 根据经验，单独运作的正式控制结构并不能解决所有的犯罪行为。本文报告了一项研究，该研究调查了尼日利亚埃格巴 (Egba) 的 agba（长者）、ajobi（血缘关系）和 ajogbe（共同居住地）作为非正式的警戒组织控制犯罪的努力。该研究使用有目的的抽样技术来选择研究领域，以及焦点小组讨论和深度访谈的参与者。对数据进行了内容分析。调查结果表明，agba、ajobi 和 ajogbe 的努力体现在警惕活动中，有助于预防、控制和解决在 Egba 不可避免地发生的犯罪活动。该研究得出的结论是，非正式的警惕性结构与西方的犯罪控制结构合作，可以维持埃格巴的安全。