William J. Chambliss' Studies of Colonial Criminal Law and Nigerian Corruption: A Tribute

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable examines William J. Chambliss' studies of crime and justice in Nigeria, when he was a Visiting Professor at the colonial-based University of Ibadan (formerly Ibadan College of the University of London, UK). During that time, Chambliss travelled to many villages including the cities of Ibadan and Lagos collecting data on the people's social structure, crime control methods, and interviewed the police and customs officials. This session highlights the relevance of Chambliss' Nigerian studies to the field of criminology and criminal justice, and deduces that this great scholar's Nigerian studies were among the pivotal basis of his groundbreaking postulations on state crime and "State-Organized Crime."

Sub Unit

• Area VIII: Roundtables

Chair

• Obi N. I. Ebbe, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Discussants

• Charles Ubah, Georgia College and State University

• Emmanuel Onyeozili, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Participants

• Jonathan Odo, Cameron University

• Oko Elechi, Mississipi Valley State University

• Ihekwoaba Declan Onwudiwe, Texas Southern University

• Shela R. Van Ness, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga