How Law Enforcement Agents and the Community Can Curb Burglary in the Community

Community Policing: A Viable Panacea for the crime of Burglary

By

Osasumwen Osaghae

December 2008

The Crime of Burglary

The crime of burglary has several components. Some of the elements have provoked disagreement. One of such elements is what constitutes a dwelling place. Section 111(5) of the powers of Criminal Courts (sentencing) Act, 2000 provides that a domestic burglary committed in respect of a building which is a dwelling. The Article

Meaning of Domestic Burglary: When Is an Outbuilding a Dwelling? (Kalu, 2008) examined the Read more

Insights on Communication From a Communication Forum

Communication is the most important factor in any relationship. Most of us need to learn a few things when it comes to communication. A communication forum is a venue in which you can learn all your need to know about communication. In relationships, we tend to shy away from seeking the help we need in this regard. You need to realize that improving the way you communicate in your home will ensure that you have a home in the first place. Between couples or lovers communication or lack of it will mean break or make of the relationship. It is often wise therefore, to be a student of Read more

Nanaimo Intentional Community Living

Attracting potential residents from all over the world, the city of Nanaimo on the island of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada is quickly gaining the reputation of being the source of many utopian modeled intentional communities. A small city of 79,000 residents, Nanaimo prides itself on it’s sophisticated cultural setting comprised of many artists, musicians and craftsmen, with an emphasis on higher education.

As an extension of the alternative lifestyles that often accompanies a community of artists and existentialistic thinkers, many of the residential communities are Read more

Cohousing Communities: Cooperation and Social Interaction

The formal concept of cohousing originates in Denmark though the driving sense of community and social interaction must have long been recognized and sought for by most homeowners everywhere. Broadly defined, cohousing is a kind of intentional community in which residents have participated in right on the onset of the design process and continue to actively participate in long after they move in. All cohousing communities all over the world exhibit two primary features: strong sense of community and cooperation by its residents, augmented by the presence of areas and structures built for Read more