Criminal Justice Administration In Nigeria

1. Analyze the historical development of criminal justice administration in Nigeria.
2. Evaluate the structure and functions of Nigerian courts.
3. Explain the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the criminal justice system.
4. Apply legal principles to real-world scenarios.
5. Assess the impact of military rule on the judiciary.
6. Critique the treatment of victims in the criminal justice system.

13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 1: Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria · 2 hours

     Define key legal terms related to criminal justice administration.. Explain the scope of causation, correction, and prevention of crime.. Identify events that impacted the historical development of criminal justice..

   • Unit 2: Pre-Colonial Model of Criminal Justice Administration · 2 hours

     Critique the traditional system of criminal justice administration.. Highlight the 'barbaric' and 'excellent' aspects of pre-colonial practices.. Assess the extent to which traditional practices co-exist with modern practices..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 3: Criminal Justice Administration in Nigeria, (1861 – 1960) · 3 hours

     Critique the colonial criminal justice administration.. Identify areas of conflict between traditional and colonial systems.. Analyze the impact of foreign legal systems on criminology and security systems..

3. Week 3Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Administration of Justice: Courts Structure · 2 hours

     Describe, explain, illustrate, and critique the term 'jurisdiction'.. Describe and explain the Nigerian Criminal Court System.. Differentiate between general and limited jurisdiction..

4. Week 4Module 2:

   • Unit 2: The Hierarchy of the Courts · 3 hours

     Sketch the hierarchical order of courts.. Trace the origin of the courts and its development.. Identify changes in the Court System since independence..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Superior Courts · 3 hours

     Give a picturesque view of the Court system in Nigeria.. Account for the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.. Critique the structure and hierarchy of Courts in Nigeria..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Superior Courts (Cont'd) · 3 hours

     Define the establishment, Constitution, jurisdiction etc of the Superior Courts studied in this Unit.. Locate the position of each of the Courts in the hierarchy of Courts in Nigeria..

7. Week 7Module 3:

   • Unit 1: Inferior Courts · 3 hours

     Establish the categorization of courts into 'Superior' and 'Inferior' Courts.. Identify the powers exercisable by the inferior courts especially the Magistrates' court.. Distinguish the Coroner from the Magistrate Courts..

8. Week 8Module 3:

   • Unit 2: Inferior Courts (Cont'd) · 3 hours

     Distinguish the jurisdiction of the Area Courts from Magistrate Courts.. Discuss meaningfully, the role of these Courts in presenting crimes.. Demonstrate an understanding of the Juvenile criminal Justice administration and the coroners' inquest..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 3: Other Courts · 3 hours

     Define the jurisdiction of a Court Martial.. Describe a Coroner's Court. Discuss the roles and functions of any of the Tribunals for the time, in existence..

10. Week 10Module 4:

    • Unit 1: Personnel of Criminal Justice Administration · 3 hours

      Identify the titles of various judges in Nigeria.. Demonstrate an understanding of the pre-requisite, qualifications, appointment procedure, the tenure, removal from office and effects of incapacitation of specific judicial officers who functions at various levels within the judicial hierarchy.. Identify the roles of other judicial officers, law enforcement agents etc. who may be involved in any judicial process..

11. Week 11Module 4:

    • Unit 2: Personnel of Court other than Judicial Officers · 3 hours

      Distinguish between judicial positions and legal offices.. Explain, illustrate and critique the legal position of the Attorney-General, the Legal Practitioner and the Police in the administration of justice system..

12. Week 12Module 5:

    • Unit 1: Modern Administration of Justice · 3 hours

      Outline the post independence changes in the Administration of Criminal Justice. Sketch the hierarchy of Courts Subsystem at the Centre. Evaluate the Modern Criminal Justice Administration.

13. Week 13Module 5:

    • Unit 2: Criminal Justice Administration in the Military Regime · 3 hours

      Critique the administration of criminal justice in the military era. Compare and contrast criminal justice administration in democratic and dictatorial regimes..