A COMPARISON ON THE IMPACT OF GENDER CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC) BORNO STATE COMMAND

This study compared the impact of gender criminality in Nigeria as provided by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command. Objectives of the study are to examine the socio-economic determinants of gender criminality in Nigeria; to determine the difference in types of crime commission among male and female criminals in Nigeria; and to assess the reasons for the disparity in the crime rate of men and women in Nigeria. The population of this study include staff of NSCDC, Borno State Command. Multi-stage sampling was used to select 60 staff of NSCDC. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire was administered by the researcher during the survey to the selected respondents of this study. Findings of the study revealed that poor people are those currently under the custody of NSCDC who have committed more crimes in Maiduguri. Furthermore, this study revealed that those who never marry (singles) are committing many crimes in this region. Furthermore, domestic violence and physical fight are the type of crimes observed among men in Maiduguri. While fighting and prostitution are the civil crime mostly reported against women to NSCDC in Maiduguri. Another finding shows that men commit more crimes that women in Maiduguri. The study finally recommended that Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) should avoid gender bias by sentencing both men and women equally for the crimes they committed. Similarly, there is need for NSCDC to punish people engaged in physical fight, because it is observed that both men and women are sometimes engaged in physical fight in Maiduguri. Keywords: Comparison, Criminality, Gender, Impact, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).