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Community Sentencing Of Adult Non-Violent Offenders: Exploring Attitudes And Its Viability In The Accra Metropolis
(University of Ghana, 2015-11) Parimah, F
This study is predicated on the proposition that globally there is a shift from the hitherto emphasis on the retributive function of punishment to a restorative mode. This has informed a number of nations to subscribe to community service as an alternative to custodial sentencing for some non-violent offences. Ghana’s overemphasis on custodial sentencing has plunged it into some problems, as the nation’s prisons are unable to absorb the increasing number of offenders who are being incarcerated on a daily basis, consequently leading to overcrowding in the nation’s prisons. Other problems encountered by the nation as identified by some studies are recidivism and high cost in taking care of inmates. In view of these, the study sought to find out whether Ghanaians will favour the community sentencing of adult non-violent offenders over incarceration or not. A sample size of twenty four (24) was drawn from various stakeholders comprising the legal, judiciary, law enforcement, the legislature, traditional and religious sectors, an adult non-violent offender, victims of theft, officers from some government outfits and two people from the general public. In-depth interviews were carried out with this sample in order to fulfil the qualitative dimension of the study whereas one hundred and ninety (190) respondents constituted the sample size for the quantitative dimension. Results from both the qualitative and quantitative analysis revealed that most Ghanaians are in favour of the use of community service as a sentencing condition for adult nonviolent offenders within the Accra metropolis.
Mobile Phone Recycling and Reuse in the Accra Metropolis: Prospects and Challenges
(University of Ghana, 2018-07) Buertey, A. K.
The rapid advancement in mobile phone technology has also increased consumers appetite for newer versions. This has shortened the average lifespan of mobile phone and induced the need for resources to produce more phones. To ensure the sustainability of the global natural resources, reuse and recycling of mobile phones have been suggested as a potential alternative. The study sought to examine the prospects and challenges associated with mobile phone recycling and reuse in the Accra Metropolis. This is not about an attempt to conserve the limited resources but, more importantly, to manage their end-of-life disposal in an environmentally friendly and healthy condition. Respondents’ attitudes toward mobile phone recycling and the perceived risks associated with the recycling process were investigated. The study employed the mixed method to examine mobile phone recycling, reuse and the potential prospects and challenges in Metropolitan Accra. Respondents were selected from households at Airport Residential, Osu and Nima in order to capture respondents from all the income spectrum (high, middle and low-income communities respectively). The findings revealed that respondents endorse the need for mobile phones reuse and recycling as a way of increasing job opportunities, and reduce the need for raw materials to produce new phones. Further, the respondents also indicated that among the factors they would consider in giving out their mobile phones for recycling will include high recovery price. Concerning the challenges of mobile recycling, respondents alluded to possible pollution if they are not properly managed at its end-of-life. The study recommends the formalisation of the informal mobile phone recycling and the placement of recycling bins at vantage points for people to drop off their used phones for recycling. It further calls for the revision of the regulatory policy governing the management of electronic and electrical waste in Ghana to factor in the role of the informal sector.