The Effect of Food Pricing on Agricultural Produce, Nigeria

ERHUOTOR EFE

This study examines The Effect of Food Pricing on Agricultural Produce, Nigeria, through three theoretical lenses: partnership policing and community participation, broken windows, and social disorganization theories. Together, these frameworks stress that policing is most effective when community-driven, preventive, and responsive to underlying social conditions. The partnership approach underscores collaboration and mutual trust between citizens and law enforcement; the broken windows perspective emphasizes addressing minor disorder before it escalates; while social disorganization highlights the impact of weak institutions, unemployment, and instability on crime. A cross-sectional design was adopted, with 355 respondents selected through multi-stage sampling methods. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and secondary sources. Quantitative findings were analyzed with descriptive statistics,...