Crimes of accommodation: a criminological grounding for road traffic violations among minibus drivers in Africa

IF 1 Q3 SOCIOLOGY

International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI:10.1080/03906701.2022.2089612

Festival Godwin Boateng, K. Ofori-Dua, Peter Dwumah, J. B. Forkuor

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper bridges the gap in criminological research on the impact of work systems and conditions on working-class drivers’ commitment to road traffic laws in Africa. Drawing on interviews and focus group discussions with ‘Tro-Tro’ drivers in Ghana, the study shows that, while unquestionably concerning, transgressive driving behaviors (e.g. over-speeding, and dangerous overtaking) are necessary for minibus drivers to cope with the adversities structurally embedded in the power relations that surround, structure, and organize their work. This finding belies the long-standing media and policy narrative which attributes the transgressive behaviors to the drivers themselves (e.g. their unruliness and indiscipline). Approaching risky driving practices among minibus drivers against the backdrop of the power relations underlying the sociotechnical commercial passenger transport system in which they operate opens avenues for more effective countermeasures. The paper hopes to stimulate the further application of criminological theories to model and address road transport problems in Africa.

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住宿犯罪:非洲小巴司机道路交通违法行为的犯罪学基础

本文弥合了工作制度和条件对非洲工人阶级司机对道路交通法规的承诺的影响的犯罪学研究的差距。通过对加纳“Tro-Tro”司机的访谈和焦点小组讨论，该研究表明，尽管毫无疑问，违规驾驶行为(例如超速和危险超车)对于小巴司机来说是必要的，以应对围绕、结构和组织他们工作的权力关系中结构性嵌入的逆境。这一发现掩盖了长期以来媒体和政策的叙述，将违规行为归咎于司机本身(例如，他们的任性和不守纪律)。在他们所处的社会技术商业客运系统的权力关系背景下，探讨小巴司机的危险驾驶行为，为更有效的对策开辟了道路。本文希望促进犯罪学理论的进一步应用，以模拟和解决非洲的道路运输问题。

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期刊介绍： International Review of Sociology is the oldest journal in the field of sociology, founded in 1893 by Ren Worms. Now the property of Rome University, its direction has been entrusted to the Faculty of Statistics. This choice is a deliberate one and falls into line with the traditional orientation of the journal as well as of the Institut International de Sociologie. The latter was the world"s first international academic organisation of sociology which started as an association of contributors to International Review of Sociology. Entrusting the journal to the Faculty of Statistics reinforces the view that sociology is not conceived apart from economics, history, demography, anthropology and social psychology.