Abstract
The rates of crime and criminality are escalating in many parts of the world, particularly in Nigeria. The power and centrality of the media make them indispensable in whatever crime management actions that are being taken to arrest the worsening security situation and escalating crime rate in Nigeria. This paper is a discourse which highlights, against the backdrop of the prevalence of crime and criminality in contemporary Nigeria, the role of a professional media system as a major factor that can help mitigate crime and criminality in the country. Undoubtedly, responsible and professionally-oriented media can do a lot of good in crime management, and the media should rise to the occasion in the effort to arrest the present precarious situation.
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