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On the streets of Accra, everyone seems to be shouting into a mobile phone. Heading down Tiptoe Lane, which has a reputation for illegal business, there’s a huge selection of second hand phones and business is brisk. The international circulation of stolen mobile phones is hugely profitable. Phones taken in Britain have been traced to Ghana, and London police now run the world’s only dedicated mobile phone unit. In this program from radio station Joy FM, Reporter Sena Atoklo goes on the trail of mobile phone thieves in Ghana, where stealing a phone is the fastest means of making money, much better than taking a wallet that might turn out to be empty. This program airs as part of our special international collaboration, Global Perspectives: The World of Crime.
Mobile Phone Theft was produced by Neil McCarthy. Technical production
by Isabel Sargent. The reporter was Sena Atoklo of JoyFM. This program airs as part of the international collaboration, Global Perspectives:The World of Crime.
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Books:
 Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance
by: Mark Aakhus 2002
"This book studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society from a social scientific perspective."
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