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The Impact Of Unemployment On Criminal Activities
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1.5 Significance of the study
This
study is significant as it will take an in-depth analysis into the root
causes of the Niger Delta crisis as it investigates various criminal
activities and their effect on the region. The finding of the study will
prove an insight into what crimes are really committed on the region
and also reveal what effect they have on the region. Also, this study
will contribute in no small way to the literature in this area of study.
Finally, governments will through this work understand the basic
problems retarding the growth of the region thus, proffer possible
solutions.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The study concentrates its
investigation on the Niger Delta region in investigating the impact of
unemployment on criminal activities in Cross River State. The
delimitation is made so as to enable the researcher focus the search
light on Cross River State area of the Niger Delta region.
1.7 Definition of Terms
(i)
Crime: Crime can be defined as an act that violate the law of the
society or serious offence against the law of the society for which
there is severe punishment by law.
(ii) Criminal Activities: Criminal
activities are referred to as those activities that violate the law of
the society and are punishable under the law.
(iii) Sustainable
Development: This is described as that development that meets the needs
and aspirations of the present generations without compromising the
ability to meet the need of future generation.
(iv) Youth Restiveness: This is referred to as the agitation by youth in the Niger Delta region.
(v) Kidnapping: This is refers to the seizure of individuals by other groups for purpose of receiving ransom on their release.
(vi) Oil Exploitation: This is the process that involves the drilling and the refining of crude oil by the oil companies.
(vii)
Niger Delta Region: This is the littoral region in Nigeria located in
the Atlantic coast, transverse by Delta and its tributaries. The region
comprises seven states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo,
Rivers and Ondo states.
(viii) Unemployment: This is a situation in which those willing and able to work do not find any, at the prevailing wage rate.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work is centered on the impact of unemployment on criminal activities in Niger Delta region of Nigeria using Cross River State as a case study. The study adopted the survey research design. A total of 450 research subjects were drawn from the target population using the stratified and random sampling technique. Frequency counts, simple percentage and chi-square methods were used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. Findings from the research showed that unemployment has a s ... Continue reading---
