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A Statistical Analysis Of Reports Cases Of Crime (1995 – 2004)
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Kidnapping: This is the act of forcibly abducting human being. The punishment to the offence is two years imprisonment.
Suicide:
This is the act of self destruction by a person sound in mind and
capable of measuring his moral responsibility. The punishment is
one-year imprisonment for the offender.
Simple Offence: This is an
offence which is neither a felony nor a misdemeanor. A simple offence is
one which on conviction attracts an imprisonment term of less than six
months. If an offence is a simple offence, the court must grant the
offender bail as a matter of right as well as both misdemeanors.
CAUSES OF CRIMES
There
are about one thousand and one causes of crimes in Enugu State, but due
to time factor and space, only few will be treated in this project.
They are:
Unemployment: “An idle mind is the workshop of the devil.†A
person without a job finds it very difficult to survive especially in
Enugu where the standard of living is deteriorating daily. With the high
rate of unemployment and inflation in the Country Enugu State as a case
study is also faced with the same problem, therefore, many people find
little or no alternative than to commit crimes like armed robbery,
stealing, burglary etc, for their survival.
Ostentation: This factor
contributes tremendously to increasing rate of crime in Enugu State
today Despite the economic problem, you find all sort of wealth, latest
brands of cars, mighty built dings, people wasting money on parties etc.
Those things are done by a few group of people and the unfortunate ones
therefore feel jealous and influenced and as such they resort to
committing all sorts of crimes in order to be rich as well.
Hardship:
Due to the present economic situation in Enugu State, most of the
employed person cannot afford two square meal per day. As a result, some
of them feel that the only way open to them is to commit crime, so that
they too can live up to expectation.
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