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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The study investigated the relationship between each of the level of income, marital status and home background variables as they are related to the nature of the crime committed. This was with a view of ameliorating crime rates in Nigeria. The study employed the survey research design. The population for the study comprised of all criminals inmates in Nigeria prisons. A purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting 150 inmates prisoners from Agodi Prison, Ibadan in Oyo State Nigeria and Kosere Prison, Ile-Ife in Osun State Nigeria. An instrument titled “Socio Economic and Educational Background of Convicted Prisoners” (SOEBCP) was designed by the investigator to elicit information from the respondents. An analysis was carried out using simple percentages and chi-square statistics. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between level of income and nature of crime committed (?2 = 56.025, p < 0.05). Also there is a significant relationship between home background variables and nature of crime committed (?2 = 85.197, p<0.05). However, there is no significant relationship between marital status variables and nature of crime committed. (?2 = 35.468, p >0.05). The study concluded that crime as a deviant behaviour must be prevented if not totally checked in order to avoid resultant effect such as loss of life and property. |
| Keywords: income, marital status, homebackground variables, criminal traits, prisoners |
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