THE PREVALENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY AND THEIR CAUSESPDF电子书下载

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Problem 7

1.2 Study objectives 14

1.3 Study justification 14

1.4 Hypothesis 16

1.5 Scope of the Study 16

1.6 Definition of Terms, Concepts and Abbreviations 17

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 21

2.0 Introduction 21

2.1 Crime in General 27

2.2 Crime in Urban Centers 28

2.3 Crimes against Property 32

2.4 Robbery and Robbery with Violence 33

2.5 Burglary and House Breaking 33

2.6 Petty Theft 34

2.7 Picking Pockets 35

2.8 Urban-Rural Crime Differentials 37

2.9 Urbanization, Industrialization and Crime 39

2.10 Theoretical Frame Work 39

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLGY 49

3.0 Research site 49

3.1 Research Design 52

3.2 Target Population 53

3.3 Sampling design 54

3.4 Description of Data Collection Instruments 59

3.5 Data Collection Procedure 61

3.6 Data Analysis Procedure 61

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION 63

4.0 Introduction 63

4.1 Demographic information about respondents 64

4.2 The relationship between the victims and the criminals 74

4.3 Characteristics of criminals as reflected by respondents 76

4.4 Causes of crime prevalence in Nairobi 83

4.5 Prevalence of come against property 84

FIVE: FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 99

5.0 Summary of findings 99

5.1 Conclusion 105

5.2 Recommedations 106

Bibliography 115

Appendices 121