A Critical Assessment of The Rising Wave of Criminal Activity and Perceptions of Social Work Roles Among Nigerian Youth

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 126 - 133, 01.03.2023

Bilge Önal Dölek , Ajala Dare Adeleke

https://doi.org/10.52880/sagakaderg.1222056

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Aim: Crime is an ongoing phenomenon since the existence of human beings and can be seen in every society. When left unchecked, it becomes worrisome and creates fear in people's minds and causes untold suffering. Especially in developing countries, crime is present in every society, regardless of its level of development, which even hinders the socio-economic development of countries. This study aims to focus on the recently increasing crime rates in Nigeria, especially among the youth, to reveal the possible causes of this alarming trend, to point out the impact on Nigerian society and the pursuit of socio-economic development when left unchecked, and then to propose solutions to this anomaly..
Methodology: This study reads both social learning theory and cultural crime theory as a theoretical guide for the reader. A generative questionnaire design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis were used to address the relationship between youth and crime in Nigeria. The Nigerian who manages to run this wins. The recruitment was from one thousand eight hundred (1800) youth selected from six (6) geopolitical regions in nigeria, selected through a multifaceted recruitment technique that included purposeful, stratified and quota exploitation methods. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and direct citations, while quantitative components were analyzed using microorganisms and inferential statistics.
Results: The gender of participants was found that 66.7% were male and 33.3% were female. Also 20% of the responders are unemployed or graduates. The questions were asked on reasons for the rising numbers of crimes committed by youths, indicate to the not enough policies of the federal to ameliorate this, youth unemployment and ways this menace can be tackled.
Conclusion: These results showed It discovered that unemployment and lack of meaningful empowerment by government, among others, are responsible for high crime rates among youths. It recommends urgent efforts on the part of government to gainfully engage unemployed youths for decent means of livelihood while pointing mostly commensurate penalties and proper rehabilitation/mentorship to perpetrators of crimes to serve as deterrent to others.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Crime, Nigerian Youth, Ciriminal Activities, Young Unemployement, Criminal Justice Social Worker

Nijeryalı Gençler Arasında Artan Suç Faaliyetleri Dalgasının ve Sosyal Hizmet Rollerine İlişkin Algıların Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirmesi

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Amaç: Suç, insanoğlunun ilk varoluşundan bu yana süregelen bir olgudur. Suç her toplumda görülebilir ve kontrol edilmediğinde endişe verici bir hal alır. İnsanların zihninde korku yaratır ve anlatılmamış acılara da neden olur. Özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerde ülkelerin sosyo-ekonomik gelişimini engellemeye kadar varan suç, insanlık kadar eskidir ve gelişmişlik düzeyine bakılmaksızın her toplumda mevcuttur. Bu çalışma, Nijerya'da özellikle gençler arasında son zamanlarda artan suç oranlarına odaklanmayı, bu endişe verici eğilimin olası nedenlerini ortaya koymayı, kontrol edilmediğinde Nijerya toplumu ve sosyo-ekonomik kalkınma arayışı üzerindeki etkisine işaret etmeyi ve ardından bu anomaliye çözüm önerileri sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Materyal Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada ikincil veriler bilimsel dergi ve raporların literatür taramalarından elde edilmiştir. Birincil veriler için ise eğitim seviyeleri ve cinsiyetleri farketmeksizin hayatın her alanından ve işinden seçilen gençlere anketler uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmanın örneklemi, genel halkın bütüncül bir temsilini sağlamak için Nijerya'yı oluşturan altı jeo-politik bölgenin tamamından seçilen gençlerden oluşmuştur. Toplam 1800 anket, gençlere rastgele dağıtılmış ve bölge sakinlerinden bilgi toplanmıştır.
Sonuçlar: Çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlar işsizliğin ve hükümet tarafından anlamlı bir şekilde güçlendirilmemenin, özellikle gençler arasındaki yüksek suç oranlarında etkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışma sonuçları doğrultusunda; hükümetin, özellikle işsiz gençler arasındaki işsizliğe bir çözüm getirmesini önerirken, diğerlerine ise caydırıcı olması için içlerinden suç işleyenlere orantılı cezalar ve uygun rehabilitasyon / mentorluk hizmetleri verilmesini önermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Nijeryalı Gençler, Suç Faaliyetleri, Adli Sosyal Hizmet

Kaynakça

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