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DETERMINANTS OF REPETITIVE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN MALAWI

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datacite.subject.fosSocial sciences::Economics and Business
dc.contributor.authorKamdima, Harry Gerson
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T08:48:19Z
dc.date.available2025-02-04T08:48:19Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01
dc.descriptionSubmitted to the Department of Economics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics.
dc.description.abstractThis study establishes the determinant of repetitive delinquency among young people in Malawi, by answering two questions; why do juveniles commit crimes and become repetitive offenders? And what are the factors associated with this repetitive delinquency? An analysis of the risks associated with repetition of delinquency has been done which includes individual risks and family risks, according to Broemel classification (2010). Number of times the young person has been involved in contravention of the law has been used to determine this repetition of crime. The study used primary micro data gathered from 107 juveniles in three reformatory centers and one adult prison (Kachere, Bzyazi, Mikuyu, and Maula respectively), and adopted a heteroscedastic probit model in modeling repetitive juvenile delinquency. Results from the study indicate that youth repeatedly engaging into crime is largely due to high levels of youth unemployment and the growing up in families which have a criminal history. The study has therefore recommended the adoption of unemployment by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture as a major problem affecting the youth in Malawi, and the promotion of vocational skills in primary and secondary schools by the Ministry of Education if repetition of crime by juveniles has to be reduced.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/736
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolscentersoptions68287417-e22a-4659-8150-5ea772d621e4
dc.subjectRepetitive Juvenile Deliquency
dc.subjectCrimes
dc.subjectMinistry of Education
dc.subjectMinistry of Youth
dc.subjectSports and Culture
dc.subjectOffenders
dc.subjectJuveniles
dc.subjectRepetitive offenders
dc.subjectYouth unemployment
dc.subjectUnemployment
dc.subjectVocational skills
dc.subjectPrimary school
dc.subjectSecondary school
dc.subjectMinistry of Youth
dc.subjectSports and Culture
dc.subjectAdult prison
dc.subjectJuvenile delinquency.
dc.subjectCriminal history
dc.supervisorf59b465d-7410-407c-a7cc-ac7542cc4be6
dc.titleDETERMINANTS OF REPETITIVE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN MALAWI
dc.typetext::thesis::master thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Malawi

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