Youth Unemployment And Urban Crimes In Kampala: A Case Study Of Namuwongo Parish

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introcluction I

1.1 Backgrund I

1.2 Problem Statenient 2

1.3 Objectives ofStudy 3

1.3.0 General Objective 3

1.3. I Specific Objectives 3

1.4 Research questions 4

1.5 Scope ofStudy 4

I .5.OContent scope 4

1.5.1 Geographical 4

1 .5.2 Time scope 4

1.6 Significance ofthe study 5

1.7. Conceptual Framework 5

CHA~ER TWO i

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction i

2.1 Causes of Youth Unemployment in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 7

2.2 Causes of Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 8

2.3 Effects ofYouth Unemployment on Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda

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2.4 Relationship between Youth Unemployment and Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish,

Kampala, Uganda 12

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CHAtLIYJ’ER 1’I—I1~EE • 18

fvtE1’TIODOI..Oc’~’ • 18

3.I Introduction • 18

3.2 Research design.18

3.3 Study population 18

3.4 Sample size and selection 18

3.5 Sampling techniques 19

3.6 Data.Collection Methods 19

3.6.1 Administering a written questionnaire 20

3.7 Validity and Reliability of Instruments 20

3.7.1 ‘Validity 20

3.7.2 lieliability 20

3.8 Data analysis 21

3.9 Ethical considerations ~. 21

CHAPTER FOUR 22

PRESENTATIONS, INTEPRETATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 22

4.0 Introduction 22

4.1 Demographic characteristics ofrespondents 22

4.1.! GenderofRespondents 22

4.1.2 Age ofthe respondents 23

4.1.3 Marital Status ofthe Respondents 23

4.1.4 Education Levels ofthe Respondents 24

4.2 Findings on causes ofYouth Unemployment in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 25

4.3 Findings on Causes of Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 27

4.3 Findings on effects ofYouth Unemployment on Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish,

Kampala, Uganda 29

4.4 Findings on the relationship between Youth Unemployment and Urban Crimes in

Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 32

CHAPTER FIVE 35

SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35

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5.0 Introduction . 35

5.1 Discussion offindin~ ~ 35

5.1.1 Demographic characteristics ofrespondents 35

5.1.2 Causes ofYouth Unemployment in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 36

5.1.3 Causes ofUrban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 36

5.1.4 Effects ofYouth Unemployment on Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala 37

5.1.5 Relationship between Youth Unemployment and Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish,

Kampala, Uganda 38

5.2 Conclusions 38

52.1 Causes ofYouth Unemployment in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 38

5.2.2Causes of Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala, Uganda 39

5.2.3Effects ofYouth Unemployment on Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish, Kampala 39

52.4 Relationship between Youth Unemployment and Urban Crimes in Namuwongo Parish,

Kampala, Uganda 40

5.3 Recommendations 40

5.4 Areas for further research 41

More research needs to be done on the following; 41

REFERENCES 42

APPENDICES 43

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIQNNAIRE 43