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Psychological And Socio €“ Economic Causes Of Criminal Behaviour In Pakistan: A Case Study Of District Bahawalnagar

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  • Kiran Aslam
  • Kashif Raza
  • Numan Ijaz

    (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Bahawalnagar Campus.)

Abstract

Crime is a social evil for Global world in all facets. Crime is always considered as a social malevolent that is strictly related to individuals’ economic, psychological and social background .The first empirical study investigated by Becker (1968) and Ehrlich (1973) on the relationship between crime and other socio-economic factors. This study mainly focuses on the multiple psychological and socio-economic factors such as, peer relations, inherited influence (negative risk averse attitude), broken families or family disputes, unemployment, level of education, age, locality of residence, family income, marital status and family size, which influences criminal activities in Bahawalnagar district, Pakistan. This study decays time series and cross sectional descriptive analysis for Crime investigation for a particular region. The findings pay attentions on multiple factors of crime in order to analyze the crime rate and helpful in policy formulation of law enforcement agencies of Pakistan.

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  • Kiran Aslam & Kashif Raza & Numan Ijaz, 2015. "Psychological And Socio €“ Economic Causes Of Criminal Behaviour In Pakistan: A Case Study Of District Bahawalnagar," Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 3(2), pages :100-113, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ani:ipjhss:v:3:y:2015:i:2:p:100-113
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    Keywords

    Age; Education; Family System; Unemployment; Family size; Crime; Socio-economic factors.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
    • B21 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Microeconomics
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions
    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J19 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Other
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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