Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective

Crimes pose a threat to any society. Considering its implication for the socio-economic activities and development of any country, the cost of crime is therefore burdensome not only to the government but also to the citizen. Controlling criminal activities is therefore imperative to prevent the many...

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Main Authors:	Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen, Amuda, Yusuf Jelili, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Mohamed, Kamil Naail, Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HC79 Special topics. Including air pollution, consumer demands,famines, flow of fund etc
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/1/community_mediation_in_Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/4/Determinant%20of%20criminal%20activities%20by%20some%20Nigerians%20residing%20in%20Malaysia%20a%20socio-economic%20perspective.pdf

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spelling	iium-433642018-03-14T06:56:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/ Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen Amuda, Yusuf Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Mohamed, Kamil Naail Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu HC79 Special topics. Including air pollution, consumer demands,famines, flow of fund etc Crimes pose a threat to any society. Considering its implication for the socio-economic activities and development of any country, the cost of crime is therefore burdensome not only to the government but also to the citizen. Controlling criminal activities is therefore imperative to prevent the many resulting negative consequences. Effective control of criminal activities unequivocally depends on proper understanding of crimes and the factors contributing to criminal behaviour. Given the rising number of reported Nigerian criminal activities in Malaysia, the need arises as to understand the underlying motives for such behaviour as part of any attempt to reduce such criminal activities. The current study therefore explores the factors contributing to the criminal behaviour of some Nigerians residing in Malaysia. In view of the prominence of socio-economic factors in explaining criminal behaviour, this study therefore explores this rising phenomena from a socio-economic perspective. Accordingly, this study seeks to identify the major socio-economic factors that contribute to high crime rates among some Nigerians living in Malaysia. In addressing this objective, this study employs the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) whereby the socio-economic factors are ranked according to their contribution to the crime rate. It is expected that the findings of this study will shed light on the root causes of this menace thereby offering policy makers greater information and insights through which to better curb such criminal activities. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/1/community_mediation_in_Malaysia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43364/4/Determinant%20of%20criminal%20activities%20by%20some%20Nigerians%20residing%20in%20Malaysia%20a%20socio-economic%20perspective.pdf Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen and Amuda, Yusuf Jelili and Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri and Mohamed, Kamil Naail and Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu (2015) Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective. In: 4th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS IV) 2015, 10th-11th May 2015, Auditorium, Academic Building (UniSZA), Kuala Trengganu. https://www.unisza.edu.my/iclas2015/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured
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spellingShingle	HC79 Special topics. Including air pollution, consumer demands,famines, flow of fund etc Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen Amuda, Yusuf Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Mohamed, Kamil Naail Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
description	Crimes pose a threat to any society. Considering its implication for the socio-economic activities and development of any country, the cost of crime is therefore burdensome not only to the government but also to the citizen. Controlling criminal activities is therefore imperative to prevent the many resulting negative consequences. Effective control of criminal activities unequivocally depends on proper understanding of crimes and the factors contributing to criminal behaviour. Given the rising number of reported Nigerian criminal activities in Malaysia, the need arises as to understand the underlying motives for such behaviour as part of any attempt to reduce such criminal activities. The current study therefore explores the factors contributing to the criminal behaviour of some Nigerians residing in Malaysia. In view of the prominence of socio-economic factors in explaining criminal behaviour, this study therefore explores this rising phenomena from a socio-economic perspective. Accordingly, this study seeks to identify the major socio-economic factors that contribute to high crime rates among some Nigerians living in Malaysia. In addressing this objective, this study employs the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) whereby the socio-economic factors are ranked according to their contribution to the crime rate. It is expected that the findings of this study will shed light on the root causes of this menace thereby offering policy makers greater information and insights through which to better curb such criminal activities.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen Amuda, Yusuf Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Mohamed, Kamil Naail Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu
author_facet	Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen Amuda, Yusuf Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Mohamed, Kamil Naail Olaniyi, Oladokun Nafiu
author_sort	Adeyemi, Adewale Abideen
title	Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
title_short	Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
title_full	Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
title_fullStr	Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
title_sort	determinant of criminal activities by some nigerians residing in malaysia: a socio-economic perspective
publishDate	2015
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Determinant of criminal activities by some Nigerians residing in Malaysia: a socio-economic perspective

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