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
10
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
