Crimes and the Prevalent Causes in Their Commission as Perceived by the Inmates: A Survey

Abstract

This study examines the different crimes allegedly committed by the inmates which concentrate the two categories these are the violent crimes and property crimes and the prevalent causes of committing a crime. The causes or reasons of committing the alleged crime were classified as follows: social and economic, psychological and mental disorder, peer influence, and drugs use. It is included also in this investigation the profile of the respondents which includes the gender, age, civil status, and education. The descriptive research method was utilized in this paper and the reply of the respondents on the researchers made survey questionnaire was gathered through random sampling. The researchers discover that drug trafficking is the leading violent crime and on the other hand, robbery as the leading property crimes. It was considered at all times by the inmates that frequent periods of unemployment is most serious, consequently reflects that it is the prevalent/predominant reason that cause the commission of a crime.