Public Opinion on Impact of Unemployment on Crime Rate in Tamilnadu

Abstract

Crime rates of various countries reveal the correlation between employment and crime. Individuals without jobs and accommodations are forced to violate the law in order to survive. Thus, many people consider poverty as the main cause of crime worldwide. The objectives of the research is to find out the relationship between unemployment and crime rate, to find out the measures taken by government to prevent unemployment issues, to determine the kinds of crime committed by unemployed people and to find out measures for reducing crime rates that are related to unemployment in Tamilnadu .The primary information for the research was collected from the general public of different age groups with well framed and structured questionnaires. The secondary source that the researcher used was books, articles, case laws, journals. The study was based on the primary and secondary sources together. Government measures include Schemes for Unemployed and Poor. Atal Pension Yojana - The Co-contributory Pension Scheme by Department of Financial Services aims to encourage people from the unorganized sector to voluntarily save for their retirement There are certain measures which can be taken: Change in industrial technique, Dealing with seasonal unemployment, Changes in the Education system, Introduction of new governmental measures, Population control. The main aim of the study is to analyse the relationship between unemployment and crime rate. This paper concludes that Different types of criminal activities are carried out, and not all can be directly linked to the lack of employment. Studies have shown that property crime can be connected to unemployment. However, violent crimes such as murder and rape are not strongly related to poverty.