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A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females

A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females

Naima Saeed, Tansif Ur Rehman, Mehmood Ahmed Usmani
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 2328-5494|EISSN: 2328-5508|EISBN13: 9781522547105|DOI: 10.4018/IJCESC.2018100102
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Saeed, Naima, et al. "A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females." IJCESC vol.5, no.4 2018: pp.19-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCESC.2018100102

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Saeed, N., Rehman, T. U., & Usmani, M. A. (2018). A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females. International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC), 5(4), 19-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCESC.2018100102

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Saeed, Naima, Tansif Ur Rehman, and Mehmood Ahmed Usmani. "A Criminological Study of the Socioeconomic Factors of Criminality Among Pakistani Females," International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) 5, no.4: 19-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCESC.2018100102

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Abstract

The concept of female criminality is complicated and exhibits itself with diversified attributes in various countries. In Pakistani society, women have been largely involved in brutal criminal acts with the change in social aspects, such as economic conditions, illiteracy, violence against women, family environment, customs and traditions; which indicates an alarming situation in the country. The deprivations, desires, burden, and lack of the respective needs turn a woman into a criminal in the expression to release an outburst. The findings reveal that education plays an important role in the socialization and character building of women. Most of the illiterate and young females who belonged to the urban background are involved in crime. Female criminals reported that they have committed a crime due to a financial problem, unemployment of the husband and the need of money for the upbringing of their children. These socioeconomic conditions made them compulsive to involve in criminality.

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