Risk Factors Associated with Violent Criminal Behaviour among Female Convicts at Lang’ata Women.....

The current study looked at the risk variables for violent criminal behaviour among female inmates at the Lang'ata women's jail in Nairobi, Kenya. To acquire vital information on the participants, the study used a mixed research approach. The study's target demographic was 200 girls in jail who had been convicted of violent crimes. The key research instruments of data collection were the interview schedules for both Convicts and Wardens, as well as a questionnaire presented to the sampled jailed participants. Data analysis included data summaries, such as measures of central tendency, descriptive statistics, and thematic analysis. The study discovered that certain family, peer, social, and community risk variables were primarily responsible for women's involvement in violent crimes. Poor childhood supervision and monitoring, low parental involvement, parental criminal history, authoritarian childbearing practises, poor academic performance, gang membership, socially disorganised neighbourhoods, low community participation, high concentrations of poor residents, and diminished economic opportunities are among the factors identified. Drug use, poor judgement, physical abuse, and emotions are among the other risk variables that have contributed to criminal activity. In general, the study outlined possible socio-demographic profiles, identified prevalent offences, and emphasised risk variables that play a significant role in women's engagement in criminal violent conduct. As a result, parents and guardians should be encouraged to spend more time with their children, mentoring, advising, and listening to them.

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