Abstract
The current research studies the impact of crime on unemployment and poverty
in Peshawar. The survey was carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and a crosssectional method was used, and a total of 190 respondents were interviewed
through an organized questioner. The main dependent variable was crime while
the independent variable education, unemployment, and poverty. Structural
equation modeling was employed, and as a tool, Smart Pls and SPSS were
employed for analysis. Results show that unemployment and poverty had a
positive impact on crime. The study followed a descriptive method rationally
using a survey questionnaire for data collection. In total, a sample number of
116 responses is valid applied led to a conclusion. These individuals are easily
tempted into criminal activities largely due to their low-slung socio-economic
background. Furthermore, the study recommended a holistic adult
empowerment programs be supported by government stakeholders as well as
non-government to alleviate unemployment and poverty. Resultantly, boost up
the adolescent concentration, directing towards better and rewarding activities;
more strategically smart youth.
1Dr. Anwar Ul Mujahid Shah, Mr. Nauman Reayat, Syed Arshad Ali Shah. (2020) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY AND CRIME: AN EMPIRICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PESHAWAR, KHYBERPAKHTUNKHWA, International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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