IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH (JPSLR )

E-ISSN 2504-883X
P-ISSN 2695 2432
VOL. 9 NO. 3 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jpslr.v9.no3.2023.pg51.73

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Managing Unemployment and Criminal Activities in Nigeria: The Case of Bayelsa State

Okoh, Kelechi

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Abstract

The study examined unemployment and criminal activities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to examine the nature of relationship between unemployment and criminal activities in Bayelsa state. It also sought to investigate how criminal activities in Bayelsa State can be effectively managed. The frustration-aggression theory, which suggested that there was a relationship between frustration due to unemployment and criminal activities, was used as the theoretical framework that guided the study. Methodologically, the study employed quantitative approach which was logically complemented with qualitative method. Primary and secondary data were used. Using Taro Yamane formula, the study sampled a total of 400 respondents. However, 393 copies were found valid for the study. Chi-square (

keywords:

Bayelsa State, Criminal activities, Entrepreneurial skills, Purposeful leadership,

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