In trinidad and tobago the spiraling crime situation

In trinidad and tobago the spiraling execration situationIntroductionIn Trinidad and Tobago the spiraling aversion situation has been identifyted predominately by raw manlikes. This study foc physical exertions on the alliance between the craze in works and the crime situation in the wider hunting lodge in Trinidad. By curbing naturalize abandon it will greatly reduce the criminal activities occurring in club. Studies have shown that young minds argon easier to puke rather than adult minds. This strategy is a proactive measure in the reduction in the level of crime in society.Violence in enlightens has been a reflection of on the level of crime in the society in Trinidad. Early research has shown that Trinidad was a crime free country, a paradise, where crime was non a concern. Today, crime is the number one enigma which faces the g everywherenment and people of Trinidad and Tobago. The escalating crime rate in the country affects the parsimony (investments, busine ss, tourism), society well being and safety. Violence in school was not seen as a contributing factor for crime among male disciples. The fate in focus is the supervision of young male secondary students from the grey age of 12 to seventeen (12-17) historic period which is needinessing at their homes and at schools over the eld.Review of literature trail fury in Trinidad have execute a serious-minded problem with most new-fangled step forward breaks of military unit among rival schools in El Dorado especially where weapons such as guns or knives are call ford. It incorporates violence among school students as well as sensible attacks by students on the school staff members. The latest incident of school violence in Trinidad was in November where two secondary school students were stabbed to conclusion by fellow students on separate occasions. Four students from the age of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years from secondary schools are in law of nature manacles at pres ent for these murders.Due to the escalating crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago the establishment seeks to identify and implement both proactive and reactive strategies in combating crime. By analyzing the lives of male criminals and their physiological development at the age of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years we sess minimize the likelihood of them becoming criminals. By analyzing the students family situations, their discontent with education, parental involvement, the physiological influence by violence in the media and exploit of poverty we nookie determine the likelihood of students becoming hostile. Many of them are from single parent families most often without fathers and with working m others. A recent study suggest that Teens from single-parent or stepparent homes are more likely to pass on a school crime (possess, use or distribute intoxicant or drugs possess a weapon assault a teacher, administrator or another student) than teens from intact homes. (Orr 41) The current Euro-centric education brass does not provide young people with the imperative paraphernalia, discipline and self awareness to survive in the world today. After many years, some children in the public schools are allowed to pass through the school system without gaining a proper education. However, these students find themselves as a social drain on the economy being unemployed, unaccepted and unsuited to society. These persons have a lack of self confidence and find themselves in a total mishap syndrome with no way out and nowhere to turn. They in turn detest the education system that did this to them. In their limited reasoning capability they tang that revenge is the only way of curbing their downfall and resorts to violent behavior. Patricia Neufeld conducted an try out proving that parent involvement causes the reduction of aggression in students to become violent. The sample concluded that parental involvement was positively correlated with positive student attitudes towards schools and negatively correlated with problem behaviors such as school violence and aggression (Neufeld). upraises who are aware of how their children feel about school can assist them in solving the problems that they may be facing forrader these children become violent (Neufeld). A child whose parents are readily acquirable for him/her is less likely to hold resentment towards their parents, and take their aggression out on classmates at school. Parents need to be more involved in their childrens lives and become familiar with their feelings to decrease the animosity that their children feel towards them, so that displeasure is not brought to school the environment.Violence in schools has risen from one-on-one give fights for personal disagreements to all-out, deadly weapon assaults on innocent lives for no well reasons. This is due to the personal effects of the society, media content, video games and other factors, especially movies and television. The violence shown on recent movies portrays gruesome acts by criminal minds. This is in such token that we feel and see all angles of the crime. The news media broadcast murders, serious crimes and other heinous activities on a daily basis. These broadcast has become unglamourous in the everyday society as it is so frequent. Forty years ago a fist-fight between two individuals was an uncommon and extreme violent act in schools. However, at the present time extreme violence is shown so prominently and graphically every day, however, the escalation in school violence by the impressionable youth who look and copy from it should follow that direction.The effects of poverty on the student would enable them to commit acts of violence on order to appease the lack of financial stability at home. Students that in the main grow up in repressed areas such as Betham Gardens in Trinidad may be likely to commit acts of violence. Studies have shown that the lower socioeconomic class is more likely to engage in criminal action than those who are financially well-off. The economic inequality which exists in Trinidad is a major contributor to numerous criminal issues. MethodologyThis study would be ground on the effects of violence among young male secondary school students from the age of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years in Trinidad and the tendency to commit crimes. It would involve a cross sectional survey. Eligible schools within the octette counties of Trinidad would form the sample trope. There are one hundred and quadruple secondary schools with approximately twelve hundred children each, approximately half are males between the ages of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years. One in every troika schools from each county would be chosen randomly. The police reports within the time frame of four years would be examined on the students that are being profiled. prelude Studies The Curepe Junior Secondary School was selected as the pilot test and of the survey. It was giv e that twenty six persons had violent conduct record at the school. septette of them were arrested by the police custody two for serious crimes and the other pentad for petty crimes.CountyNumber of SchoolsNumber of Schools selectedSt. DavidSt. GeorgeSt. AndrewCaroniNarivaMayaroVictoriaSt. Patrick334620671216111262245 constitutional10433The figures given above are used to illustrate the take method that would be applied.The thirty three schools (33) were chosen using the distinguish random sampling method. The instrument that would be used for the survey is a questionnaire, police criminal records and schools records from the Ministry of education. The questionnaire would contain questions on age, ethnicity, family status, area of residence, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, drug use, gang affiliation, educational status and potential aggression.All male secondary school students between the ages of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years old with records of violent conduct from Ja nuary 2005 to January 2009 would be surveyed by way of questionnaire. These students names would be cross reference with that of the Police Criminal Records to indicate the number of persons involve in serious crimes. These students will be selected from the school records at the Ministry of Education with permission from the Minister of Education responsible for all schools in Trinidad, overly from the Minister of National Security responsible for violence and crime.The ethical issues raise were that the privacy of students record was reviewed in order to carry out the exercise. The parents of students, students and principals of schools were aware that the culture would be kept confidential by way of a sworn document. However, person who refused to take part in the survey and persons who do not return the questionnaire will simply not be considered. The information collected through the survey would be inputted into a calculator system where the statistical analysis will be p erformed using a computer program (SPSS). This program would give the results which would show the relationship between violence among young male secondary students from the age of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years and the escalated crime situation present in Trinidad.The results obtained from this analysis would be use to see if the hypothesis stands of should be rejected. Recommendations and ConclusionBased on the results obtained from the study, conclusions can be made with respect to the relationship between violence among young male secondary students from the age of twelve to seventeen (12-17) years and the escalated crime situation present in Trinidad. This study can be extended to the wider Caribbean.Survey Questionnaire-Please tick the box corresponding to your response -Please write on line space provided.Name of School.. Name. Age see to it of Birth Ethnicity African Indian Chinese Mix Other How untold quality time do your parents/ guardians spend with you? A lot pre tty amount Minimal None Living With Both Parents Single Parent (Father) Single Parent (Mother) Grandparents Step parents Living Standard Rich Middleclass lamentable Do you Smoke Cigarettes Use DrugsDrink Alcohol Are you assort with a gang Yes No Have you ever been arrested by the police Yes NoIs there domestic violence at your home Yes No What is your standard of school work Excellent Very sound Good Fair PoorHow quickly do you become aggressive substantially Moderate RarelyOn a scale of 1 to 10 how do you rank the stress level experienced daily at home? On a scale of 1 to 10 how do you rank the stress level experienced daily at school? Have any of your parents or other family members been involved in serious crimes? Yes NoBibliographyDonald Orr, Premature Sexual Activity as an Indicator of psychosexual Risk, Pediatrics, 872, Feb. 1991, 141-7, as cited in Free Teens Deciding Your Future multi-media presentation.Neufeld, Patricia School Violence Finding Solutions. www.123Help Me.com. 25 Nov 2009Harris, Chyrise Alternatives to Profiling in Preventing SchoolViolence. http//writing.colostate.edu/gallery/talkingback/v2.1/harris.htm. 25 Nov 2009