Unemployment And Urban Crimes In Uganda, A Case Study Of Kisenyi 1 Parish In Kampala District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION jjj

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2. Problem statement 4

1.2. Purpose of the study 5

1.3. General Objective 5

1 .4.Objectives of the study 5

1.5. Research questions 5

1.6. Significance of the study 5

1.7. Scope of the study 6

1.7.1. Geographical scope 6

1.7.2. Content scope 6

1.7.3 Time scope 6

1.4. Conceptual framework 7

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.0 Introduction 8

2.1. Causes of unemployment and urban crimes in Kisenyi 1 parish 8

2.2 Effects of unemployment and urban crimes in Kisenyi —Kampala central division 11

2.3 The best practices in reducing youth unemployment in Kisenyi 1 parish 12

CHAPTER THREE 14

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 14

3.0 Introduction 14

3.1. Study area 14

3.2 Research design 14

3.3 Study population and sample size 14

3.4. Sampling method and technique 15

Purposive sampling 15

3.5 Data collection.16

3.6. Data collection instruments 16

3.8. Data processing 17

3.9 Data analysis 17

3.10 Ethical Consideration 17

3.11 Limitations in the Study 18

CHAPTER FOUR 19

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS 19

4.0. Introduction 19

4.2 Descriptive Characteristics of the Respondents 19

4.2.1 Distribution of Respondents by Gender 19

4.1.2 Age category of the Respondents 20

4.1.3 Distribution by Marital Status 20

4.1.4: Distribution of Respondents by Level of EducationlQualification 21

4.3 The causes of unemployment among the youth in Kisenyi 1 parish 22

CHAPTER FIVE 26

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26

5.0 Introduction 26

5.1. Discussion of the Findings 26

5.1.1. The findings causes of unemployment among the youth in Kisenyi 1 parish 26

5.1.2 Findings on the effects of unemployment and urban crimes in Kisenyi —Kampala Central

Division 27

5.1.3 Findings on the best practices in reducing youth unemployment in Kisenyi 1 parish 28

5.2 Conclusion 29

5.3 Recommendations 31

5.4 Areas for further research 32

REFERENCES 33

APPENDICES 36

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRES 36

APPENDIX II: INTERVIEW GUIDE 39

APPENDIX III: PROPOSED BUDGET 40

APPENDIX III: WORK PLAN 41