Religion and Crime: Exploring the Link towards Crime Prevention in Bungoma County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorOdhiambo, E. Onyango Standslause
dc.contributor.authoret.al.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T10:02:13Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T10:02:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-13
dc.description.abstractOver the last five decades there has been growing interest in the nature of the relationship between religion and crime. In general, researchers have sought to determine if being more or less religious has anything to do with why people do or do notcommit crime. Scholars from diverse disciplines, including criminologists and theologians interested in this line of inquiry have sought to provide empirical insights to this important question, however, the link between religion and crimes is debatable. Link between religion and crime remains an unsettled and controversial topic, because of different religious and cultural beliefs that exist globally and in the study area the gap is wide. The research objectives sought toestablishwhether the link between religion and crimes existand usefulness of religion in crime prevention.One theory informed this study namelySocial Control Theory.The study adopted a descriptive survey research design asappropriate because the research problem under investigation was descriptive in nature, appropriate for collecting, analyzing, and presenting the data. A sample size of125 was derived from a target population of 1250 key respondents in Bungoma county where mixed research was applied. The research tools included In-depth Interviews, desk review, questionnaires, and Focus Group Discussion. Earlier findings indicatedreligion as crucial for maintaining social order and fostering a set of common values and beliefs in the society as a way of preventing crime. The study revealed an inverse link between religiosity and crime which suggests that religion is usefulin suppressing criminality behavior.Where education sector especially schools sponsored by religious organizations,and presents of traditional churches, the vicinityrecorded less crime in the neighbourhood. The study recommendsthe need for criminologist to factor in religion as one method to prevent crimes in the community.
dc.identifier.issn2581-7027
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.buc.ac.ke:4000/handle/123456789/138
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 4; Issue 2
dc.titleReligion and Crime: Exploring the Link towards Crime Prevention in Bungoma County, Kenya
dc.typeArticle
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