LITERATURE REVIEW
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According to Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn, authors of Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, they noted the issue of crime in urban areas. “It has long been recognized that some areas of towns or cities have higher levels of reported crime and deviance than others. While some neighborhoods are quite safe, in others ‘walking the streets at night’ could be perilous as official statistics show that crime is concentrated mainly in urban areas. Much more attention has been given in recent years to ways of preventing crime.
Many people vehemently believe that crime will be reduced when some of the social factors that seem to be closely linked with it are improved . These include a lack of education, peer influence, drugs and alcohol, lack of parental relations and proper role models in society,unemployment, the media since many of the youths are influence by the negative messages being sent by the new wave of artist who incessantly preach about “ Being gangster” and “Get rich or die trying” . Further influence caused by decreased government revenue within the country and Reduced quality of life with a drop in the standard of living for the citizens due to high inflation rates and this new global recession .
