NEXUS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: A CASE STUDY OF PRISONS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Nouman Khaliq Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad
  • Muhammad Shabbir Chaudhary Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad
  • Sadaf Mahmood Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.210

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of intergenerational human capital accumulation on their criminal behavior if it existed. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of a sample of 400 respondents who have ever committed a crime and residing in district jails of Punjab, Pakistan. A well-designed interviewing schedule was used to collect information from these respondents. Descriptive analysis shows that majority of the respondents were young and married. Around one-fourth of the respondents were illiterate and about the same proportion had primary level education. The statistical analysis revealed that uneducated respondents had 40 percent more chances to commit the crime as compared to the educated ones. Thus, the set hypothesis that education is significantly affecting to discourage the criminal behavior in the society is upheld.

Key Words: Intergenerational, Human capital accumulation, Criminal Behavior, Punjab, Crime, District Jails of Punjab

Author Biographies

  • Nouman Khaliq, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad

    PhD Scholar

  • Muhammad Shabbir Chaudhary, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad

    Assistant Professor

  • Sadaf Mahmood, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad

    Assistant Professor

Additional Files

Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 02 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“NEXUS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: A CASE STUDY OF PRISONS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 02, pp. 108–115, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.210.