Perceived Social Support between Criminals and Non-criminals in Punjab, Pakistan

Umbreen Khizar and Fatima Khurram Bukhari

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2016, vol. 2, issue 1, 87-91

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the alliance performance of construction Objective: The purpose of the current research was to explore the level of perceived social support between criminals and non-criminals.Methodology: 160 participants were considered as a sample, 80 were criminals (40 males and 40 females) and 80 were non-criminals (40 males and 40 females) taken from Sahiwal, Arifwala and Bahawalnagr. Criminals were selected from central jail Sahiwal and district jail Bahawalnagr. Their age range was between 18-70 years old. All individuals have a minimum metric qualification. To check the level of perceived social support, Multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) was used.Results: Results indicate that perceived social support and criminality are negatively correlated. The level of perceived social support is higher among non-criminals than criminals. The result suggests that there is no significant difference of perceived social support between males and females.Implication: This paper gives valuable information about the importance of social support. Without proper support and guidance no child, no male or female will learn life skills or grow up with a strong sense of right and wrong and respect other people.

Keywords: Punjab; Crime; Idealism; Perceived social support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.26710/jbsee.v2i1.22

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