TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ....................................................................... i

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ....................................................... ii

ACRONYMS ..................................................................... iii

·r ABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................... iv

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................ 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................... I

1.1 DEFINITION OF CRIME AND POVERTY ....................................................... 3

1.2 STi?JfEMENT PROBLEM ..................................................... 3

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................ 5

1.4 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AREA ......................................................... 6

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................... 7

1.6 METHODOLOGY ............................................................. 7

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................8

2.0 RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................. 9

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................... 18

3.0 THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY ON CRIMES IN UGANDA ........................... 18

CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................... 20

4.0 THE BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS ...... 20

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................. 22

5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................... 22

5.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 24

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................... 25

APPENDICES .......................................... 27

QUESTlONAIRES ........................................................................ 30