Karla Bovell - Caribbean Studies SBA LSC4 Statement of Problem From since the beginning of time, crime has alwas been a ma!or issue, As humans and "nowledge advance, crime advances and so do the multi#le was of comitting crime$ %n recent times, the occurence of crime in the Caribbean has even risen significantl$ Such crimes include& murder, ra#e, arson, robberies and "idna##ing which can be classified as serious crimes, while crimes such as #rostitution, vandalism and small-scale selling of illegal drugs come under the classification c lassification of less serious crime$ 'es#ite the fact that these crimes var in levels of im#ortance, the all im#act negativel on the communit and can be detrimental to its growth$ For these reasons more ste#s must be into #lace and #unishments for brea"ing the law enforced so as to curb crime$
Problem Statement (he effect crime has on the da-to-da living and growth of the communit in )den Lodge, St$*ichael$
Pur#ose of the +esearch (he aim of this research is to find out how the #eo#le living in the )den Lodge area #erceive the crime that ha##ens in their communit and how conscious the are of it$ Also, how it affects their dail lives$ Furthermore, what im#act the thin" it has on the minds of outh in the communit$ Lastl, to discover and record the how the communit has chosen to res#ond to the crimes and an #reventative measures #ut into #lace$ (he research aims are& •
%s the communit of )den Lodge, St$*ichael conscious of the crime occurences in their societ and what are their thoughts on it
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ow and in what wa does crime affect the #eo#le of the )den Lodge, St$*ichae district
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ow has crime im#acted on the outh there
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Are there an measures #ut in #lace within the )den Lodge district d istrict to hel# #revent crime
.alue of the +esearch % trust that this research would build more awareness in the communit about the crime that surrounds them so that the can hel# do something more about it, which would in turn hel# the commuit to grow$ Additionall, so that their lives would become safer and more secure since the would be benefitting from a less crime-filled environment$ Also, the research findings could be used b the #olice de#artment to aid in their efforts to #rotect the #eo#le of Barbados b cutting down on crime$ All in all, i ho#e it would hel# lead to a reduction in crime in Barbados$
(echnical (erms /sed in the Stud Personal Crimes 0 12ffenses against the Person3& (hese are crimes that result in #hsical or mental harm to another #erson Pro#ert Crimes 0 12ffenses against Pro#ert3& (hese are crimes that do not necessaril involve harm to another #erson$ %nstead, the involve an interference with another #ersons right to use or en!o their #ro#ert$ %nchoate Crimes 0 1%nchoate3 translates into 1incom#lete3, meaning crimes that were begun, but not com#leted$ (his re5uires that a #erson ta"e a substantial ste# to com#lete a crime, as o##osed to !ust 1intend3 to commit a crime$ Statutor Crimes 0 A violation of a s#ecific state or federal statute and can involve either #ro#ert offenses or #ersonal offense$