Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders

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dc.contributor.advisorAfrica, Adeleneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSilungwe, Ndumanene Devlinen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-31T19:56:25Z
dc.date.available2014-12-31T19:56:25Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 74-88).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractJuvenile crime is a growing problem in Malawi. International research has focussed on the causes of this type of crime in an attempt to explain and deal with this phenomenon. This study adds to the scholarly knowledge by exploring the life stories of 22 male juvenile offenders currently incarcerated for various crimes in Malawi. Semi-structured life-history interviews were conducted and results are consistent with the existing literature - specifically on risk factors, control theories and life-course theories. This study showed that several factors in childhood and adolescence contributed to the participants' offending behaviour. Participants also made sense of their behaviour by constructing themselves as victims of life circumstances, spiritual and supernatural forces, and an inequitable justice system. Some of these attributional models are uncommon in criminological literature.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSilungwe, N. D. (2007). <i>Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10773en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSilungwe, Ndumanene Devlin. <i>"Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10773en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSilungwe, N. 2007. Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Silungwe, Ndumanene Devlin AB - Juvenile crime is a growing problem in Malawi. International research has focussed on the causes of this type of crime in an attempt to explain and deal with this phenomenon. This study adds to the scholarly knowledge by exploring the life stories of 22 male juvenile offenders currently incarcerated for various crimes in Malawi. Semi-structured life-history interviews were conducted and results are consistent with the existing literature - specifically on risk factors, control theories and life-course theories. This study showed that several factors in childhood and adolescence contributed to the participants' offending behaviour. Participants also made sense of their behaviour by constructing themselves as victims of life circumstances, spiritual and supernatural forces, and an inequitable justice system. Some of these attributional models are uncommon in criminological literature. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders TI - Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10773 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10773
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSilungwe ND. Juvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offenders. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10773en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleJuvenile crimes in Malawi : life-history narratives of male juvenile offendersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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