YOUTHS AND CRIMES IN EKET SENATORIAL DISTRICT, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

This research work examined the criminal practices among youths in EketSenatorial District of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought toidentify the type of criminal activities practised by youths in EketSenatorial District in Akwa Ibom State and to identify the rates of criminalpractices among youths in Eket Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State. Asurvey research design was adopted by the researcher for the fact-finding.The research made use of both primary and secondary data. RoutineActivity (RA) theory was adopted for the study. A simple random samplingtechnique was adopted in the distribution of the questionnaire which wasdistributed to 400 respondents. Data collected were analysed using chartsthrough the use of Microsoft Office 2010. Findings revealed that the youthsin Eket Senatorial District mostly engage in burglary, armed robbery,assault, kidnapping, murder and rape. People of Eket Senatorial District inAkwa Ibom State experience more assault than any other crime. From thefindings of the study, the researcher recommended that the governmentshould equip the Nigerian Police and other security organizations foreffective crime policing in Nigeria, the government should encourageprivate sector expansion to have more job creation for the teamingunemployed youths found within every region of the nation, andgovernment should improve the economic condition of the nation to bringabout improved standard of living for the masses.