Effectiveness of Government Rehabilitation Programmes on Children Involved in Street Crimes in Nakuru County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorCyprian Kavivyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNdirangu, Ndiang’ui David
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-14T11:40:02Z
dc.date.available2023-08-14T11:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionA Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts in Leadership and Securtiy Management of Kenyatta University, June 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe menace of street children involved in crime is still prevalent in major urban centres in Kenya despite government intervention measures put in place to address the problem. This research endeavored to ascertain the effectiveness of government rehabilitation programmes for children involved in street crime in Nakuru County. The following key objectives served as the study's guiding principles; to examine the government policies for rehabilitation programmes for children involved in street crime; investigate the effectiveness of government rehabilitation programmes for children involved in street crime; to examine the competencies of government officers involved in rolling out government rehabilitation programmes for children involved in street crime and finally to ascertain the difficulties encountered during the implementation of government intervention measures in addressing street crime among children in Nakuru County. The differential association theory and the social learning theory served as the study's foundations. Target population was 595 respondents from children department, prison staff, court staff, street children, the National Youth Service staff and National Government Administrative officers. Stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were utilized to identify 128 respondents from the study population. Data collection instruments included questionnaire for government employees and interview guide for street children. The study questionnaire was checked for validity using expert review and for reliability using the test-retest technique where Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.802 was realized. Quantitative data was analyzed by use of descriptive and inferential statistics. This was facilitated by the statistical package for social science (SPSS). Study findings revealed a statistically significant and positive relationship between government policy interventions and rehabilitation of street children involved in crime (r= 0.549; P<0.05). Based on study findings, it was also determined that there was a statistically significant link between the success of government intervention programs and the rehabilitation of street children involved in crime (r= 0.625; P> 0.05) and a statistically significant and positive relationship between competencies of rehabilitation officers in government rehabilitation institutions and government education programmes and rehabilitation of street children involved in crime within Nakuru County (r=0.585; P<0.05). Further, it was established that inadequate funding, inadequate personnel, poor entry behaviour and inadequate tools and equipment in institutions that provide rehabilitation for street children involved in crime were the challenges faced in the implementation of government measures aimed at addressing criminality among street children in Nakuru County. Based on the study findings and conclusions, the study recommends that the government could establish more effective policies and guidelines to offer practical solutions to the crime committed by street children. This would mainly be in terms of preventive and supportive programmes for the rehabilitation and reformation of street children, not only those involved in crime but also those who are yet to engage in crime.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26830
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectEffectiveness of Government Rehabilitation Programmesen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectStreet Crimesen_US
dc.subjectNakuru Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleEffectiveness of Government Rehabilitation Programmes on Children Involved in Street Crimes in Nakuru County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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