To steal or not steal: A qualitative study on the background and perceived motivational factors of theft offenders in Makati City Jail and their affect, behavior, and cognition after the pursuance of crime against property
The purpose of this study is to determine the background, separated into sex and civil status, and the motivational factors, both rewards and punishments that made a theft offender to pursue a crime against property as well as their corresponding affect, behavior, and cognition after the crime. 15 m...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5139 |
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to determine the background, separated into sex and civil status, and the motivational factors, both rewards and punishments that made a theft offender to pursue a crime against property as well as their corresponding affect, behavior, and cognition after the crime. 15 male and 9 female Inmates were from the Makati City Jail were interviewed. A descriptive research design was used to analyze the data. A cross-analysis was used from the themes formed from the data to compare the difference between motivational factors of males and females, along with their affect and behavior. There was a main theme overriding the motivation of inmates. It was found that male inmates commit the crime for themselves and female inmates commit the crime for others. |
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