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 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$*ichael conscious of the crime occurences
in their societ and what are their thoughts on it,
-ow and in what wa does crime affect the #eo#le of the )den Lodge, St$*ichae
district,
-ow has crime im#acted on the outh there,
Are there an measures #ut in #lace within the )den Lodge district 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
#erson4s 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$