CHAPTER 1 Introduction and research methodology

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1CHAPTER 1Introduction and research is one of the most serious problems South Africa faces today. It puts a strain on thepublic, the business community, the economy and the government. Shop theft is a specifictype of theft that is a cause for serious concern, and compels criminologists to conductresearch regarding this main focus of this research will be on the South African shop theft situation, as itmanifests in a township environment. It specifically examines shop theft perpetrators interms of age, gender and scholastic details, with emphasis on the extent of young people=sinvolvement. The nature of shop theft as a criminal offence is also analysed from acriminological point of view. Furthermore, this CHAPTER deals with the basic notionsregarding the theory of research methodology , and describes the practical execution of theresearch as it was conducted for this (1991:203) mentions that research , as a scientific enterprise, is carried out with aparticular consideration in mind - the discovering of new facts regarding a specificphenomenon.

1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction and research methodology 1.1 Introduction Crime is one of the most serious problems South Africa faces today. It puts a strain on the

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