TABLES OF CONTENTS

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Title Page i
Certificate ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents v
List of Simple Tables viii
List of Contingency Tables xi
Abstract xii
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 10
1.3 Justification of Study 20
1.4 Focus of Study 21
1.5 Objectives of Study 22
1.6 Hypotheses 23
1.7 Key Concepts 23
Chapter Two
Theoretical Background and Review of Past
Literature
2.1 Introduction 49
2.2 Classical School of Thought 50
2.3 Neo-classical School of Criminology 52
2.4 Positivist School of Criminology 55
2.5 Emile Durkheim on Anomie 62
2.6 Social Disorganization Theories and Crime 65
2.7 Ecological Theories and Crime 74
2.8 Crime and Physical Environment 78
2.9 Crime is Ordinary 79
2.10 Crime Symbiosis 80
2.11 Three Types of Crime Mutualism 83
2.12 Psychology and Crime 84
2.13 Perspective on Crime: Aggression and Violence 85
2.14 Theoretical Underpinnings of Victimlogy 87

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2.15 Cultural Theories of Crime and Delinquency 88
2.16 Miller's Theory of Lower Class Culture 89
2.17 Economic Theories 91
2.18 Gang Theory 95
2.19 Types of Violent Offenders 96
2.20 Typology of Robbers 97
2.21 The Classification of Criminals 97
2.22 Becoming and Offender 103
2.23 Characteristics of Criminals 105
2.24 Fundamentals of Rural Criminality 106
2.25 Specific Crime Habitats 107
2.26 Criminogenic Community Environment 107
2.27 Nadeem Azhar Hussain 108
2.28 Geography and Cimate of Sindh 110
2.29 Phsiography of Sindh 111
2.30 Riverine Forests in Sindh 115
2.31 Area, Distribution and Legal Status 116
2.32 Sukkur Region Police 118
2.33 Zonal Headquarters 118
2.34 Sukkur Zone Police Stations 119
2.35 Larkana Zone Police Stations 121
2.36 Hyderabad Region 123
2.37 Hyderabad Zone Police Stations 124
2.38 Sanctioned Strength 126
2.39 Sahito Imdad Hussain: 'Decade of Dacoits' 127
Chapter Three
Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction 130
3.2 Type of Study 133
3.3 Qualitative Approach 135
3.4 Study/Data Collection Tool 138
3.5 Sampling 142
3.6 Sample Size 143
3.7 Universe 144
3.8 Pre-Testing 145
3.9 Data Analysis 145

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 Chapter Four
Presentation of Data
4.1 Introduction
146
4.2 Simple Tables
146
4.3 Testing Hypotheses 162
Chapter Five
Summary, Findings and Recommendations
5.1 Summary 198
5.2 Findings 207
5.3 Recommendations 209

Bibliography
Interview Schedule
Annexure

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