Curbing Youth Criminality through Creative Employment: Ushafa Pottery Centre Abuja in Focus

M. Inyang, Faith Martins Inyang
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Pottery production, like many other forms of indigenous technology, has responded to the domestic and commercial aspirations of the Ushafa people and has affected their personal and corporate economy for centuries now. This study attempts a criminological exploration of the nexus between craftmanship, economic empowerment and reduction in crime rate. Surveyed samples were drawn from Ushafa community and Ushafa pottery Centre Abuja.The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of the pottery Center to the Ushafa Rural economy in terms of employment potentials and reduction in crime rate. Results confirmed that the pottery center has indeed impacted positively on the lives of those engaged in it. It was also noted from the result that as more youth are engaged in the pottery craftsmanship, crime rate correspondingly drops. It is thus recommended that the pottery center be upgraded to serve a wider range of beneficiaries. The government, the security institutions and policy makers are also called upon to retool in other to strategically check youth criminality via productive engagements. Finally, it is hoped that should the center deploy the uniqueness of product and aesthetic upgrading suggested in this study, the income potentials of potters would be enhanced.
通过创造性就业遏制青年犯罪:重点关注阿布贾乌沙法陶器中心
像许多其他形式的本土技术一样,陶器生产响应了乌沙法人的家庭和商业愿望,几个世纪以来一直影响着他们的个人和企业经济。本研究试图从犯罪学的角度探讨手工艺、经济赋权和降低犯罪率之间的关系。调查样本取自乌沙法社区和阿布贾乌沙法陶器中心。这项研究的目的是评估陶器中心在就业潜力和减少犯罪率方面对乌沙法农村经济的贡献。结果证实,陶器中心确实对参与其中的人的生活产生了积极的影响。调查结果还显示,从事制陶工艺的年轻人越多,犯罪率也相应下降。因此,建议对陶艺中心进行升级,以服务更广泛的受益者。政府、安全机构和政策制定者也被呼吁通过富有成效的接触,重新调整彼此,从战略上遏制青少年犯罪。最后,希望本研究提出的产品独特性与审美升级,能提升陶工的收入潜力。
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