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    Crime and Youth Livelihood : A Case Study of Moyo Town Council, Moyo District
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-06-30) Bear Saviour Amoko
    This study was conducted on crime and youth livelihood, a case study of Moyo town council. The objectives were to identify the factors that contribute to crime among the youth in Moyo town Council, to assess the effects of crime on youth livelihood, and to establish the strategies in place to reduce crime among youth in Moyo Town Council. The research analyzed the prevalence and extent to which crime damages cognitive functions, affects motivation, and behavior leading to decreased livelihood. It further explored preventive measures and interventions that can mitigate these negative outcomes. The findings aimed to inform policymakers, educators, and security personals on strategies to address crime and enhance youth livelihood. This study used a cross-sectional survey design. This design involved gathering data from a population sample at a particular time. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to achieve the study objectives. The data collection tools included questionnaires and interviews, enabling the researcher to get firsthand information. The quantitative data was analyzed using statistical methods to identify trends, correlations, and patterns in the study topic. The findings were that peer influence (70%), unemployment (56%), drug accessibility (48%), poor parenting (32%) and poor performance (24%) are factors for crime. The effects include school dropout (70%), mental illness (64%), family breakdown (50%), poor social relationship (38%). The strategies to curb include: youth training resist peer pressure (66%), adolescent health promotion (55%), supporting children to develop appropriate attitudes towards life (50%) improving parenting skills (50%), and community intolerance of crime (40%)In conclusion, the research explored peer influence, unemployment, drug accessibility poor parenting and poor performance as the causes of crime that has led to mental illness, family breakdown, school dropout, death among others hence lowered youth livelihood. The study therefore recommends rehabilitation of those with mental illness, job creation, regular needs assessment conducted by government to establish real challenges of the youth on ground, regular meetings with member representatives (youth leaders) to make them understand further details of crime, their effects to inform strategies to curb crime among youths in Moyo Town Council.