THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS ON INCREASING THE LEVEL OF COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST ANTIQUITIES IN JORDAN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE JORDANIAN DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES
Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the impact of economic and social factors on increasing the level of committed crimes against antiquities in Jordan from the perspective of the employees in the Jordanian department of antiquities. In order to achieve the study objectives, the researcher used the analytical descriptive approach based on social survey due to its compatibility to the study nature and objectives. The study population consisted of the employees in the Jordanian department of antiquities in 2023-2024, whereas the study sample consisted of (110) male and female employees, who were selected randomly. The study instrument included the scale of economic factors (12 items) and the scale of social factors (12 items).
The results showed that the economic factors have a high impact on increasing the level of committed crimes against antiquities in Jordan, where the average mean for all the scale's items was (3.835). Also, the economic factors have a high effect on increasing the level of committed crimes against antiquities in Jordan, where the average mean for all the scale's items was (3.747). The results showed that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the responses of the study sample individuals concerning the economic factors that lead to committing antiquities crimes in the Jordanian community attributed to the variable of gender, whereas there are no statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the responses of the study sample individuals concerning the social factors that lead to committing antiquities crimes in the Jordanian community for all the variables.
In the light of the results, the study recommended the necessity of implementing the principle of social justice and equal opportunities, where all citizens should obtain their due rights in wealth, education, work, health and housing in order not to commit this type of crime.
Key words: economic and social factors, crimes, antiquities, employees in the department of antiquities.
