General Introduction

The theme of my internal assessment is ' Crime and Violence: The rising trends of murders in

Jamaica from 2014-2017.’ Crime has almost become a pervasive all-consuming monster that

everyone in the island cannot seem to escape. According to The Gleaner and Jamaica

Constabulary Force crime stats, Jamaica has seen, officially, 5208 persons murdered in the

period 2014-2017. This data also showed that Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. James

were the parishes that had the leading crime rate during the last three years.

The purpose of this topic is to find out if there are any inform the Jamaican population

about the adverse effects of the rising murder rate. have on the student population as it seems to

have impacted them physically and emotionally as some of these students have family members

whom have been murdered. One of the reasons I chose this topic is due to the escalating murder

rate, being a current issue in our country and our communities that no one seems to have a

handle on. The increase of crime and violence in my parish can affect future job opportunities for

me as no organization is going to employ persons of a community or parish with a high crime

rate. Crime also affect my academic performance as it allows me to be unfocused at school since

the area which I travel to and from school is said to be a crime hotspot.

The researcher will write a narrative the portfolio will include a reflective piece based on

the theme with the use of dialect variation, attitudes to language and communicative behavior

(explain how theme will be explored in reflective piece). The researcher will also do an

exposition on the theme highlighting the causes and effect with the use of statistical data from

credible sources and also discussion of the challenges faced throughout this research.

Notes
1. Omit words in red, include those in blue.

2. Explain how theme will be explored in reflective piece and expository piece. Link to your

purpose.

3. State how theme relates to your academic interests ie, link to a subject done in school.

4. State how theme relates to your future work-related interests.