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A Criminological Study on the Nature of Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Ranaweera, K.G.N.U.; Buddhadasa, M.P.A.A.; Rathnayake, S.
“Human Trafficking” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Millions of men, women and children are victims of human trafficking for sexual, forced labor and other forms of exploitation worldwide. The main objective of the study was to investigate the nature of the human trafficking in Sri Lankan context. A purposive sample consisted 100 human trafficking victims selected through recorded complaints of Central Investigation Department (CID) were interviewed by using semi structured questionnaire. Results revealed that all were victims of “external human trafficking”. Majority of the sample (More than 75%) were victims of “forced labour” and they have been exploited in Singapore, Malaysia. Sri Lankan girls and women have been victims of “sexual exploitation” in Thailand and they were guaranteed to offer nursing and household works. Although there is a trend of Child trafficking it is not reported in Sri Lanka. Individuals with foreign agents were the traffickers and different victims of the same trafficker could be recognized. Unemployment, culture, short term hedonism, poverty and unawareness can be recognized as the main factors of creating “trafficking trends” in Sri Lanka. Legal empowerment and governmental intervention towards the foreign employment can be recommended as the preventive methodologies
Impact of Resettlement Villages on Crimes in Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ranaweera, K.G.N.U.
“Village” is the smallest element of a society. In the Sri Lankan context, village is being considered as a cluster of cultural formations. Researchers and cultural critics have been arguing about the main features of traditional villages which had been existed from time immemorial. Villages of Sri Lanka bear many significant characteristics when compared to villages of other countries. The main objective of this study was to identified whether there was an impact on crimes occurring as a result of new settlement villages on the traditional villages in Sri Lanka. Data collection was carried out by using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. Qualitative data was collected from a random sample of 100 villagers from four settlement villages and 100 villagers from four traditional villages in Galle District of the southern province in Sri Lanka. Quantitative data were collected from police records belonging to a 5 year period (2005-2010) from both villages while exploring available literature as secondary data. The study disclosed that the crimes rates of the settlement villages have been increased while traditional villages indicate minimal and unlined crime rates during the selected period. Moreover, the comparing of the traditional villages and settlement villages revealed that the lack of cohesion, anonymity, rivalry of depending, stress and built environmental factors which triggered crimes. However, Education level and financial status were not acted as growth factors of crimes.
A Study on How the Usage of Mobile Phones Affects the Human Social Interactions in Different Ages
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ranaweera, K.G.N.U.
Mobile phones (MPs) have become staple and common equipment today. At present society The main objective of this study is to investigate in what ways the usage of MPs affects the human social interactions in different ages. Accidental sample was selected including 500 people from the Colombo district and Galle district (250 people from each) according to 4 age groups: 16-19, 20-30, and 31-45 and above 46. Semi structured interviews and observation were used for data collection during the period from of December 2015 to April 2016. Data had been analyzed using MS Excel application. Findings revealed that MPs are being used by all age groups for communication and other purposes and voice call was common for all ages. MPs are being used for log in to social media, surfing internet, e-mailing and texting by both 16-19 and 20-30 age groups. Minority of the people of age group 31-45 were using MPs not for texting but for voice calls. Majority people of the age group above 46 were using MP only for incoming calls. Fewer of them were using MPs for texting and surfing internet. Moreover, the purposes of using MPs and the type of MPs were depending on the financial status and education level of the users. More than 75% people of the sample were using smart phones. Many of the 16-19 and 20-30 age groups were using MP for association with peers. Among them there were 35 percentage of students and working people who were using MPs for affinity with relations. The age group 31-45 was using MPs for finding out of their children and relations. Majority of the age group above 46 were using MPs to have information from relations and closed ones. Conclusion of the study is that each age group was using MPs to amplify of their social interactions and that it has a negative effect on face to face communication. At the same time who reveals that the usage of MPs has multiplied social interaction than the period of MPs were rare.