Abstract
The happiness of the individuals depends upon many things, which may include income, health, job, wealth, leisure, social status, security, moral values and liberty. An individual needs a proper work and job for the survival, living anywhere in the world with peace and respect. The current study is documented in Punjab to explore the relationship between lack of job opportunities and the growing tendency of crime among educated youth in view of the perceptions of educated youth. Data was collected from three hundred students taken from six universities of the Punjab, Pakistan. A structured questionnaire was prepared for the collection of information. The findings of the research indicate that there is a significance relationship between unemployment and growing tendency of crime among educated youth. May there many other factors pay contributions on involving educated youth into criminal activities but unemployment/joblessness has significant factor in this regard.
