Perceived By Panhandlers

This invest igat ion was se t out to s tudy Effect ive Methods of Combating Street Begging as perce ived by the Panhandlers. Four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study made use o f an ins trument known as “Effec t ive Methods of Combating Street Begging Quest ionnaire ” (EMOCSRQ). The ins trument had a re l iabi l i ty coeff ic ient o f 0.83 and was administered on a total o f one hundred and seventy-f ive respondents made up of male and female, o ld and young, Moslem and non-Moslem and marr ied and unmarr ied beggars. One hundred and for ty subjects re turned their copies sho wing e ighty percent retr ieval rate. The Z-test sta t i s t ics was employed to analyse the data and the find ings revea led tha t Rehabil i ta t ions centres, monthly sur vival al lowance, Diverted Giving Scheme as well as p rovision of food for Islamic Schools are e ffective methods of curb ing st ree t begging