Abstract:
The objective of this research is to study values and regional culture which related to homicide of convicts who were murderers in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. Questionnaires were used to collect data from sample of 200 convicts who were murderers and are committed in Central Prison of Nahkon Si Thammarat province, Prison of Thongsong province and Prison of Pakpanang province, expect these 10 convicts from interested murderers are interviewed in-depth. In analyzing quantitative data, percentage and mean are used. In order to study the relationship between variables, the Chi-square is used of the level of significance 0.05. The results of the study are found that the values an regional culture which related to the strengt of homicide are dignity, pride of homeplace, fanatic in gamble, toughness, self esteem in solving dispute and hostility to government officers and outsiders but not related to the unsecurity in life and property