An increase in the crime rate may jeopardize a country’s development and economic growth. Thus, understanding the relationship between crime and a few determinants is ,crucial in sustaining the economic growth in Malaysia. The four determinants used in this research are economic growth, population, education level, and inflation rate. The data covers the period from 1984 to 2019, and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modeling approaches were used in this research. The findings showed that only the population has a significant positive impact on crime rates for long-term and short-term relationships. Meanwhile, economic growth and education level have a significant long-term positive effect on the crime rate. On the other hand, the inflation rate did not significantly impact the crime rate in long-term and short-term relationships. Interestingly, it was found in the findings that the crime rate and population showed a bidirectional causal relationship indicating that the past population values are useful for a better prediction of the current crime rate and vice versa. Thus, the Malaysian government should encourage people to cooperate with the enforcement authorities to deter crime for future environmental safety effectively

Law enforcement namely Road Transport Department (RTD) officers, face challenges in carrying out their duties on the road. The purpose of this study is to highlight on the challenges and issues faced by the officers in Malaysian road and the appropriate use of technology in assisting RTD officers in enforcement duties focusing on the usefulness of Body-worn cameras. The officers involved in the study consisted of the head of the RTD patrol team in the southern region of Malaysia. The results show that this product can assist officers in facilitating their duties. Overall, many respondents point out that this product can facilitate their work easily, provide safer conditions and provide data evidence. It helps in preparing jobs reports and made the officers not burdened in the task. Most respondents were positive about the use of Body-worn cameras especially in alleviating the challenges faced by them.

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