Juvenile Delinquency in Malaysia: Legal Framework and Prospects for Reforms

Hussin, Nasimah

doi:10.31436/iiumlj.v15i2.68

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“…The Malaysian Ministry of Education states that delinquency in school includes violation of both the Penal Code and the school norms. In Malaysia, two forms of status offences are recognizable, namely, being beyond the control of parents and being exposed to moral danger (Hussin, 2007). According to the Prison Act 1995, a juvenile or a young offender is defined as ‘a prisoner who is under the age of 21 years’ (Kassim, 2006).…”

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Poverty and delinquency: A qualitative study on selected juvenile offenders in Malaysia

Shong¹,

Bakar

Islam

2018

International Social Work

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This qualitative case study explored the voices of juvenile offenders in Malaysia who were plagued with poverty, and brought to light their plight. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of poverty on the delinquent character and behavioural development of the children on three major crime-enhancing themes – miserable family conditions, school failure and association with deviant peers – to get a broader view of how poverty could influence their life trajectory. The purposive maximum variation sampling method was used in the selection of six young offenders between the ages of 13 and 17 years from Sekolah Tunas Bakti Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A multiple data collection method that included observation, in-depth case study and document analysis was used for data collection. Results showed that three major crime-enhancing themes due to poverty were strongly related to children’s delinquent character and behavioural development. The knowledge gained from this study will further contribute to understanding the real-life experiences of juvenile offenders, particularly those who are experiencing extreme deprivation, and it is hoped that the insight gained could help in the prevention and control of juvenile delinquent behaviour in Malaysia.

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Poverty and delinquency: A qualitative study on selected juvenile offenders in Malaysia

Shong¹,

Bakar

Islam

2018

International Social Work

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“…Over the past few years, Malaysia has seen an increase in the number of offences committed by juveniles (Hussin, 2005;Department of Social Welfare, 2006). The types of crime reported include theft, substance misuse, rape and even murder.…”

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Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among juvenile offenders in Malaysian prisons and association with socio-demographic and personal factors

Aida

Aili

Manveen

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International Journal of Prisoner Health

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“…Developers that create high-rise strata development now confront more difficulties than ever before, although having the benefit of greater density over the land usage. Furthermore, they also suffer from the negative consequences of the delay in the issue of strata titles (Hussin, 2014). When getting the certificate of completion and compliance for their projects, none of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association's (REHDA) members were able to secure strata titles, according to input from the association's president.…”

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Late Strata Titles Delivery: Insights and Impact to High Rise Housing Development

Kathitasapathy

Tan

Azri

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Malaysia with its booming property development contributes consistently to the growing national gross domestic product (GDP) and economic growth. With the primary driver of urbanization, the property industry has staggeringly changed from horizontal to vertical, giving purpose to the necessity of implementing the concept of strata title in high-rise development. However, as the legislation related to strata title and housing development has yet to perfect itself, the current form does not truly balance the interest of all stakeholders. This paper intends to surface the conundrum to a strata scheme developer if a strata title is not delivered within 36 months as stipulated in the housing development legislation. The research will adopt multiple case concept comparing and contrasting five chosen strata property developments in Johor; implementing a qualitatively driven mixed method approach. The questionnaire instruments will be used to collect data and the instrument of interview will be employed on subject matter expert to validate the findings. The research will demonstrate that the delay in strata titles for the case study projects is in fact a common problem through the questionnaire. Then the federal government policy lawmakers will be interviewed to validate the global findings and deliberate comments and suggestions on possible ways to improve the current system. The suggestion of issuing a temporary strata title will be a potential solution explored during the questionnaire and interview process.

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Juvenile Delinquency in Malaysia: Legal Framework and Prospects for Reforms

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Poverty and delinquency: A qualitative study on selected juvenile offenders in Malaysia

Poverty and delinquency: A qualitative study on selected juvenile offenders in Malaysia

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among juvenile offenders in Malaysian prisons and association with socio-demographic and personal factors

Late Strata Titles Delivery: Insights and Impact to High Rise Housing Development

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