The Implementation of the Penalty System Program for Vandalism in School: A Case Study

Zainal, Khalim; Salleh, Norshidah Mohamad

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“…Other than truancy, children's most frequent disciplinary problems in schools are bullying, theft, possession of prohibited items, gangsterism (Tie, 2012), and vandalism (Zainal & Mohamad Salleh, 2008). Among these incidents of disciplinary problems in schools, cases involving bullying are rising, and bullying occurs in both primary and secondary schools in Malaysia.…”

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Teaching Criminal Law Procedure in Universities: Meeting the Needs of Juveniles in Criminal Legal Practice

Ahmad

2023

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Children's involvement in school disciplinary problems is often a predictor of their involvement in crime in the future, resulting in them coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Therefore, teaching final-year law students the subject of criminal procedure, particularly governing the juvenile justice system, is essential for legal practice, especially when the legal rights of the children need to be protected since they are vulnerable to the adverse effects of the juvenile justice system. In this connection, the objectives of this paper are (a) to examine the underpinning causes behind children’s involvement in disciplinary problems in schools as predictors of their future involvement in crime; (b) to analyse the existing legal framework governing the juvenile justice system in Malaysia that forms part of the subject of criminal law procedure, and (c) to examine the importance of teaching criminal law procedure subject to final-year law students in preparing them for legal practice, especially when dealing with juveniles in the juvenile justice system. A qualitative research design is undertaken to explore the significance of teaching criminal law procedure to final-year law students by undertaking library-based research and an examination of content analysis, drawing from both primary and secondary sources. The findings in this research demonstrate that children who commit disciplinary problems in schools, such as truancy and bullying, will eventually come into contact with the criminal justice system, and their legal rights need to be protected. This research is significant in meeting the university’s mission, vision and values and supporting the national framework for reducing crime rates and strengthening crime prevention initiatives.

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Teaching Criminal Law Procedure in Universities: Meeting the Needs of Juveniles in Criminal Legal Practice

Ahmad

2023

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“…In another study conducted by Zainal and Salleh (2007) in Selangor, Malaysia, the researchers used a mixed-methods approach in which they surveyed 354 students and 100 teachers and interviewed 20 teachers directly involved in the use of a demerit system to evaluate the effectiveness of penalty points at decreasing vandalism. Students and teachers reported a significant decrease in the amount of vandalism that took place in the schools as a result of using penalty points as a deterrence.…”

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“…In other studies, the independent variable was the demerit or reward system, which was also the treatment administered to the students (Zainal & Salleh, 2007;Kubanek et al, 2015). The independent variable should have a nominal value of 0, indicating the student received no treatment, or a 1, indicating the student received the experimental treatment in the form of demerit points.…”

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A Conceptual Review of Demerit Points as Punishment and Social Necessity

Deventer

2020

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Research suggests that students are aware of how much time they spend using electronics for non-academic activities during class. Many students believe they are multitasking when they engage in distracted behavior in the classroom. To make matters worse, many educators have become complacent and ignore or tolerate the use of electronics because they have no way to effectively solve the problem. Studies show that the use of electronics, such as a laptop computer or a smartphone, can distract as many as six other people seated near that student. Students engaged in distracting behavior negatively impact the learning and teaching of course content for themselves and others around them. The problem has impacted all levels of education from grade school to college. Studies of motivation theory have provided significant evidence that students are motivated by educators who exercise strong classroom-management skills. A demerit system in which points are lost will significantly reduce unwanted student behavior in the classroom, specifically the use of electronic devices for non-academic activities, resulting in increased achievement as measured by the final exam. This solution can also be generalized to any classroom setting where students earn points.

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“…Truancy is defined (by the Federal Territory Education Department of Kuala Lumpur) as circumstances where children are absent from school on official school days without giving any reasons or written reasons from parents, guardians or medical doctors (Azhar Shah, et al 2012). Other than truancy, children's most frequent disciplinary problems in schools are bullying, theft, possession of prohibited items in schools, gangsterism (Tie, 2012), and vandalism (Zainal & Mohamad Salleh, 2008). Among factors that have been cited that contributed to truancy among children in secondary schools are personal factors such as lack of motivation (Sueb & Izam, 2016;Abdullah, et al 2018) and self-limitation such as lack of language proficiency, lack of religious knowledge and impulsive behaviour (Sueb & Izam, 2016;Nik Ruzyanei et al 2009).…”

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The Role of Education and Schools in Crime Prevention among Child Offenders in Malaysia: Moving forward

Ahmad

Hamid

Wok

2021

E-BPJ

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Children subjected to suspensions and expulsions from schools are often more susceptible to truancy and anti-social behaviour. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are (a) to examine the adequacy of the existing legal framework in providing effective crime prevention measures in schools and whether the laws are meeting the international legal framework; and (b) to propose viable crime prevention measures that help address the disciplinary problems in schools. A qualitative study is undertaken to meet these objectives, and the findings from this study can help schools develop more holistic measures in addressing disciplinary cases of children in schools. Keywords: disciplinary cases; punishments, restorative justice; juvenile justice system. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:

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The Implementation of the Penalty System Program for Vandalism in School: A Case Study

Cited by 6 publications

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Teaching Criminal Law Procedure in Universities: Meeting the Needs of Juveniles in Criminal Legal Practice

Teaching Criminal Law Procedure in Universities: Meeting the Needs of Juveniles in Criminal Legal Practice

A Conceptual Review of Demerit Points as Punishment and Social Necessity

The Role of Education and Schools in Crime Prevention among Child Offenders in Malaysia: Moving forward

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