KUALA LUMPUR: Installation of surveillance cameras should be made a licensing requirement for commercial accommodation. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) criminologist Dr P. Sundramoorthy said a clear-cut policy should be outlined, requiring closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to be installed in all hotels and resorts. “Installation of CCTVs should be made a requirement for licensing of all…
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 15 — Cyber crime in Penang is increasingly worrying with 731 cases reported from January to July this year, involving total losses of RM20.6 million. Penang police chief Datuk T. Narenasagaran said the cyber criminals had carried out the offences using various modus operandi with the latest ones involving many victims through the…
THE study of crime focuses on its extent, fluctuations, trends and contributing factors, such as treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Statistical methods and analysis have been used to explore, describe and understand crime. A valid and reliable crime index is a scientific instrument of significant value. Unless we have a crime index that reflects crime trends,…
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GEORGE TOWN: Unreported suicide attempts along the two Penang Bridges are on the rise with the total number easily eclipsing the official statistics. Criminologist and Universiti Sains Malaysia security director Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said some of these cases went unreported because they are considered a crime. “It is also a negative social…
PETALING JAYA: There are fears that the proposed decriminalisation of drug possession in small quantities would stoke a greater demand for narcotics. While welcoming the Health Ministry’s proposal to decriminalise drug addiction, criminologists said the removal of penalties for possession would backfire. Criminologist and head of Universiti Sains Malaysia research team on crime and policing, Assoc…
KUALA LUMPUR: The suggestion by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador to establish an independent federal law enforcement agency is innovative and progressive, says Universiti Sains Malaysia crime and policing research team head Associate Professor Dr P. Sundramoorthy. “It is a brilliant and strategic suggestion by the IGP and it is long…
SHAH ALAM: Cybercrime is getting more sophisticated and is on an upward trend, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic). The Deputy Prime Minister said such development did not augur well and pro-active measures needed to be put in place to keep the situation in check. “Statistics showed that for the first five…
