KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA is seen as an “escape route” by cartels, even though drug trafficking is a mandatory death sentence offence here, as enforcement efforts are not as “aggressive” as those in certain countries in the region. Criminologist Kamal Affandi Hashim said “some neighbouring countries” had a different policy when it came to the war…
THE study of crime focuses on its extent, fluctuations, trends, and contributing factors, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Statistical methods and analysis have been used to understand this social phenomenon. Crime statistics have not yet reached a uniformly high stage of development in some nations. This in part accounts for the frequency with which they are misinterpreted….
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…
