GEORGE TOWN: Penang police and the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) Penang branch are jointly working to make Penang safer than it is now. For that purpose, both went on a study tour to the Indonesian National Police in Jakarta recently to learn how the country managed its major crime cases so that the same…
Image above clipped from The Star THE public needs to be careful of handphone calls from so-called ‘authority figures’ asking for money to avoid arrest of individuals. The caller’s ID would show a number spoofing the area’s police station. Penang Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department head Senior Asst Comm Datuk Mohamad Anil Shah (pic)…
PETALING JAYA: A criminologist has called for cyberbullying to be classified as a serious offence, saying it has pushed many people into self-harm and even suicide. P Sundramoorthy, an associate professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia, was responding to a recent report by security and privacy advice and comparison website comparitech.com, showing that Malaysia had jumped…
PETALING JAYA: A criminologist has poured cold water on calls for the government to draw up programmes to rehabilitate individuals convicted of sexual crimes against children during their time in prison, saying this will not be viable in Malaysia. P Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia told FMT that rehabilitating child sex offenders was a tedious…
PETALING JAYA: Drug users should not be lumped together with criminals, says a criminologist, who urged the authorities to use a different approach to tackle the rising number of drug addicts. P Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia said drug addiction should instead be considered a public health issue. “In Malaysia, they (drug addicts) are considered…
A REPORTER in Bukit Mertajam recently asked me to comment on the decision made by the police to improve English proficiency in the force especially among the senior officers. He claimed that some groups are protesting the move, alleging that the police force is sacrificing the use of the national language. I must say I…
PETALING JAYA: Young people are being led astray by the failure of leaders in society to set exemplary examples against corruption, as well as a culture that accepts bending of rules and laws, says a criminologist. “A classic example is that our norms convey that it is absolutely acceptable to bend rules, regulations and laws,”…
OVER the last decade or more, Malaysia has been stirred by profound concerns about policing practices. Such concerns reach all the way to the top of the federal government. The solution is both simple and profound if democratic accountability in policing is implemented and practised without any prejudice. Democratic accountability is an integral component of contemporary…
