Society and underreporting of child abuse cases in Malaysia: Theoretical consideration

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Jamhirah, Hitam, Mizan, Ra'ees, Wahabuddin, Eissa, Garoot Suleiman, Ibrahim, Nabila Huda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publications 2017
• Subjects: AI Indexes (General); AS Academies and learned societies (General); AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/61181/3/61181_Society%20and%20under%20reporting%20of%20child_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61181/; https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj35(11)17/29.pdf

Child abuse has been a long-standing social problem in Malaysia. The increase in child abuse cases has become worrisome and causes undesirable cost and social burden. Social awareness, educated society towards child abuse, legislative and policy remedies, and financial help are the measures that sho...