Restorative justice as an alternative criminal dispute resolution for the offence of theft

• Main Authors: Ab Aziz, Norjihan, Mohamad Amin, Noor Shuhadawati, Ab Hamid, Zuraini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT) 2017
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62984/1/62984%20RESTORATIVE%20JUSTICE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62984/7/62984%20Restorative%20justice%20as%20an%20alternative%20criminal%20dispute%20WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62984/; http://www.ocerint.org/intcess17_epublication/abstracts/a301.html

Under the traditional justice system, theft is an offence against a state. Once the offender is found guilty by the court, he will be punished accordingly. In Malaysia, the Penal Code provides punishment for an offence of theft with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, or fine or with...