A critical study on the role of islamic criminal law and deterrence of crimes in Malaysia / Ravindhran Kutty Krishnan
This study combines an evaluation of both criminological explanation of crimes in Malaysia and the extent in which regular and Islamic penal laws are effective in reducing spiralling crime rates in this country. The scope of research encompasses a study on three segments of criminal offences incl...
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9431/4/A_CRITICAL_STUDY_ON_THE_ROLE_OF_ISLAMIC_CRIMINAL_LAW.pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9431/ |
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| Summary: | This study combines an evaluation of both criminological explanation of crimes in
Malaysia and the extent in which regular and Islamic penal laws are effective in
reducing spiralling crime rates in this country. The scope of research encompasses a
study on three segments of criminal offences including _property (robbery), murder and
rape (sexual) offences. Largely based on Shaw and Mc Kay's work, this study
examines the extent in which crimes are caused by extensive social disorganisations.
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The findings of the study critically postulated that property offences are largely ;§
influenced by poverty and unemployment and it appears that tougher sentencing such
as the implication of Islamic penal codes are effective deterrent to this crime. However,
there is less evidence showing the same to rape and murder offences where unlike
property crimes that are considered 'calculated crimes' these crimes are mostly caused
by emotional and psychological impairments. The study showed heavier punitive
measures was not effective towards these types of crimes as they are considered as
crimes of passion where offenders committed the offences in a state of mind that is
emotionally or psychologically foiled.
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