Corruption offences education literacy in preventing the loss of national treasures a review of challenges and concerns

• Main Authors: Irma Wani Othman, Saifulazry Mokhtar, Mohd Sohaimi Esa
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Global Academic Excellence 2022
• Subjects: JF20-2112 Political institutions and public administration
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34699/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34699/2/FULLTEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34699/; http://www.ijepc.com/PDF/IJEPC-2022-47-09-52.pdf; https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.747049

This paper’s primary objective is to deconstruct the concerns and challenges that are related with the culture of corruption or viewed as the underlying cause of corruption problems in our country. In light of this circumstance, corruption offences education literacy plays a crucial role in educating the community against corruption. The topics discussed in this article include (i) Integrity, (ii) Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), (iii) Community Role, and (iv) Youth Awareness Efforts. The results of the study present eight (8) mandatory measures to combat corruption, namely 1. Understanding the Characteristics of Corrupt Acts and Gift Giving, 2. Eliminating the Corruption Culture and Abuse of Power as a Standard of Living in the Community, 3. Shaping Public Perception against Corruption in Politics, 4. Educating the Public about the Consequences of Corruption on the National Administrative System, 5. Developing Institutions and Strategies to Combat Corruption, 6. Stressing the Importance of Fighting Corruption Through Experiential Learning, 7. Diverse Methods of Combating Corruption in the Past and Present, and 8. Corruption Law Enforcement and Punishment. The goal of the future study should be to demonstrate that corruption will not be eradicated in the near future whereby education must emphasise learning via the experience of the younger generation in order to instil the nature of integrity, strong spirit, and ethical values, as well as high discipline, so that individuals can build a strong sense of self and fight all sorts of corruption, thus should be prominent in society so as to abolish the culture of corruption in Malaysia.