The Readiness of Probation Officers of the Implementation of Restorative Justice in Malaysia
Probation officers or pegawai akhlak working in Social Welfare Department of Malaysia are among the most significant authority figures in juvenile offender’s life going through a criminal process. This implies that their voice and opinion is an important part of assessment process when it comes t...
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| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/30030/1/Pages%2015-22%20from%20HSSEC-2016-PROCEEDINGS-4.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/30030/ |
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| Summary: | Probation officers or pegawai akhlak working in Social Welfare Department of Malaysia are
among the most significant authority figures in juvenile offender’s life going through a
criminal process. This implies that their voice and opinion is an important part of assessment
process when it comes to delivering intervention measures for the juvenile offenders. The
Malaysian government has already called for the implementation of restorative justice within
its juvenile justice and this means that obtaining the probation officers’ feedback on this
would be pivotal which is this study’s aim. Twelve probation officers working in several
states in Malaysia were interviewed by phone and asked with their readiness and perception
on three main components of restorative justice which included a dialogue/meet-up between
an offender and his or her victim, apology/forgiveness, and reparation of harm. The responses
showed a trend of acceptance but with a degree of wariness when it comes to reparation of
harm which was seen material by the respondents. In addition, the probation officers also
emphasized on the feasibility of restorative justice programmes on only certain types of
crime. These probation officers’ thoughts on restorative justice and the implication on the
possible implementation will be discussed further. |
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