Differences In The Pattern Of Violent Crimes Between Illegal Immigrants And Malaysians: A Comparative Study Of Convicted Offenders In Three Selected Prisons In Sabah, Malaysia
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2005-06
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MUTHU, CHANDRASEHKARAN
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This study was prompted by lamentations of policymakers that illegal immigrants, not
Malaysians, are associated with most of the violent crimes committed in the state of
Sabah. This study was conducted to meet the following objectives: (i) to describe the
.. patter.n s o.f v.io lent crime. s in S.abah; (ii) to describe the variatio. ns in violent crime ' ......
patterns between illegal immigrants and Malaysians (iii) to· describe the variations in
terms of contributory factors related to violent crimes between illegal immigrants and
Malaysians (iv) to identify the factors associated with violent crimes amongst convicted
offenders.
A cross sectional study adopting the deductive strategy (based on five theories namely
Social Control Bond Theory, Strain Theory, Differentiation Association Theory, Focal
Concerns Theory and Delinquency and Drift Theory) and the abductive strategy was
carried out. This was a population study of 219 inmates who were convicted and
imprisoned in the three prisons in Sabah (Kota Kinabalu Prison, Tawau Prison and
Sandakan Prison) for committing one or more of the following five types of violent
crimes: murder, attempted murder, rape, robbery or assault.
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Differences In The Pattern Of Violent Crimes Between Illegal Immigrants And Malaysians , A Comparative Study Of Convicted Offenders In Three Selected Prisons In Sabah, Malaysia