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

dc.contributor.author	MUTHU, CHANDRASEHKARAN
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-22T08:43:21Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-22T08:43:21Z
dc.date.issued	2005-06
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2295
dc.subject	Differences In The Pattern Of Violent Crimes Between Illegal Immigrants And Malaysians	en_US
dc.subject	A Comparative Study Of Convicted Offenders In Three Selected Prisons In Sabah, Malaysia	en_US
dc.title	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	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US