This course examines responses to crime and the characteristics of the criminal justice system in Malaysia and its various components and current challenges to the system today. Attention is paid to the evolution of the system and comparison of problems and approaches both historically and cross-culturally. Particular emphasis is placed upon aspects of the system under change including various approaches to policing, victim assistance, sentencing and incarceration alternatives and the expanding role of community in protection, policing, and corrections. The course will stress efforts at prevention, community involvement, and alternatives in corrections.
- Enrolled students: 6