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Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors


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Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi and Sulaiman, Suffian and Othman, Jamilah and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Yero, Aliyu (2013) Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors. Journal of Applied Sciences, 13 (4). pp. 536-545. ISSN 1812-5654; ESSN: 1812-5662

Abstract

Rakan COP (Community Oriented Policing) invites the public to become friends of the police through interactive information sharing program. The purpose of this study is to understand the implementation and also the effectiveness of the Rakan COP program developed by Royal Malaysia Police with the aim of maintaining peace and reducing public fear of crime in the Malaysia. Two specific objectives were formed as follows (a) to identify the effectiveness level of the Rakan COP Program and (b) to determine the socio-demographic differences in the effectiveness of the Rakan COP. The questionnaire was adapted based on previous studies in program effectiveness. A total of 384 Rakan COP members in Kuala Lumpur were chosen by cluster sampling techniques based on the characteristics recommended by the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Head Quarters. The findings showed that the Rakan COP member provides an excellent assessment towards the effectiveness of the program. However, all socio-demographic factors shows there is no significant different among factors towards the effectiveness of Rakan COP program.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute for Social Science Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2013.536.545
Publisher: Asian Network for Scientific Information
Keywords: Community; Community policing; Crime prevention; Program effectiveness; Rakan COP
Depositing User: Emelda Mohd Hamid
Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2014 03:08
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2016 03:07
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30752
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