Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors
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 ai...
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| author | Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Suffian Othman, Jamilah Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Yero, Aliyu |
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| description | 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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| spelling | upm.eprints-307522016-03-31T03:07:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30752/ Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Suffian Othman, Jamilah Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Yero, Aliyu 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. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30752/1/30752.pdf 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 http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2013.536.545 10.3923/jas.2013.536.545 |
| spellingShingle | Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Suffian Othman, Jamilah Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Yero, Aliyu Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title | Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title_full | Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title_fullStr | Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title_short | Perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in Malaysia: a comparison of socio-demographic factors |
| title_sort | perceived effectiveness of a community policing program in malaysia a comparison of socio demographic factors |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30752/1/30752.pdf |
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