Signal of Crimes: Worries Over Foreign Immigrant’s Threats

Authors

  • Za’im Ahmad School of Government, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia Author
  • Majdah Chulan Academy of Language Studies, MARA University of Technology, Perlis, Author
  • Yusramizza Md Isa School of Law, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/9056r735

Keywords:

signal of crime, criminal worries, foreign immigrants, public safety

Abstract

This study was aimed at identifying the criminal worries among respondents towards foreign immigrants, which acted as a of criminal occurrence. It also examined the relationship between foreign immigrants and criminal worries. The data collection involved 400 respondents in Penang, Malaysia. A questionnaire was utilized as the instrument of the study. The findings are divided into three sections: i) the perceptions of the respondents to criminal worry involving foreign immigrants, ii) the mean difference of socio-demographic factors with foreign immigrants by t-test and ANOVAs iii) the relationship between the aspect of foreign immigrants and criminal worries. The results of study are presented using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study suggests some significant practical actions that need to be undertaken to control and monitor the foreign immigrantin Malaysia.

 

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Published

31.10.2020

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Vol. 24 No. 8 (2020): 24 (8) 2020

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How to Cite

Ahmad, Z., Chulan, M., & Isa, Y. M. (2020). Signal of Crimes: Worries Over Foreign Immigrant’s Threats. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(8), 2452-2463. https://doi.org/10.61841/9056r735