Measurement of public opinions on security: the case from Malaysia.

The measurement of security perception is necessary as one of the tools to assess the effectiveness of security policies and enforcement in a country. The aim of the paper is two-fold. Firstly, the study presents an attempt to develop the Security Perception Index (PSI) based on Malaysia's specific...

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Publicado en:Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 387 - 414
Autores principales: Sidek, Noor Zahirah Mohd, Shaharudin, Mohd Rizaimy, Abdullah, Wan Nailah, Hamid, Nur Zainie Abd, Noor, Norazam Mohd, Arsad, Ab. Rahaman
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Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2024
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          Sidek, Noor Zahirah Mohd
          Shaharudin, Mohd Rizaimy
          Abdullah, Wan Nailah
          Hamid, Nur Zainie Abd
          Noor, Norazam Mohd
          Arsad, Ab. Rahaman
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          https://ror.org/05n8tts92 Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
          https://ror.org/05n8tts92 Smart Manufacturing Research Institute (SMRI), School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
          https://ror.org/05n8tts92 Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
          https://ror.org/05n8tts92 Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
          Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM), Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Putrajaya, Malaysia
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        National security
        Government policy
        Crime prevention
        Crime scenes
        Geographic information systems
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          National security
          Government policy
          Crime prevention
          Crime scenes
          National Security
          Geographic information systems
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        Crime
        Enforcement
        Index
        Security perception
        Crime
        Enforcement
        Index
        Security perception
      ab: The measurement of security perception is necessary as one of the tools to assess the effectiveness of security policies and enforcement in a country. The aim of the paper is two-fold. Firstly, the study presents an attempt to develop the Security Perception Index (PSI) based on Malaysia's specific context. Secondly, the study purports to measure the perception of Malaysia's security for the year 2021 using the developed PSI framework. Six domains were utilised based on the country's national policies on security and public order, such as the National Security Policy (2021–2025) and the Security and Public Order Policy (2019). A total of 15,461 samples were collected within the period of three months. The perception index score is 64.67%, which falls into the "perceived as safe" category and implies that the public perceives Malaysia as a safe country to live and work in. The scores are also calculated for each state and the Federal Territories, with Johor obtaining the highest score (72.37%) and Sabah with the lowest score (54.3%). Implications of the study include prevention and monitoring, law enforcement, and community engagement. Future studies should consider integrating secondary data such as crime, crime scene frequency, and visualisation using geographical information systems (GIS) to provide more integrated and real-time information.
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